Death of the Bird of Paradise Sarah Louise Davey Self-taught and ambitious

Self-taught and ambitious

passionate and connected to the natural world

and wood-stains to finish off my surfaces

Using a wide range of materials

The ripped-from-a-storybook quality to these pieces

Death of the Bird of Paradise Sarah Louise Davey Self-taught and ambitious24 x 20 in. 2013 Oil on Panel Sandra Yagi was raised in suburban Denver Colorado, the oldest of a typical suburban middle class family. From an early age, she loved science, especially biology, and drawing. Yagi cites the following artists and providing inspiration and influence: Titian, Vesalius, Albinus, Caravaggio, Delacroix, Goya, Jerome Witkin, Bill Viola, Walton Ford, Masami Teraoka and William Kentridge. She has participated in several group