Work
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LOCAL CITYSCAPES & HOMES
I love highlighting the areas of San José I know best, so I focus my work on East San José, Berryessa, and Downtown. Whether urban, suburban, or even rural, street corners we pass every day become interesting if you stop to really look.
While documenting San José is my personal focus, I’m happy to paint street views, house portraits, and landmarks located anywhere in or outside of my city.
![Berryessa Home | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2023. 6x8" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/07b9bf28-7c8f-48b3-8a0a-2be310b359cc/Diep-1_6x8.png)
Berryessa Home | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2023. 6x8" [SOLD]
School Choice | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2023. 6x8"
![Capra / Avila | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2022. 8x10" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/cb3fe0b6-1f42-48d9-b9cb-a1b244ffe847/Sarah-Nguyen-Capra-Avila-watercolor-commission.png)
Capra / Avila | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2022. 8x10" [SOLD]
![The Campbell Water Tower | watercolor on Arches cold press paper, 2021. 8 x 10" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/81f38c2b-8c5c-4145-8bb8-f258f94cef31/CampbellWaterTower-SarahNguyen-watercolor.jpg)
The Campbell Water Tower | watercolor on Arches cold press paper, 2021. 8 x 10" [SOLD]
![McKee / Toyon | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2019. 6 x 8" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600562170564-ZR328VV8G1VD3RZT6ZV4/Sarah-Nguyen-Outbound-San-Jose-watercolor.jpg)
McKee / Toyon | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2019. 6 x 8" [SOLD]
![Heritage Village Lane | watercolor on Arches cold press paper, 2021. 8 x 10" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1fa9e763-6dbb-4dae-b9f7-d94c66a892f9/Sarah-Nguyen-Heritage-Village-Lane-watercolor.jpg)
Heritage Village Lane | watercolor on Arches cold press paper, 2021. 8 x 10" [SOLD]
![Toyon School, Gridley Side | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2021. 6 x 8" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/9a388e79-ee3e-4189-ad31-4ce315e8cafe/SarahNguyen-ToyonSchool-GridleySide.jpg)
Toyon School, Gridley Side | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2021. 6 x 8" [SOLD]
![Cropley / Piedmont | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2018. 6x8" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600562173657-BNFD74JHSJJ9NFIPLXN6/Sarah-Nguyen-Cropley-Piedmont-San-Jose-watercolor.jpg)
Cropley / Piedmont | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2018. 6x8" [SOLD]
![Avila Street | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2021. 10x15" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/efe0f173-85cc-4924-8d64-e7e760024b82/Sarah-Nguyen-Avila-Street-watercolor-commission.png)
Avila Street | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2021. 10x15" [SOLD]
![McKee 1 | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2016. 7 x 7" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600562199754-K039UPVOFY8HOCWHBTYV/Sarah-Nguyen-McKee-1-San-Jose-watercolor.png)
McKee 1 | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2016. 7 x 7" [SOLD]
![Homebound | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2019. 6 x 8" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600562168982-5MCW9UA9MT6SI7YPZ6D5/Sarah-Nguyen-Homebound-San-Jose-watercolor.jpg)
Homebound | watercolor on Arches hot press paper, 2019. 6 x 8" [SOLD]
![3rd Street San Jose | watercolor, 2018. 10 x 10" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600562207975-ITLIN8R387IWO4U7F49Z/Sarah-Nguyen-3rd-Street-San-Jose-watercolor.png)
3rd Street San Jose | watercolor, 2018. 10 x 10" [SOLD]
LOCAL LANDSCAPES
Painted en plein air in oil.
![Nola's View | oil on Masonite, 2020. 10 x 7.5" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1602868995826-VEYPG05LZ8DUZVF5WLOX/Sarah-Nguyen-Nolas-View-oil.jpg)
Nola's View | oil on Masonite, 2020. 10 x 7.5" [SOLD]
Grant Ranch 1 | oil on canvas board, 2020. 6 x 8"
ABSTRACTS
I experiment with materials in my abstract work. I often cut up watercolor paintings and apply them to different surfaces, creating contrast in both value and texture.
![Absence and Presence | watercolor, 2021. 8 x 10" [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1610779016662-XUM6T2ID4KVBGQ8MKY99/Sarah-Nguyen_Absence_and_Presence.jpg)
Absence and Presence | watercolor, 2021. 8 x 10" [SOLD]
Horizon Lines | mixed media on board, 2018. 10 x 10"
![Untitled | mixed media on board, 2020. [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600565067047-KM0GAOALN04R8QUUZCSO/Sarah-Nguyen-Untitled-mixed-media.png)
Untitled | mixed media on board, 2020. [SOLD]
Euphoric Hope | acrylic on board, 2018. 10 x 10"
Slices in Light | mixed media on canvas, 2020. 24 x 24"
Between the Rays | mixed media on board, 2018. 10 x 10"
Slices in Time | mixed media on canvas, 2019. 24 x 24"
![Firsts and Beginnings | mixed media on canvas. [SOLD]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f250468e317c21271e4733b/1600565078293-9CSVNNOZQF6EMCE0FWZM/Sarah-Nguyen-Firsts-and-Beginnings-mixed-media.jpg)
Firsts and Beginnings | mixed media on canvas. [SOLD]
Perception Shift | watercolor and acrylic on vinyl record, 2021. 12"