35: A Life in Full Colour with Sara McKee

This week, I'm joined by the brilliant and irrepressible Sara McKee - art historian, copywriter, branding expert, and founder of Life Full Colour, lifefullcolour.com a vibrant gallery and cultural hub in North Wales.
Sara shares the rich tapestry of her creative and corporate life: from being mentored by legendary art historians at Warwick University warwick.ac.uk and discovering a love of fresco in Venice, to carving out a second career in advertising and strategy. But it was her decision to turn passion into purpose that took centre stage: Sara explains how her plans to share her thoughts on art exhibitions, took her to selling work online and then deciding to open a gallery in March 2020, just before the UK went into lockdown.
In a candid, entertaining, and inspiring conversation, Sara and I chat about:
• What studying art history taught Sara about looking, not just seeing

• The unexpected influence of theatre, ancient history, and marketing on her gallery work

• Building a creative business rooted in community, joy, and personal connection

• Why good galleries are about people as much as they are about paintings

• Her dream to bring together art, live music, and storytelling under one roof

With a plan to write her memoir and a gallery bar that's part local pub and part inspired by Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, Sara is living proof that creative vision and strategic instinct can make for a full and colourful life.