Sharon’s artwork is entwined with her passion for wildlife and conservation. She works full-time as a wildlife biologist, but spends many of her off hours in her art studio in Lake City, Florida. She has earned signature membership in the Colored Pencil Society of America and in the Society of Animal Artists.
Sharon primarily uses colored pencils and graphite to capture her subjects because she enjoys the versatility, range of effects, and details that can be accomplished with pencils. Her art illustrates her curiosity and exploration of the cosmos—the beauty and order of the universe. Her work is a combination of objectivity and subjectivity, detail and accuracy interconnected with wonder and fascination, scientific inquiry mixed with beauty and mood. She is inspired by the forms, details, colors, and drama of the natural world.
For Sharon, artistic discovery is all about taking the time to truly see this world and making the effort to record it, whether it’s a close encounter with a beautiful animal, or a ray of sunlight that transforms the subject from mundane to amazing.
