JOAN SHARRON
MIXED MEDIA
Joan Sharron
While born and raised in Tenafly, New Jersey; California has been home my entire adult life. I have enjoyed Arts and Crafts from a very young age; studied Fine Art in college, including classes in Paris; but set my love of art aside as I followed a business career and raised a family of four children with my husband, Matt. I have reconnected with my artistic side and am enjoying photography, drawing, watercolor painting, and mixed media paper collage.
In my art, I strive to present the beauty of nature and the wonder of wildlife. As a young artist, I focused on drawing and oil & acrylic painting. In later years, I fell in love with watercolor, drawing my inspiration from the world around me, especially animals, capturing their unique personalities. Today, while I continue to create in watercolor; I have become fascinated with paper collage. I create my own paper; then cut and tear it in different shapes and sizes as I develop my composition which may also incorporate my photographs and items found in nature. I then assemble it together on watercolor paper or canvas. It takes a lot of patience finding the right paper color, design, and size; then layering even the smallest of papers to create the right texture. Viewers of my art have often said that they find my work peaceful and calming…a feeling I have during the creative process.
In addition to being a new artist at the OVA Arts Gallery, I am a member of the Thousand Oaks Art Association where I am the Membership Chairperson, the Westlake Village Art Guild, the Santa Barbara Art Association, and the Ojai Art Center. My artwork has been recognized with over 30 awards. I exhibit in galleries and online; and participate in art fairs throughout California.
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