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GAP Show at the Lancaster Theater

By Sharen ⋅ April 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Although the weather was a bit dreary, we really had a great time at the GAP Art Show at the Lancaster Theater in Grapevine, this past Saturday. Karen and I had a great spot, thanks so much to all who braved the wet weather and came out to support the arts. I was able to [...]

Texas Discovery Garden Reception and Demo Painting

By Sharen ⋅ April 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Last weekend was a flurry of artistic activities. We hung my exhibit “The Nature of Flowers” at Texas Discovery Gardens Sunday before the opening on Monday the 22nd. After a ton of things to make it happen, Friday night was upon us, and the reception for the exhibit. I’m not going to lie, I was [...]

Exhibition at the Gallery at Texas Discovery Gardens

By Sharen ⋅ March 15, 2010 ⋅ One comment

It feels like Christmas! Having my work on exhibit in the Gallery at Texas Discovery Gardens is so amazing. I feel so very blessed to be able to intertwine my art with such a beautiful venue that supports our environment. My work will be on exhibition beginning March 22 and ending July 31, 2010. There [...]

Longwing and Jatropha

By Sharen ⋅ February 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I have almost finished my piece “Zebra Longwing and Jatropha”. This is the piece I am doing for the Organic in the City event for Texas Discovery Gardens. I was able to get pictures of the Zebra Longwing and the Jatropha plant on one of my visits to the Butterfly House and Gardens at Texas [...]

Sunflowers and Summer

By Sharen ⋅ February 8, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

This is a commissioned piece I just completed for a client. My client, who is the owner of Summer I, incurred some damage to that painting and wanted me to repaint the piece for them. I changed it up a bit and added some new elements. The bold red geraniums and the sun touched sunflowers [...]

Networking and Brainstorming Art

By Sharen ⋅ January 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A couple of weeks ago, at a GAP meeting, I had the opportunity to speak with a fellow artist, I had met at a GAP show last summer. She wanted to get together, visit and share ideas. So, I invited a couple of other artists, I had met recently and we set a date. We [...]

Sunflowers and Gulf Fritillary Butterfly on 8″ x 8″ Canvas

By Sharen ⋅ January 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I am just about finished with my small canvas “Sunflowers and Gulf Fritillary Butterfly”. I have just a little bit of detail work to do, but it is almost there. I was surprised at the time it took to do this small canvas. From beginning to end it was about a days worth of painting. [...]

2010 and Art

By Sharen ⋅ January 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I am really looking forward to this year. I am in the process now of reorganizing my studio. My studio is small, so I really have to figure out ways to maximize my space. I am also working on a newsletter called “The Art of Smiles”, my goal is to send it out once a [...]

Twin Mix II

By Sharen ⋅ December 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Twin Mix II This work is one in a series of collaborative efforts between Karen and I. Our inspiration for this piece, the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly and the beautifully intricate passion flower. We have so many of these Fritillary Butterflies in our side yard, the reason we have them, is because we have several passion [...]

“The Painted Lady”

By Sharen ⋅ December 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have finally finished my painting “The Painted Lady”. The focal point of this piece is of coarse, the Painted Lady Butterfly. This is one of the most familiar butterflies in North America, as well as around the world. If you want to attract these pretty ladies to your yard, plant thistle, hollyhocks, common sunflowers, [...]

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