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Sharon Hill

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First Name

Sharon

Last Name

Hill

Website

www.sharonhillfineart.com

Artist's Statement

As a child I loved creating drawings of the people around me and characters from my imagination. Later my passion for portraiture was ignited by visits to museums and galleries around the world. The portraits done by artists over the centuries offered the opportunity to see into the lives of others and the varied techniques used by artists intrigued me and had me wanting more.

In my own practice, I’ve found oils and charcoal allow me to draw out the qualities that best shape composition and likeness. They are fluid and flexible in application and allow me to work reactively as needed. Color, reflected light, and the values that create form are the exciting components of the emerging portrait.

I work from life when possible or use my own photographic references when it is not. In that way, I can select my own compositions, values, and lighting. I find myself less interested in “ideal beauty” than in the visual representation of experience and personality. To me this equates with true beauty.

I believe that portraiture is a conversation between the artist, the subject of the painting, and the viewer. This discourse should move from what is seen to what is felt and back again. Both the artist and the viewer bring their own viewpoint to any work and with it questions about the meaning of the work and the person portrayed. Through these conversations we discover the depth of our human connectedness and commonalities and hopefully emerge a bit more aware of the beauty in the faces that surround us.

Artist's Bio

Following a busy career in arts administration and arts education, Sharon is currently enjoying re-engaging her love of painting and drawing - especially portraits and figurative work. Her love of people is reflected in her artworks as she strives to reflect the inner and outer qualities of the individuals she has met along the way.
Sharon has a Bachelor of Arts Education from the Ohio State University with a major in painting and drawing, an MA in Arts Education from Arizona State University, and is A.B.D with her Ed.D. in Secondary and Arts Education from Arizona State University. She also studied at George Washington University, Old Dominion University, and with various artists around the country including Igor Koutsenko of San Diego, California and Alia El Bermani of Raleigh, North Carolina. She currently serves on the board of Triangle Artworks and is an active member of the Fine Arts League of Cary.
She lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband Tom and their crazy dog Max.

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