Sharon

Barnes

Sharon Barnes 1055 Hatches Pond Lane, Apt. 220 Morrisville, NC 27560 919-423-7185 Sharonbarnes0404@gmail.com Art Education: I began my art education following my retirement in 2004. 2004 – 2008 I took classes in acrylic art, watercolors and drawing with artists Jane Filer, Sally Sutton, Emma Skurnick and Luna Ray 2008 – 2012 I took classes through the NC Botanical Art program at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill as part of the Botanical Art certification program, Colored Pencil Exploration through the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, private lessons in watercolor with artist Freeman Beard, and classes in drawing through the Durham Art Council 2020 – 2023 I took several drawing classes at the Cary Arts Center 2022 – present – I have taken several workshops through the NC CPSA DC 114 – the Eastern Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America, and on-line tutorials in scratchboard and colored pencil Galleries and Exhibition: Chapel Hill Art Gallery – I was a member of the Board and remained until the gallery closed William Travis Jewelers, Chapel Hill, my acrylic work currently hangs In the business, GNSI show in CH at the Chapel Hill Museum Numerous restaurants in Durham, Durham Art Guild shows, Duke Hock Family Pavilion, Bull City Art and Frame in Brightleaf Square, Arete’ Frame and Gallery, Labourlove Gallery and Collective In Charlotte at Karen Cohen Interiors, GNSI show at the Charlotte Home and Garden Show Fortunes Rock Fine Art Gallery in Guntersville, AL In Raleigh several shows with the Visual Art Exchange, Cameron Village Library, Sertoma Art Center, NC State Fair, Academy of Trial Lawyers Building Several group shows with CPSA DC114 Upcoming – group show with CPSA DC 114 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Affiliations: CPSA DC114 Colored Pencil Society of America and Eastern NC Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Carolina Chapter and National Durham Art Guild Visual Art Exchange Carrboro Arts Center

Artist Statement Sharon Barnes Our world is painted with color. Even when it is dark, the colors are there waiting for the light. I never appreciated the vast number of hues that make up a color family until I really started looking and drawing what I observe. Over the years I have tried to interpret what I see through various mediums – watercolor, acrylic paint, drawing, scratchboard and colored pencil. I have settled on two mediums that bring me the most joy at this time of life – scratchboard and colored pencil with some enhanced with pastels. There are advantages to getting older: the opportunity to retire and to follow my passion. Sharon Barnes Sharonbarnes0404@gmail.com 919-423-7185

Colored Pencil, Scratchboard