Sharon Carson

Spring
<strong>Spring</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 30", $1300
Mountain Road
<strong>Mountain Road</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 24", $850
Jagged Rocks
<strong>Jagged Rocks</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" h x 24", $1300
Winter Barn
<strong>Winter Barn</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" h x 24", $1300
Red Shoes 1
<strong>Red Shoes 1</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 24" w, $900
Red Shoes 2
<strong>Red Shoes 2</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 24" w, $900
Red Shoes 3
<strong>Red Shoes 3</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 24" w, $900
Snow Shadows 1
<strong>Snow Shadows 1</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Snow Shadows 2
<strong>Snow Shadows 2</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Snow Shadows 3
<strong>Snow Shadows 3</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Whites-SOLD
<strong>Whites-SOLD</strong> <br/>
Marble Cliffs
<strong>Marble Cliffs</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" x 24", $1300
The Road North
<strong>The Road North</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 16" x 20", $950
Blue Hills
<strong>Blue Hills</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" x 12", $300
Farmland
<strong>Farmland</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" x 24", $1100
Fields
<strong>Fields</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" x 12", $300
Lilies
<strong>Lilies</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 16" x 20", $500
Glow
<strong>Glow</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" x 24", $1200
River Rocks
<strong>River Rocks</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" x 24", $1400
Spring Rush
<strong>Spring Rush</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" x 24", $1200
Reds
<strong>Reds</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" x 24", $950
Falls
<strong>Falls</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" x 24", $1400
Renewal
<strong>Renewal</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", $1700
Rocks and River
<strong>Rocks and River</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" x 24", $1000
Edges
<strong>Edges</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" x 40", $1800
Water Lilies and Fields
<strong>Water Lilies and Fields</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 16" x 20", $700
Mid Day
<strong>Mid Day</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 40" h x 30" w, $1400
Shade Trees
<strong>Shade Trees</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Shadows
<strong>Shadows</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 24" w, $750
The Park
<strong>The Park</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
Uphill
<strong>Uphill</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 14" h x 11" w, $300
Backlit
<strong>Backlit</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 9" w, $300
Transparency
<strong>Transparency</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 30" h x 24" w, $1300
White Trees
<strong>White Trees</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 24" h x 24" w, $1200
Falling Leaves
<strong>Falling Leaves</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 12" h x 12" w, $300
River Rocks
<strong>River Rocks</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 20" x 16", $500
Calico Cat
<strong>Calico Cat</strong> <br/> Oil on canvas, 11" h x 14" w, $300

 

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Artist Statement

My artistic journey took a new direction when my husband Ed and I moved to the Berkshires in 2004.  For 25 years, while residing in the coastal town of Rockport, Massachusetts, I was primarily a plein-air painter, working in a loose, painterly style.  With relocation and all else that was new in our lives, I began a quest to create paintings that were more personally expressive.

We moved into Eclipse Mill Artist Lofts in North Adams, a former textile mill that was converted to live/work space for artists.  In my new studio I made every effort to be experimental with no specific goal in mind.  I thought a lot about what I liked and what I didn’t like and I welcomed the influences of artists around me.

I realized that my passion for painting landscapes remained strong. Painting is my connection to nature. There’s a harmony in nature that I want to be close to, but I don’t need my paintings to look just like nature.

My ideas come from sketching on location. Afterwards, painting in my studio, I begin the process of discovering a creative solution. I find an interesting aspect of a subject and then freely change and invent whatever will give a sense of that subject without being literal. I’m guided by the principle “exaggerate the essential, eliminate the obvious” and enjoy the constant give and take, reacting to what I see and what I want, and accepting new ideas along the way.  I’m leading and following at the same time. 

My oil paintings are now based on the Berkshire landscape, but what I’m really interested in is pattern, connections, expressive color, rhythm, and variety.

I try to react to each new subject without regard to what I’ve done before.  I believe that painting should be about discovery, making choices, intuition, and fun.  I like the quote by Pablo Picasso, “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.” 

 

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Created - 01/12/2010 | Last Updated - 05/18/2013

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