Sharon Whittle
Artist.
Landscapes. Portraits.
2023 Portfolio
ARTIST STATEMENT
My language is colour.
My palettes are joyful, light-filled and abundant; it feels necessary to put on canvas an antidote to the times we live. Vases of blooming petalled faces are interwoven with aborous landscapes reflecting the vitality of our Northern Rivers milieux; Bundjalung Country.
Observation is medicine.
As I observe, it takes me to simplicity and my thoughts quieten. I lay down the colours to reveal the essence of natural forms. Flowers are synonymous with beauty; nature brings an immense sense of wellbeing.
CV
BA Fine Arts: National Art School
National Art School Scholarship
Sydney Collective Studio Award for Outstanding Achievement and ocntinuous commitment
Travel
Scholarship Mori Gallery, Sydney - Tasmania
Australian Outback Desert Trip - National Art School
La Pommeri France - National Art School
Exhibitions
2015
2015
2005
2004
2003
2002
2000
1999
1998
1998
1997
The Garden Show- Art Piece - Mullumbimby
Petale Solo Exhibition - Byron School Of Project Space Art
Drawing Gorup Exhibition - Mori Gallery, Sydney
Sum Body Group Life Drawing Exhibition, Sydney
Barking Up the Wrong Tree - Tasmanian Forest Fundraiser
Mori Gallery, Sydney
Outback and Beyond Group Exhibition - Sydney
Burnt Solo Exhibtion - Mori Gallery, Sydney
9 Painters and a Poet - Cutcliffe Gallery, Sydney
Crush - Blackwattle Studios, Sydney
Group Exhibition - Pommerie, France
Bulldust First Gallery - Sydney
BIO
Sharon completed a Bachelors of Fine Art painting and drawing major in 2000 at the National Art School, Sydney. Since that time Sharon has had a number of group and solo exhibitions. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Sharon has now called Australia home for many years. A move to the Northern Rivers in 2007 allowed her to continue deepening her practice; completing a portfolio course with Byron School of Art to develop her body of work. Sharon’s intense observation, love of colour, beauty, light, space and form, inform her work.
LANDSCAPES
EARLY SPRING, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
Another little landscape, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
Speckled light, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
Aborous landscapes reflect the vibrant
Northern Rivers, Bundjalung Country.
FLORALS
‘As I paint the canvas blooms’.
Roses, zinnias, daisies ... botanical beauties crammed in glass jars, in vases with fruit gemmed still lifes. A dramatic use of light and shade make these beauties pop off the wall. Flowers are a powerful symbol of connection, joy and hope. In keeping with Manet’s still life’s, Whittle’s blooming gems make an ideal small gift for friends.
SHARON WHITTLE
get in touch
Mullumbimby, Northern NSW
whittle43@gmail.com
I acknowledge the peoples of the Bundjalung Nation and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging.