LAUGHING CROWS
30" X 40"
ARTIST BIO
Artist Statement
"When viewing one of my paintings for the first time, people are drawn to the bright colors I love to use. Often their first impression is that the painting is whimsical or dream-like, and they respond to my use of bold strokes and vivacious colors. Upon closer study, the canvas reveals a complex use of colors that retain their luminance and purity. I like to use large brushes and palette knives that allow me to create a sense of both immediacy and movement.
I work primarily with oil paints. I love pure, vibrant colors because for me they represent excitement, action and emotions, feelings that I want the viewer to experience when looking at my paintings. My favorite color is red. I like it because it’s stimulating and passionate, and because it can be warm or cool depending on how I use it.
I’m very fortunate that my mind is filled with subjects and stories that I want to paint; the possibilities seem endless to me. Some of my ideas come in dreams; others are pulled from personal experiences. When I’m ready to begin a painting I always take a moment to bless the canvas. Creating something that is totally original gives me the opportunity to share a bit of myself with others."
Biography
Sharolynn Hall spent much of her youth living on a farm in rural Kansas surrounded by clear blue skies and vast golden wheat fields. This early environment surely plays an important role in her choice of the brilliant blues, radiant yellows and dramatic reds that give her work such vitality. Hall is a professional artist who makes her home in Dallas, Texas. She is somewhat self-taught but has also studied painting with numerous professional artists including Wallace Hughes, Richland College, Nancy Lyles Wheeler and Bonny Leibowitz.
Hall’s bold, expressive works are carried in various galleries in the Dallas greater metropolitan area, as well as several retail locations. Check out her work at Durango Trading Co. in Dallas. She has shown at the Artisans Collective Gallery located in the Bishop Arts District, one of the most exciting art and cultural areas in Dallas. She is currently with Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. Her dreamlike figurative paintings have appeared in numerous juried art exhibitions including the 37th Annual Louisiana River Road Show, Shreveport, LA, the Texas Roast Show and Exhibition, Rockwall, TX, the Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX and the Bonny Studio Members Show, Richardson, TX. She also participated in shows for Artworks, AIDS Life Walk, and Richardson Public Library. Sharolynn Hall is a member of The Saint Louis Artists Guild, The Rockwall Art League, The Richardson Civic Art Society and the Plano Artists Association. Her paintings are held in both private and corporate collections including Deloitte Touche, Irving, TX.