E L I F O R P T S I T AR SHARON GREY
TELL US A BRIEF HISTORY OF YOUR JOURNEY INTO ART.
I knew I wanted to be an artist from age five. I didn’t know how I could make a living at it until I read a Lois Lowry book in the fourth grade called “Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst” in which the main character’s mother is an illustrator who works from her home studio. I knew that that was the job for me, so I worked on my art all the time. I drew black and white photos that my grandfather took, and copied portraits from Family of Man. When I was about twelve, my parents started me on
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Artist Profile
Rapid in 2004, I joined the Northern Plains Watercolor Society and started working as an illustrator for local authors. WHAT IS YOUR STYLE OF ART? WHAT DREW YOU TO IT?
I draw and paint realistically, and most often in watercolor. I was drawn to it initially by a simple desire to make things look accurate, but then it became more of a personal challenge to see if I could capture an exact scene from my imagination.
private lessons with teachers in acrylic and oil painting, then I
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT MATTER?
went to Black Hills State and Baylor University to get a degree
People, and specifically children. Their body language and
in fine arts. When my husband and I moved back home to
facial expressions make it very clear what they’re thinking
