GEORGETOWN, SC – The Waccamaw Library is proud to announce that Sharon Turner is the artist of the month for April. Her works will be on display throughout the library for the entire month.
Sharon, a native of Georgetown, grew up loving the colors and beauty of her Southern heritage and pulls on these resources for her paintings. Primarily a watercolor artist, a turning point for her art career occurred when she won an award for and sold a painting. The realization that her work had merit that others appreciated motivated Sharon. Her children were grown and her parents gone; so, her study of drawing, painting, and art history became a joyful daily routine. She has since won numerous awards for her work.
“Painting is, for me, a channel for creative energy and a vehicle for emotional expression,” Sharon says. “Learning is my passion, so artistic expression through the study of drawing skills, color theory, and painting techniques offers a plethora of opportunities for me to learn, create and grow.”
Painting primarily from her own photographs, Sharon’s work continues to evolve into more of the impressionistic style she has studied and always admired. Using color, composition and brush stroke, Sharon’s work has been described as fresh and full of emotion. One judge commented, “You take us into your world, and that is what art should do. Keep it up.”
For more information, please email Steele Bremner at sbremner@gtcounty.org
