Wonderful News

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas. I've come back to some wonderful news, I have been chosen as "The Featured Artist of the Week" for the Top Artists Directory  CLICK HERE. Run by a fantastic Austrailian artist -  Kim Barker Laketrees  What a great honor it is to be featured among such great artists.  I'm so pleased..This is the second time I've been chosen now. They are showing my Santa Claus painting below.LOL, so he's over there showing himself off right now!!! It's a great directory, and I get lots of visits from it, do go have a look!! Thank you TAD!!!

Santa Claus

It's that time of year again. It's been a wonderful year on here, made a lot of friends learned a lot of things, laughed a lot so wanted to  wish you all  a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. Keep warm, drive safe, and will be seeing you in the New Year!!!
From my home to yours........

Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season!!!

A Santa painting I did a few years ago............

Sketchbook Vine Charcoal Graphite Dreawing #6A -Young Woman

 Bit of an update today on yesterday's drawing.. Worked on her a bit more. Also zeroed in more with her features.  I like the crop better. Will let it go for a day or so and let it sit with me.Gives me a better perspective on my work.. What do you think...l !!!  (smile)

Sketchbook Vine Charcoal Graphite Drawing#6 - Young Woman

Hi everyone, I've been hanging out in the Portraiture forum at WetCanvas  the last couple days, and came across one of their Challenges, this sketch is a result from one of their references. I just couldn't resist those eyes, they just drew me in.
Sorry, it's not a great photo, will get a better one, and still not finished with this study as yet, but wanted to post it, and see where it needs some work.
I've got some more poses of her I'm going to do.
This took about 45 min, quick go at her in my Sketchbook used mostly graphite and some Vine charcoal so far, about 9x12inches. I'm quite pleased with her. I just love that look in her eyes!!!!

"IRIS" IN BLUE

Good Day everyone!!  Another beautiful day here, Sun shining,slight breeze, will be in the mid 80's later. What more can you ask for.  I'm adding another painting I finished for another monthly Challenge on WetCanvas..  This month the host wanted any kind of  Blue flowers.  This is a beautiful bearded Iris, that I loved to grow when I had a backyard.  Every year this particular plant would dazzle me with this display of these beautiful blooms.  The blooms were not suppose to be so blue, but this one liked to show her display on her own, and every year her blooms reigned over the others. So in tribute to that lovely lady who danced with the wind. I painted one of her girls.........this is one of my "Petite Pearls" Series showcasing smaller paintings. Hope you enjoy!!!
Painted with Acrylics on Gallery Canvas, 8x10 inches

Anemone Flower Challenge

 Such a wonderful summer day today, I was in the studio this morning doing a painting for an Artists Challenge. online, and thought you guys might like to see what I was up to.  We were suppose to use a medium we've never used before, no more than an hour, with some ink included if we wanted, and no pre drawing.  I used Watercolors  with some Ink outlines. Took about an hour . Just a small study, 5x7inch,  painted first, then outlined. I found watercolors a good challenge, after Acrylics and Oils.  Will have to do some more quick studies to get a better feel for them.. Keeta my cat lounged on my table in the sun while I experimented..At least he kept his paws to himself today, he often likes to give me a hand.  LOL

Daffodils Springs Glory

This was done yesterday for a monthly event at WetCanvas  in the Florals Forum. You can see it there if you like.  It was done on gallery wrapped canvas using Golden full body Acrylics limited palette.I like to get up close and personal with my flowers, and just loved colors in these when I brought them home!!

***.....Just a note...........I'll be hosting the Monthly Florals Event coming up for the May, at WetCanvas, If anyone is interested in joining in, just go have a look in the forum,(Click the WetCanvas Link Above) or leave me a note here in the comments.for information..    It's open to all levels of  artists, and types of media and easy to get involved with some fantastic people from all over the world.......

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Islamorada The Florida Keys

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Islamorada The Florida Keys

New Posts..............

 Just a quick note about all the new posts.
 I've been fixing some older pages on my blog, and adding labels for Google, and other search engines.
Spring Cleaning........LOL   Cheers, Shar.........

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: The Gentelman Mr. Forbes

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: The Gentelman Mr. Forbes

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Venice Study from Sargent

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Venice Study from Sargent

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "CanCan Les Folies"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "CanCan Les Folies"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Wine Bottles "Reflections"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Wine Bottles "Reflections"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Tulips "SPRING JEWELS"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Tulips "SPRING JEWELS"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "Lily Stargazer"

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: "Lily Stargazer"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: WATER LILY

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: WATER LILY

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Church -The Bells Toll,....... Hawk,.......Granparents On Main Street,

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 Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Church -The Bells Toll,....... Hawk,.......Granparents On Main Street,

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Banff Alberta - Lake Minnewanka Landscape

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Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Banff Alberta - Lake Minnewanka Landscape: "Link"

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Guitar Color Burst

 This was painted from a beautiful one of a kind glass art guitar .The owner took a photo for one of our WDE's (weekend drawing event) on WetCanvas, for us to paint, draw, etc. She knew we would love the colors and lights from it. She was right! This is what I did!! Acrylic 16X20 gallery wrapped canvas.

Sharron "Shez" Marshall: Guitar Color Burst

Spring!!! Look What It Brings!!!

 I love Spring Time, everything seems to come awake and alive.....including me.!!!  Just look at what I had to look at this afternoon.  This is from my Den/Computer room window!! Love those clouds. Sunny and warm low sixtys today, what's not to like about that.......:)  Hope you all have a good week.

News April 1st 2010

Wow, three months into the year already!! The birds have flown away with my time!!
Different things going on with me......


First off,........Two weeks ago I was the Host for a "Weekend Drawing and Painting Event" (called a WDE) at  WetCanvas  the largest International Artists Forum owned by F&W Publications. Here's the Invitation


This event starts on the weekend and runs till the next Friday the Host publishes some references, and Artists from all over the world from all types of media, produce paintings etc. from these.   Image Thread  Then they publish them for all to see and comment on during that week. It's amazing to see how each artists' painting is so unique, and the wonderful camaraderie that is established through the participation of the event. My goal as the Host, was to keep the artists interacting with each other, and the event rolling along. It was such a great honor to do this, for me. I also Hosted one back in November 2009.


I will also be Hosting an Event in the Florals Forum of WetCanvas during the Month of  May this year. 
Will update with more information as we get closer to  the end of the month.  This will cover all kinds of Flora  including Botanical.  It's open to all Artists and Mediums..


Also on a Personal note.  I received an Invitation to a Wedding from my Niece Megan and her Fiance Stephan. I'm so happy for them, and thrilled they are going to tie the knot.  I'm going to get a great holiday out of it as it's to be held at a vacation resort in the Okanogan , the May long weekend..
I've been shopping  already, you know how women are LOL.


I have no Paintings to post today, so thought I would post a recent photo of my guy...... Keeta.   My shadow, my studio mascot, and artist.....loves paint, loves to try play with paint. LOL

2010 Winter Olympics Montage - Stephen Brunt Video Essay

Wanted to share this wonderful video done for CTV by a great Toronto Globe and Mail columnist Stephan Brunt. I think he's really done a fantastic job of showing what the Olympics meant to Canada. I've always been a proud Canadian, but today I'm just bursting with "PRIDE". Way to Go Canada !!!!

January 2010

New decade started, and some new goals for the coming year, as I know a lot of you make this time of year too. My biggest one is to be much more productive with my art this year. Last year was taken up with a lot of learning, and experiments with mediums and paints, and most of my work was studies done for future paintings..
So the first thing is my new Header up above.  It's a photo from one of the Expert runs up at Cypress Bowl in Vancouver, B.C.  The Olympics are being held in Vancouver in less than a month now, and this ski area is going to be used for some of the games.  So you may be seeing this view on TV in the future.  The view is facing West into Howe Sound with some of the Islands. Some fantastic panoramas to see there, so I thought I would show you from one of the runs I use to Ski.
I'm working on three new paintings right now, all extra large size, will be posting them as I get them finished.  Also some smaller ones on the way.