Sharon Ould

Hello, my name is Sharon Ould and I'm a self-taught artist. I was born in London in 1974, I moved to the Isle of Wight with my family in 1979 and have lived here ever since.

I've always loved doing anything creative, especially art and I’ve been painting and drawing since I was a child.

I love to paint, it’s my passion and as a result have decided to pursue my dream and try to make a success of my artistic skills.

I think it is to do with the feelings I get from the initial excitement of seeing something that inspires me, through to the meditative state that can sometimes be achieved whilst actually painting and then the rewarding buzz that I get from seeing the end result appear in front of me.​

I suppose in some ways it’s become an obsession, I always have the urge to paint and get frustrated if I can't.

If I’m not painting I am usually either thinking about painting, reading about painting or talking about painting!

​Painting makes me happy and I love it when my work evokes a reaction, a memory or makes other people happy.

​My inspirations come from the coast, countryside and my everyday surroundings, usually when I’m out walking or driving I notice a scene that will catch my eye and arouse a reaction within. I will usually try and record it either instantly on my camera or go back later and capture it and get very excited as the idea ‘dances’ around in my mind and I often can’t wait for my painting time, where if I get into the right frame of mind, the picture seems to flow out of me and somehow almost magically paints itself.

In the last couple of years I feel that I've gone full circle with my art and fallen in love with watercolours all over again, I used to paint quite detailed watercolour paintings, then I experimented with a palette knife with acrylics for a while and then tried to paint more loosely and painterly with watermixable oils and more recently have returned to watercolours.

I love to use a bright and strong colour palette to capture the atmosphere and light along with thoughtful composition to give my paintings a dynamic and expressive character. I try to bring my paintings alive by playing with light and colour.  To me the emotional connection and impact of a work is hugely important along with the story it tells.

Favourite artists that I am a particular admirer of are Joaquin Sorolla, Edward Henry Potthast and John Singer Sargent I love how they captured the effects of the sunlight and brought their vibrantly coloured pictures alive.

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I hope you enjoy looking through my work and I invite you to follow me as I embark on my artistic journey.