WORK WITH
Sharon Lynn Williams
Oil | Acrylic | Watercolour | Mixed Media | Encaustic
My passion is helping artists to paint with their own individual voices rather than reproducing a photograph. The best way I have found to do this is by teaching a self critique process where we look at 3 stages of art creation: before you begin to paint, during your painting process, and at the end of the process.
“My goal and ambition is to bring beauty and peace into people’s homes through my art, and to offer the life-giving joy of creation to my art students.”
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Emerging
Mentorship Membership- Next session: December 26, 2022
- On the 4th Monday of every month
- Find Your Timezone:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM MST Mon
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST Mon
1:00 AM - 3:00 AM GMT Tue
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM AEDT Tue
Aspiring
Mentorship Membership- Next session: December 27, 2022
- On the 4th Tuesday of every month
- Find Your Timezone:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MST Tue
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST Tue
2:00 AM - 4:00 AM GMT Wed
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM AEDT Wed
Emerging
Mentorship Membership- Next session: December 13, 2022
- On the 2nd Tuesday of every month
- Find Your Timezone:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM MST Tue
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST Tue
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM GMT Tue
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM AEDT Wed
Aspiring
Mentorship Membership- Next session: December 20, 2022
- On the 3rd Tuesday of every month
- Find Your Timezone:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST Tue
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST Tue
12:00 AM - 2:00 AM GMT Wed
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT Wed
Sharon’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Master’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow your skills in these areas.
Technical:
Colour and Composition
Studio Setup for Art Production
Technique Demos
Supplies and Tools – what to use, where to save, and where to spend
Providing Art Critiques
Teaching How to Self Critique
MARKETING & BRANDING:
Website Design
Artist Statement & CV
Social Media
Shows and Exhibits
Marketing and Branding
Business:
Pricing Artwork
Approaching Galleries
Selling Online
Running your art business the day-to-day
Studio Time Management
For Emerging Artists
Am I An Emerging Artist?
As an emerging artist, you have been painting regularly and feel fairly confident in your one unique style.
You've taken workshops/courses and have already been selling your work to friends, family, and in community shows, markets and beyond.
Now you're ready to take it to the next level!
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN:
- art critiques - getting expert feedback on your artwork
- selling - learn how to sell your artwork
- pricing
- building your brand and marketing, leveraging social media well
- earning a steady income in an unsteady economy
- how to approach galleries and/or go solo successfully
- business skills - learn the mechanics of creating and sustaining a business as an artist
- production - studio set-up and time management to maximize production
- art licensing - what products to create, how to find a reputable producer
About the Artist
I have been passionately painting and teaching in diverse media and subjects for over 35 years, and have earned signature status in the Federation of Canadian Artists (AFCA) and the International Plein Air Painters (IPAP).
My current work is based in my love for the landscape, filtered through my extensive background of color and design, to express the joy and freedom I find in the subject. After a 20 year studio career, primarily in abstraction, 8 years ago I began to paint ‘en plein air’ (outside in front of the scene) in order to truly understand the way light plays on the landscape and to teach myself to paint in oils. I was able to really absorb myself in it, not only the visual input but also through my other senses. The feel of the breeze, the smell of the earth and foliage, and the sounds of nature were also able to be captured within my work, and that made all the difference.
I published a book called “En Plein Air -One Artist’s View” to show how I interpret what I am seeing.
After that time, the experience on the land was in my soul, and I felt the freedom to begin to express myself in less representational ways. I began to seek a more personal and contemporary expression, often moving into working from my imagination in mixed media -moving back to my roots in abstraction. That experimentation began in the studio using acrylic paint for its quick-drying and ease of radical shifts in direction. The new aesthetic that I have developed focuses on a limited amount of very interesting shapes; strong decisive brush marks; inventive, pushed, and gradated color; flattening of the picture plane; pattern, and strong value contrasts. As my mantra is “What would happen if…”, I am always exploring new ways to make my work and always growing as an artist. The excitement of working from chaos to order is invigorating and creates a dialogue between the work and the artist that I love. My interpretation of the beauty around me, as well as my vivid imagination make for an eclectic and varied body of work!
My work can be seen in person at the Leighton Art Centre and Lineham House Galleries and on my website.
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OUR “WHY”
Many of us feel “abandoned” or alone in our artistic pursuits, and we’re looking for people to join us on our journey.
By combining interactive mentorship and trusted community, Mastrius offers a unique, powerful and affordable opportunity for growing artists like you to secure success and experience joy.
