INTENTION
When I look at an artwork I seek out it's meaning, it purpose, and the artist's intention. My mind is engaged in the viewing process, and it has questions. And at the time I paint, I have a meaning, intentions and purpose. My titles often give some clue as to what I had in mind, yet what I see a week or so later is not what I saw when I painted.
The image of a painting does not move. It’s not a Tiktok, it’s not an instagram reel. I find paintings frustratingly still. And I want my work to move. So I've found itimportant to be rooted in meaning and intention. Pursue it, stay true it. Create, and then let it go. Over time what I've created won’t change - but I will, you will. We will. The culture will. So ideally what you see today, is not what you’ll see tomorrow. For me, that is a successful painting.
About the Artist
Shari's artistic journey began at the University of Utah in the 1990’s when she took her first ceramics class. Encouraged by friends and family she continued her art education at Chapman University in Orange, California where she received a BFA in Studio Art. In an effort to combine her passion for art with her academic interest in social science, she completed her Ph.D. in Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine in 2004. She studied the role of security measures in public space on perception of risk and fear of terrorist attack – it’s a long story!
As with any worthwhile life journey, Shari's path to art has been far from straight. With the exception of two years selling her ceramic sculptures at the Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach, California and a brief stint as a docent for Orange County’s temporary collection of Mark di Suvero sculptures, art took a back seat and she taught social science courses at Penn State University and subsequently transitioned to government service, where she had the opportunity to live overseas and spend ten years working with NATO and exploring Europe.
Today, Shari lives in Moab, Utah and she is finally able to pursue art sort of full-time
My original works are displayed at Tumbleweed at 31 North Main Street, Moab, Utah, Gallery Moab Fine Art, at 87 North Main Street, Moab, Utah, Gallery 24 in Torrey, Utah and the Kiva Koffeehouse in Escalante.
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