Iām Phyllis Sharpe and Iām glad youāve found my About page. Read on to learn more!
Hello and welcome to my About page! Iām Phyllis Sharpe, a fine art oil painter in Greensboro, NC and Iām glad youāve found my website. Because thereās so much involved in being a working artist, and because art-lovers are so diverse and want to know different kinds of things, the content in this page is broken into manageable parts. Please follow the links below to the content you most prefer!
While walking along a road in the Tuscan area of Italy, I came upon this scene of poppies blooming against an old Roman wall. Capturing the scene with my camera later gifted me with the perfect resource, with all that yummy texture and contrast. The proud poppies just jump out at you from the canvas. Of course I had to paint it! Now Iām being encouraged to do so again and again, from different angles. Poppies are some of the most popular flowers I paint, if my collectors have anything to say about it, so itās certainly worth considering.
Size (h & d): 11 x 14 in
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Inventory Number: 372-24
This painting came together differently than usual. While I did begin with a photograph of a boat I saw in St Croix many years ago, that vessel was only a jumping-off point. The actual boat was sailing in the early morning as dawn was breaking. My imagination, however, got involved and insisted that I paint a foggy scene. It seemed that in doing so, I could create a great deal of mystery. Letting the boat be partly obscured by the fog of my imagination worked, and I was thrilled with the results.
Size: ( h & w) 24 x 24 in
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Inventory Number: 328-23
This was painted from a photo I took during a summertime beach trip to Topsail Island in North Carolina. The painting was also inspired by a part of the poem by Betty Adcock titled "Topsail Island" in which she talked about walking by rooms on stilts. These houses - both the light green and buttery yellow one seen here, along with others nearby - have now been washed away by storms and hurricanes. Look at that incredible blue sky with the puffy white clouds above the warm sand of the beach. It evokes a sense of being there. I'm glad I have these paintings to bring back such fond memories.
Size : ( h & w) 11 x 14 in
Medium: Oil
Inventory Number: 82-18
I photographed this scene while enjoying a walk on the narrow path on the edge of the water in Ogunquit, Maineā¦. many photos were made that day. This one with the spray of water along with the browns, oranges & blue of the rocks called to me to paint. This walk is called The Marginal Way, hence the name, which is rugged cliffs overlook the Altantic Ocean.
Size (h w d): 9 x 12 in
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Subject Matter: Waterscape Landscape