Sept 2018 Presenter: Sheryl Stalnaker
We will have a wonderful presentation in September to kick off our new year. Sheryl Stalnaker will join us to talk about her art and her process. Sheryl is a Charleston artist who will co-instructing a workshop for us with Madelaine Dukes in November. Hope you can come enjoy the fun and fellowship at our meeting!
ABOUT THE ARTIST
"My landscape paintings are inspired by the unspoiled places, which can be hard to find. I am mesmerized by interesting cloud formations, the light hitting a wave, or colors reflecting. I immerse myself in the landscape, gathering artistic inspiration while boating to remote areas, kayaking, surfing, or hiking in the mountains. I strive to pull the viewer into participation with the scene, such as feeling the tranquility of a still morning or the rolling of waves in the sea. My still life and other low country scenes incorporate texture and light to make the paintings have energy and visual interest."
Capturing the feeling and energy of a scene in her paintings, Sheryl often starts a painting on location and studies her subject from life, rather than working only from photographs, which gives her the feeling she wants to convey in her work. She builds up layers of paint using a brush and palette knife, both adding paint and scraping away. This adds depth and an interesting textural element to her work. From a distance, the viewer is pulled into the painting, but when viewed closer, Sheryl’s work is impressionistic and even abstracted in places. Her work conveys a mood and not just a representation of the scene. She has taught private and small group painting classes and workshops for years and enjoys sharing her passion for art both through her own painting and through inspiring others.
Education
B.A. University of Washington
Additional fine art studies at Seattle University, Clark College and workshops in Italy, California, and the Carolinas
Corporate Collections
Duke University Hospital
Vibra Hospital
Tidelands Bank
Harbour View Inn
Andrew Pinckney Inn
King Charles Inn
Dockside
Private Collections - across the U.S., England, & Japan
Selected Juried & Invitational Shows
Telfair Museum Art Fair
Artfields
Piccolo Spoleto Art Exhibition
Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Southeast Wildlife Exposition landscape show
Artists for Emanuel, Straight from the Heart
Other Recognition
Official Image 2011 Charleston Farmers Market
Official Image 2011 Red Cross Home Garden and Art Tour
Volunteer muralist - Ronald McDonald House of Charleston
Charleston City Paper (2003): "Plein air painting (painting from life) is a genre that seems to be saturated with talented local artists... but one particular artist who has set herself apart is Sheryl Stalnaker."
Charleston Post & Courier, Southeastern Wildlife Expo Feature (2013): “Her palette knife paintings focus on beautiful light and perspective in her compositions.”
Carolina Arts (2015): ... paintings are “luscious and dreamy”
Visit Sheryl's website by clicking HERE.
