Sharman Slye
Bio for Sharman Slye:
Without skill or instruction, all my efforts to draw and paint floundered until in 1980, when at age 30, I enrolled in a drawing class at Mira Costa College. That was the beginning!
I had great teachers in Chris Rice Nugent, Diane Adams, and Sally Pearce for both drawing and watercolor. Perietta Hester and Normal Wahl were my portrait instructors.
My goal/dream was to sell a “watercolor” by the time I was 40. That didn’t happen as planned. I sold my first painting when I was 41. It was a depiction of Christ at the Mercy Seat. (But that didn’t count because it was purchased by my brother!) Later that same year, a Gallery in Laguna Beach accepted some matted pieces into their bins.
In my mind you were not an artist until someone paid money for your work. That finally became a reality for me when I was 50 when I had my first show at the Adobe Gallery in Vista CA in about 2000. I’ve been practicing up since then. Some pieces are frivolous and fun- others are deeply rooted in Faith. In that vein there are two children’s books written and illustrated in watercolor on my personal website: famrapturelegacy.com
You can view 22 of the offerings from my “Playtime with Color” on Instagram @sharman5251
as well as here at Sargentartgroup.org/sharman-slye
Enjoy the show!
Sharman Slye
Contact me at sharmanslye@gmail.com
Current Member-Sargent Art Group
Past Member-San Diego Portrait Society
The Bend in My River
Triptic
3 panels 12 x 36 = 36 x 36
Oil on Canvas
Triptic
3 panels 12 x 36 = 36 x 36
Oil on Canvas
Oranges
9.5 x 13
Watercolor and Inktense
9.5 x 13
Watercolor and Inktense
Little Bird
13.5 x 11.5
Watercolor
13.5 x 11.5
Watercolor
Kitchen Friends
15 x 11
Watercolor
15 x 11
Watercolor
Lady Iris
30 x 22
Watercolor
30 x 22
Watercolor
Pretty Dancer Ballerina
21 x 14
Watercolor
21 x 14
Watercolor
Ballerina 2
21 x 14
Watercolor
21 x 14
Watercolor
Lady in Blue
20 x 14
Watercolor
20 x 14
Watercolor
Grandfather Finn
21 x 14
Watercolor
21 x 14
Watercolor
PEGASUS
11 x 15
Watercolor
11 x 15
Watercolor
Bright Vallley
8.3 x 11
Watercolor
8.3 x 11
Watercolor
San Onofre
14 x 19
Watercolor
14 x 19
Watercolor
Church in the Valley
22 x 15
Watercolor
22 x 15
Watercolor
Boats
28 x 22
Watercolor
28 x 22
Watercolor
Happy Isles
12.5 x 9
Watercolor
12.5 x 9
Watercolor
Forest Camps
10.5 x 13.3
Watercolor
10.5 x 13.3
Watercolor
Forest in Black and White
36 x 36
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 36
Acrylic on Canvas
Fractured Poseys
8.5 x 11.5
Watercolor
8.5 x 11.5
Watercolor
Pinks
7 x 9.5
Watercolor
7 x 9.5
Watercolor
Pink Petunias
30 x 22
Watercolor
30 x 22
Watercolor
Primaries and Friends
36 x 36
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 36
Acrylic on Canvas
Creation
36 x 48
Oil on Canvas
36 x 48
Oil on Canvas
Fall on Me with All Your Light
12 x 12
Oil on Canvas
12 x 12
Oil on Canvas
Cleanse Me Lord
20 x 14
Watercolor
20 x 14
Watercolor
Father, the One I Died For
22 x 15
Watercolor
22 x 15
Watercolor
The Mercy Seat
29 x 21
Watercolor
29 x 21
Watercolor
The Angels Cry 'Holy'
30 x 15
Oil on Canvas
30 x 15
Oil on Canvas
Open the Envelope
16 x 12
Multi-media
16 x 12
Multi-media
Tulip Tangle
Framed 29 x 37
Watercolor
Framed 29 x 37
Watercolor
Bearded Beauties as yet Uncut
30 x 22
Watercolor
30 x 22
Watercolor
