Artist Statement
As a young art student I painted with watered down acrylic on canvas.
I began to see that my true passion was with watercolor as I found the translucent color, and the mysterious flowing quality of the medium fascinating.
The merging of color, the layers, the elusive qualities of watercolor are enticing.
They draw me in.
I partner with the watercolor, observing and incorporating the serendipitous, the surprises, the unexpected gifts.
Often, I follow the natural motion and flow of the color and guide the process from behind rather than force outcomes and pre-conceived ideas. The adventure of watercolor and the process are my teachers.
This attitude allows for a less literal work along with a delightful experience of discovery.
I feel bonded to the process...watching, deciding, questioning, experimenting.
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Artist Bio | Sharon Pitts
Sharon Pitts received her B.A. from the University of Illinois-Chicago and has studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Barnes Foundation and Montclair State University. She is listed in "Who's Who in American Art and was featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine. She is an avid reader and traveler and has taught watercolor workshops in Prince Edward Island, New Mexico, Maryland, Florida, New Jersey, France, Croatia and currently in Italy. She has taught watercolor since 1995 at the Adult School of Montclair and the Montclair Art Museum,. She currently teaches in person at the Van Vleck gardens in Montclair, NJ and online with www.ilchiostro.com She maintains a studio in Montclair, NJ and concentrates on painting nature-based paintings in watercolor. She has exhibited since 1975 in group and solo shows.