Sharon Bibbee

Who I am as an artist is to  touch you with my style of art.  Help me to be more visible in your community and to help other artists to have the same opportunities as I hope to have .  See a couple my  paintings below
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As an artist, my goals are and have always been to promote the artist in me and in others.  Promoting art actually means growing as an artist in developing your skills and looking for Art Patrons that appreciate my style of painting.  The goal for all artists is to sell their artwork.  Through sales, the artist can continue to paint, sculpt, photograph and etc.
Several years ago I gathered ideas from others on how art affects each of us.  I have labeled these ideas into TEN REASONS TO CONSIDER ART.    I want to share these ideas with you, and to let you know what this artists is all about:
  1. Visual arts, as music, theater, dance, 2 & 3D art, and the written word, are a real and solid reflection of the character and vision of humanity in each moment and era of our existence.
  2. Visual art, whether one is aware of it or not, saturates our society.
  3. Visual arts is stimulating
  4. Art can be therapeutic by releasing ideas that might not be recognized otherwise.
  5. Visual art is reflected in fine food, architecture, gardens, wearable fashion, interior design, book illustrations and publication layouts.  Art influences all things around us.
  6. Seeing art through the eyes of an artist can often see the world a little differently—a little more deeply.
  7. Culture might be defined as the creative human expression of  complex ideas.  There is no culture in a society without art.
  8. Visual are reflects the colors of the garden nestled in each one of us on our planet.
  9. Art is the righteous face of the world.
  10. Without visual art, the world would be a very dull place to live.

These 10 ideas are not my thoughts alone, but the thoughts of many without one person to give credit for the brilliant definition of creative arts.
 
​Awards & Recognitions: I have been awarded Best of Show in several juried shows throughout my Artistic career.  First Place in the El Campo Art Show several times.  Second Place at the Riverbend Inspirational Art Gallery.
 
Art Studies:
Studied with Larry Prellop - Landscapes and Seascapes in oils.
Charlene Eppright - Portraiture in oils and pastels.  Douglas Perrine in oils and inks - mostly landscapes in the western period. 
Dalhart Winberg in oils - a study in using the palette knife instead of a brush.
Gary Lynn Roberts - oils and we studied painting bluebonnets.
​Frank Covino - oils and pastels - portraiture study
 
Organized the following Shows: I have organized several shows such as many exhibits at Cypress Grill, Riverbend Inspirational Art Gallery, Bass Concert Hall, Dougherty Art Center, Link & Pin Art Gallery, Breckenridge Art Center,  Women Health Center,  North Hills Art Gallery, Kerbey Lane, Gift Solutions and others.
 
Art Groups I have Founded: I have founded or co-founded the Austin Pastel Society, Buda Fine Art Festival, Artography of Austin, Austin Contemporary Artist, Austin Creative Arts  Society.
 
Former Gallery Owner:  Buda Art Gallery, Austin Art Space and Lost Pines Studio F.
 
Offices Held in Art Organizations:  Festival Coordinator and served on the Board in Buda Fine Arts Festival; Secretary of Artists of the South Corrido ; President, Vice President, Special Events Coordinator of Creative Arts Society; Artography of Austin;  Austin Creative Arts Society;  Austin Bead Society - Vice President and other positions in several other organizations.