Issue 4 Artist Spotlight | Sharon Wensel
C+B: Tell us about yourself, Sharon!
SW: I left my day job in January to work as a full time artist. I recently started running after putting it aside for a couple of years. In my spare time I enjoy taking my dog to the park, walking the trails and taking photos for inspiration. I'm hoping to go to France for my 65th birthday next year.
C+B: How has your relationship with your work changed since you first started creating?
SW: Most of the time I don't have to rush and squeeze creativity in. I now have a regular practice also. I have learned very recently to give myself grace with creating.
C+B: Share some details about your process for creating.
SW: I prefer mornings for creating time. I get up between 5:30 and 6:00, walk my buddy
Gizmo, have breakfast, check emails, eventually roll into my home studio about 10:00 am. I try to work for about 4 hours at a time with breaks here and there for my buddy Gizmo. I must have music!!!!! I like all music! Beatles, Florence and the Machine, Opera, Neal Young, and everybody else in the middle.
C+B: What do you hope people take away from your work?
SW: I hope they feel joy.
Find and support Sharon here:
Website: http://sharonmwenselfineart.com
(Assateague Island, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas, ©Sharon Wensel)
If my work was a meal it would be: Long, taking hours, romantic, wine, appetizer to dessert.
I would love to be able to share my work with: I have fantasized about Katy Hessel from The Great Women Artists podcast interviewing me.
If I didn’t paint, I would probably spend my time doing: Music. I played classical guitar in my 20's.
My ideal retreat would be: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be in the woods somewhere with a bunch of artists spending a week just painting, talking, and connecting.
Sharon Wensel
