Sharon Rowley Morgio

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Artist's Statement

I am a painter and calligrapher who has been working in watercolor since 2006. I enjoy painting both natural and man-made subjects, from birds, plants and landscapes to rusty metal and industrial junk, positioned on the surface in a way to draw the viewer into the painting. It is my hope that painting my reactions to what is around me will allow others to see things they might never have noticed before and will evoke an emotional response in the viewer. My paintings are personal interpretations of what I observe around me.

Recently I have focused on birds as one subject matter of my art. Their actions and antics always delight and inspire me to capture them with brush and paint. Although they act on instinct, somehow they seem almost human in their behavior. I view them as symbols of hope and constancy in a rather daunting and uncertain world.

Resume

BFA in Art Ed and Painting, 1973, Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford
Taught Elementary Art in the North Branford, CT School System
Graduate studies at Southern CT State University
Studied calligraphy and watercolor painting at Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Taught for North Haven Adult Ed, Amity Adult Ed, Guilford Handcraft Center and Branford Summer Studies children's art program
Studied calligraphy with Arthur Baker, Philip Bouwsma, Pamela LaRegina, Gottfried Pott, Carl Rohrs and numerous others
Worked as a freelance calligrapher doing business as Goosefeather Graphics
Designed over 50 greeting cards for the former Recycled Paper Products Card Company
Exhibits throughout Connecticut
Member of the Calligraphers' Guild of New Haven, Hamden Art League, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut Watercolor Society, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, Elm City Artists LLC Gallery, New Haven, CT