Sharon Eyres is a self-taught artist, born in Southwestern Ontario though grew up in Muskoka’s cottage country.Primarily a primitive folk art landscape painter, she uses acrylic paints on a variety of surfaces including Muskoka chairs, aged wood and canvas. Her approach to painting is spontaneous and influenced by the simple directness of Folk Art. Sharon admires The Group of Seven, Krieghoff’s Canadian subject matter and the naïve style of Grandma Moses. Her paintings are most often imaginary and her use of shadows is irregular and earlier works often contained no shadows or people at all.
Sharon held many high level administrative positions however; a turning point in her career came in 1995 when she presented The Schomberg Main Street Committee with a poster idea to promote “A Main Street Christmas”. It has since become an annual event and due to the enthusiastic response, Sharon painted the next five posters, which collectors have passionately sought. Sharon currently resides in South Windsor, Ontario and sells her original paintings on her eBay. Greeting cards and fun collectibles can be found on Cafepress, Greeting Card Universe and Zazzle.
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