Sharon M. Bartell              bartellsm@roadrunner.com

Sharon M. Bartell, has combined three art fields during her career: painter, illustrator and art educator. She fuses empathy and impressionism to create layered compositions which reveal the spirit of her subject matter. Her energetic/empathic watercolors are exhibited with several Western New York and Pennsylvania art groups. She enjoys plein air painting around the Lake Erie shoreline and on family camping trips, across the country - coast to coast and from Montana to Texas. In her studio, she creates intuitive compositions from abstract washes, volumes of sketchbooks and photo references. Her portfolio contains abstractions and impressionistic landscapes, florals, still-lifes and portraits. She works mainly in watercolor, pencil, ink and silk screen prints.

 

From 1980-1990s, Bartell was known in Western New York advertising agencies as The Story Lady - specializing in TV storyboards, caricatures and watercolor illustrations. She retired from teaching art at Springville-Griffith School District (1990-2005) and Sweet Home District (1972-1980.) She received B.S. & M.S. degrees in Art Education from the State University College at Buffalo, NY.

                     

Transition

28"x36", wc, 2007.

 

The Arabian

18"X22", India Ink & wc, 2006.

From: The 31st East Aurora Carriage Drive & Competition

 

Life-Story: Joy

28" X 35" pencil drawing

 

Commissions

The Story Lady illustrator has evolved into the creator of Life-Stories. These unique drawings are composed from 5-50 photographs, into a large, archival pencil composition, for people to celebrate family milestones,

as cherished gifts. By commission, size varies.  E-mail for details. 

 

Selected Awards

 

2009 - East Aurora Art Societys 56th Annual Outdoor Fine Art Exhibit and Sale.

3rd Prize: WC. Judge: Margaret Martin.

2008 - Centennial Art Centers Spring Show. Second Prize: WC. Judge: Anita Johnson.

2007 - East Aurora Art Societys 54th Annual Outdoor Fine Art Exhibit and Sale.

Merit Award: WC.

2006 - Fine Arts League Fall Show. Third Prize: Chinese Ink & WC.

2005 - Colden Visual Arts & Crafts Fair. Judges Choice Award: WC. Judge: Don Suita.

2004 - Pine Knotters Day. Northumberland, PA. Best of Show: WC.

2003 - Fine Arts Leagues Spring Show. Special Award: Pencil Montage Portrait -

Buffalo Gal, the artists Life-Story.

1991 - Concord/Springvilles Art Show. First Prize: WC. Judge: Bill Waite.

1984 - Niagara Frontier Watercolor Societys Spring Show.

Best of Show: Silver Tray Award.

1983 - Colden Valley Art Festival. Best of Show: WC. Judge: Jerry Kohlbach.

1980 - Colden Valley Art Festival. First Prize: WC.

 

 

Selected Exhibits

 

2009 - Niagara Frontier Watercolor Societys Fall Show. Buffalo, NY.

2009 - Centennial Art Centers Spring Show. Hamburg, NY.

2009 - Collectors Gallery/Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo, NY.

2009 - Buffalo Society of Artists Spring Exhibition. Buffalo, NY.

2009 - Absolut Care of Aurora Parks Crystal Moonlight Gala. East Aurora, NY.

2008 - Collectors Gallery/Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo, NY.

2008 - Fine Arts Leagues 55th Annual Fall Juried Open Exhibition. Buffalo, NY.

2007 - Burchfield-Penney Art Center Members Show: Artists Among Us. Buffalo, NY -2007 - Niagara Frontier Watercolor Societys Fall Show. Lockport, NY.

2007 - Sept/Oct 31- Beaver Meadow Audubon Society Visitor Center, N. Java, NY:

A Year at Beaver Meadow - Solo Exhibit/Sale.

2007 - Absolut Care of Aurora Parks Crystal Moonlight Gala. East Aurora, NY.

2007- Collectors Gallery/Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo, NY.

2006 - Beaver Meadow Audubon Society Visitors Center. N. Java, NY:

Solo Retrospective Show.

2006 - WNY Artists Group at Art Dialogue Gallery. Buffalo, NY:

Judge: Nancy Weekly (Burchfield-Penney Art Center.)

1998 - 2007 - East Aurora Carriage Drive & Competition: Exhibit/Sale & WC Demos.

 

Selected Publications

 

2003 - Journal of Forestry. (International) Oct/Nov Cover Design. WC, Sumac.

1988 - National Episcopal Cursillo 4thDay, General Convention Issue.

Cover Design: pen/ink.

19968 - Kenmore East HS Yearbook Cover & Division Pages (Art Editor.)

 

 

Selected Community Projects

 

2007 - Centennial Art Center, Hamburg, NY & East Aurora Art Society:

Six Steps To Stronger Design - Workshops.

2006 - East Aurora Art Society Watercolor Demonstration.

2006 - WNY Womens Club Annual Art Competition - Judge.

2005 - East Aurora Chamber of Commerce: Ellies Interview, TV.

2005 - Colden Town Hall Mural: Community Project - landscape 5X20 judicial bench wall.

2001-03 - East Aurora Toy Fest: Fire Hydrant: Popeye & Sweet Pea and Yellow Ducky.