It's been a while since my last post although I have been busy with new commissions and creating new pieces whenever possible, the last few years have been challenging in terms of health and family issues. However, I wanted to share with you a delightful review (below) that I recently received from Art2Arts, a gallery that I started working with almost 10 years ago when I first decided to sell my artwork fulltime. Michelle, the owner of this online gallery and an artist herself has been a great encouragment to me in selling my work and I have been lucky enough to be frequently listed as one of the site's most popular artists.
Here is a link to my gallery page https://www.art2arts.co.uk/sharon-deegan#.XIaOtoj7REY
Here are 2 recent commissions that I have completed for Art2Arts gallery
Art2Arts Review
‘I am a full-time artist based in West London beside the River Thames. I create highly textured abstract pieces on canvas with shining metallic embellishments. My inspiration comes from many things but mostly from the natural world, the fury of the sea, the calm reflections of water, the delicacy of a summer bloom and the beauty of the underwater world’.
This is how Art2Arts Gallery describes Sharon Deegan’s artwork: we are more than happy to host her beautiful paintings and we also feel that ‘beautiful’ is an understatement. Magnificent, exquisite, skilful – these are much better adjectives to capture the uniqueness of Sharon’s artworks.
Her paintings are mainly abstract and capture the movement of the waves and the colour of the sea, hence most of her artworks are titled ‘Ocean’ with some variations – ‘Wild Ocean’, ‘Splash’ or ‘Ocean Odyssey’. But she also captures the movement and the beauty of other nature-inspired elements such as butterflies, forests, flowers, dolphins and clouds.
The metallic paints give her paintings an ever-changing element as the artworks look different in different lights or from different angles. This is in tune with the idea of movement and that nothing stands still, the very concepts she wants to convey in her art.
When we look at her paintings, we can picture the rooms they could enhance, from contemporary and modern to nautical style and minimalist. Whatever the interior, Sharon’s textured paintings will compliment the décor while providing the perfect focal point. Her background in fashion design has equipped her with the perfect skill of envisioning how a painting will look in an interior setting.
Here is what one of her customers said about her work: ‘This is absolutely stunning! There is something about the movement and energy from this piece that I absolutely love: I think looking at it every day will motivate me! Thank you ever so much, it's absolutely perfect and exactly the kind of thing I was looking for’.
Amongst landscapes, floral paintings and cityscapes, Sharon Deegan’s metallic abstracts are a breath of fresh air, enriching our gallery with every painting she adds. As our aim is to offer a platform where artists and customers meet and we hope that Sharon’s artworks will delight our customers for many years to come.
Hi! I hope you are having a great summer and enjoying some nice weather!
I have a had a great response to my Summer Sale and most of the original pieces are now sold with just 3 remaining. As always, I am needing space in my small studio, so I have decided to extend the sale for a bit longer and add a few new pieces all with substantial reductions in price and free shipping. Click here to see the collection.
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Spring! Time to spruce up your home and maybe think of decorating a room or two. Hanging a piece of artwork in your home or workplace is a very personal way of imposing your personality on your surroundings, expressing your energy and style.
Art can complement your décor, calm or even exaggerate it. It has the power to change any environment, bringing an air of tranquillity, happiness, vibrancy, inspiration, passion or elation. I am passionate about interior design. Home is a place where you feel safe, where you can be utterly yourself. Home is a manifestation of your life, It should represent who you are as a person and be a true reflection of you and your family.
Unique bespoke artwork is just one way to achieve this. Designed especially for you in the perfect size, colour shades and proportions to fit your space. It is frustrating to think we have found the ideal artwork, only to discover that it's too small, too large or the colours clash with those of the environment. That's where the my bespoke service comes in . Questions? Click here to find out more
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'At Dawn' - 30 x 20 inches |
'Sea of Aphrodite' - 36 x 24 inches Commission piece for a holiday home in Cyprus |
'Spirit Tree' 24 x 24 inches Commission piece |
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Still stuck for gift ideas or stocking fillers? Check out my mini abstract gallery with lots of gift sized and easy to wrap paintings under £100 available and still time for delivery before the holidays . Also there are still some packs of 4 sea themed note cards available for only £7.00 inc postage.
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I wish you much love, peace and happiness for the holidays and the new year!
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This month sees the launch of my new Mini Abstracts Collection. Smaller original signed artworks all under £100.00. These are great to display alone or collect as a set. They also make unique and original gifts. www.sharondeegan-art/galleryminiatures to see the whole collection.
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Summer 2014
As usual I have found myself with many commission works. I love the opportunity to liaise with my customers to create a special piece for a special room. There are many reasons that people choose to commission an individual piece and I thought I would share with you some of the stories that I have recently been told.
My piece 'Silver Seas' was recently commissioned by a couple who were married on a beach in Mauritius and sent me a photograph of their wedding set against beautiful silvery light shining off the sea, just like my painting! Then there was the young man who told me the painting he chose was to be purchased with money his grandmother had left to him. He said it would remind him of the conversations he had with her about the blank spaces on his walls. Also there was a huge seascape for a lovely couple who came to visit my studio and told me that it would be their silver wedding present to each other and were kind enough to invite me to their home to see the finished piece 'in situ'.
For more about commission work, click here.
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What inspires you to paint using metallic paints?
From the earliest age I was attracted to anything shiny or sparkly, starting with the rainbow effects of oil on watery puddles or light bouncing off the surface of the ocean. I love metallic and iridescent paints for their ever-changing qualities and ability to capture light in so many ways. Recurring themes in many of my paintings are flowing images, I like the idea of movement and that nothing stands still and is always changing. Metallic paints with their 3-dimensional qualities and ability to look different in daylight or electric light or even when viewed from a different angle are fascinating to me.
What artists past or present have inspired you?
The first painting that I remember really caught my imagination was Salvador Dali's ‘The Persistence of Memory' (The one with the melting clocks), which I saw in a book when I was only about 12 years old. That a painting did not have to be a photographic representation of an object or place was news to me and I started to read about the Surrealists. I loved their use of strong light and shade and imaginative subject matter. A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to gaze upon this actual painting when I visited the MOMA in New York.
I am still attracted to artworks that use light and texture. Some modern artists I find inspiring are Sax Impey for his wonderful modern seascapes, Philip Raskin for use of texture and wonderfully lit skies and Bill Bate for his beautiful underwater paintings of nude figures.
I always paint in a very free, creative way and always in a strong, positive frame of mind. I work mostly from my imagination and from inspirational photos, including underwater photos that I take on my travels around the world. Most of my inspiration comes from nature. I am especially interested in the calm reflections of water, the fury of a stormy sea or the breaking light in the morning skies outside my window. Every painting is something of a journey and sometimes where I end up is not where I started out to go but I love this freedom and at times just going with the flow produces my best work!
For many years I worked as a fashion designer before taking up painting full time and I believe my training and experience in design has given me a good eye for colour, proportion and balance. Metallics have a great decorative quality and my paintings are often purchased or commissioned as part of an interior design. I really enjoy creating special bespoke pieces for clients who want a unique painting to compliment an interior and who sometimes send me photos or colour swatches to work from.
