Artist Sharon Markwardt holds a degree in Fine Art, and as the daughter of an artist, has always created things. However, a major shift in her work occurred in 2006 when she began riding horses. Alone and injured after a bad fall, she managed to climb back on, and it gave her a new sense of courage and boldness. Sharon moved from watercolor to oils, her color perception altered, and the subject matter was suddenly more colorful. Sharon's unusual color usage causes an image to appear much more realistic when viewed from afar. "My colors are intense, but they are not arbitrary...I paint the colors I actually see, though I have to look very closely. I just pump them up so they are easier and more fun for everybody to see."
A member of a number of artists' groups, Sharon has studios in both Burleson, TX and Santa Fe, NM. Her work has won a number of honors and awards, most recently at the "Winter Gala" Juried Western Art Show in Ardmore, OK, the Texas Artists Coalition Juried Show, and the 2012 "Cowbirl Up" National INvitational Museum Show. Sharon's work can be seen at the Wexlander Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Vertical Peaks Fine Arts Gallery in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Artist Sharon Markwardt holds a degree in Fine Art, and as the daughter of an artist, has always created things. However, a major shift in her work occurred in 2006 when she began riding horses. Alone and injured after a bad fall, she managed to climb back on, and it gave her a new sense of courage and boldness. Sharon moved from watercolor to oils, her color perception altered, and the subject matter was suddenly more colorful. Sharon's unusual color usage causes an image to appear much more realistic when viewed from afar. "My colors are intense, but they are not arbitrary...I paint the colors I actually see, though I have to look very closely. 
