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The Atmospheres of our Existence

Writer: sharonkingstonsharonkingston

Enticed to Continue, 24 x 30 in, oil on canvas, Private Collection Atmospheric and Abstract Landscape Painting by Sharon Kingston Inspired by the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke

And I thought the titles I derived from Rilke’s words were poetic!  I’m going to have to use this phrase sometime, the atmospheres of our existence, because it really does sum up what my intent is and how I approach the questions I have about it all.  Here are the words– and I really do cherish hearing these– from the collector who is adding this painting to her art collection.

Enticed to Continue…is wonderful!!!  I’m very excited to have added another piece of your work to my collection.  I don’t know how you do it, but your paintings are indeed poems on canvas.  As an artist you are wonderfully creative with your use of color, with your technique, and most of all with revealing the atmospheres of our existence with ease and grace and a certain splendor that is irresistible.

 
 
 

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    Sharon Kingston is a Bellingham WA (Washington) based artist.  As an oil painter she uses the properties of her medium to create paintings that respond to both the atmosphere of her surroundings and poetry. This method of looking inward and outward and, in the moments of painting, finding her way on the canvas is her approach to creating paintings infused with poetry and the memory of landscape. The atmospheric element of her work is a testament to her desire to create spaces that are undefined, contemplative and allow room to reflect and accept uncertainty. Poetry, by nature open ended, is used both in the conceptualization of the work and as a part of the studio practice. The words of Rainer Rilke have informed Sharon’s work for many years, but she also turns to contemporary poetry when it resonates with her life. She uses layers of transparent color, reveals forms by concealing and unearthing pentimenti and suggests elements of landscape in her process.

    People describe her paintings as ethereal, atmospheric, contemplative, PNW inspired, and filled with light and mood.  She has a storefront art studio in downtown Bellingham and welcomes you view her paintings in person.

    SHARON KINGSTON STUDIO

    203 PROSPECT ST

    Bellingham WA  98225

    studio gallery 
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    please send me a text with the
    day and time you'd like to come by.
    360-739-2474

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