Sharon McKittrick Boyle attended Moore College of Art and Design and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New Jersey’s Stockton State College. Her lively portraits are painted on Arches #300 hot press paper or on gessoed board with water media and collage, Sharie's intuitively led pieces create a window into the world of her subjects. Sharie is a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society and an active member of the Potomac Valley Watercolorists.
Currently Sharie teaches watercolor at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC in the Smithsonian Associates Program. For the past eleven years Sharie has been a guest instructor and lecturer on both Cunard and Oceania Ocean Liners. She has traveled and taught around the world on board. Teaching virtually and in person Sharie led the Montclair Watercolor Collaborative which she started in 2015.
Working in a series Sharie has designed portraits which reflect the modern era. She is using photos from a standard phone camera with the time and date stamps and familiar icons included in her paintings.
Email Sharie: mckboyle24@gmail.com
