Sharon Standridge
People are my preferred subjects. The figure in motion or engaged in everyday tasks, which inspire me to paint stories of the West. What excites me to paint is the drama of spectacular light and shadows on the figure. Using dramatic lights against the darks, along with expressive brushwork. My aim is to grow artistically and learn with each new piece of artwork, evoking emotions and memories through my artwork.
Sharon Standridge, born in Denver Colorado, and raised in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains and on the vast plains of Nebraska. Sharon’s artistic focus lies in depicting the human figure, encompassing cowboys, pioneer women and children, and Native Americans from the plains tribes. Sharon’s artwork is distinguished by the captivating interplay between light and shadows, by employing bold contrasts of value, color and expressive brushstrokes. This year at Cowgirl Up! Art Show makes Sharon 16th year to participate. In 2024 year of Cowgirl Up!, Sharon receiving the Western Art Collector Editor’s Choice Award “What in Blue-Blazes is the Greenhorn Doing Now”, Standridge also received Best Western for, ” Dirt n Dust” in the Competition from PleinAir Magazine, February 2024 competition. Her works are shown in the yearly Miniatures by the Lake at Coeur d’Alene Galleries. And will be participating in the 43rd Annual Round Up Exhibition at the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas. Sharon and David, her husband, are long-time residents of North Texas, where their home and studio overlook Lake Bridgeport.
