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For the month of August
by appointment only
view the Fog Suite paintings

On the surface it might seem unseasonal for me to present fog paintings in the middle of bright sparkly hard-edged summer, but if you consider fog as metaphor for visible uncertainty, I’m sending these into the world right on time. 

Shroud and veil, pearly glaze and smudged sketch, cloudy ivory and damp scarves, sunlight filtered through the atmosphere, defiant otherness and glorious trouble: the poetry of fog courtesy Mark Doty and his ‘fog suite’ poem. 

During the month of August you can view the 25 works on paper I created which were inspired by this poem. I’ll have them hung in my studio in the order of the poem’s stanzas and you can read the text of the poem along with my visual interpretations. I’ve never used a poem as source quite like this before so I hope you can join up and experience the paintings in person.
 

25 new Fog Suite Paintings, original oil on paper, 30x22"  will be priced at $500 each unframed.  I will have a couple of affordable framing options available for an additional cost.  Purchased paintings can be picked up at the studio or shipped on August 30.  

studio/gallery

open by appointment only

please call / text

360-739-2474 or

email sharonkingston@me.com

ALL SALES FINAL.

NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES ON ORIGINAL PAINTINGS  and FRAMES.

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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 
    open by appointment

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

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