Sharon Vandermeer

BA in visual arts University of Guelph; BSC in clothing, textiles and design University of Western Ontario Assorted workshops including drawing, raku, stained glass, and forensic facial reconstruction Member of Goderich Co-op Art Gallery and Past member of Goderich Art Club and Clinton Arts and Culture Committee Various commercial artistic projects Portrait commissions with repeat customers Exhibited in numerous group shows and competitions and received awards including Viewers' Choice, First place, and honourable mentions Paintings and sculptures sold across Canada, the United States, and The Netherlands A recent hand/arm injury forced another new approach to my work since it encouraged me to try using my non-dominant hand to paint. I was not only shocked that I got pleasing results, but discovered I was more relaxed about painting than previously. I couldn't stress over detail, so I didn't. Instead. I started having more fun.