Sharleen Boaden

Sharleen Boaden creates impressionistic paintings that reflect her observations and interpretation of various aspects of everyday life.

From a young age, Sharleen has been drawn to the genres of art and literature and her poems have been featured in three editions of poetry compilations by the Poetry Institute of Africa. Her paintings have been showcased in many exhibitions and festivals. In 2010, she was included in the top twenty selling artists out of 55 exhibitors at Pietermaritzburg’s Art in the Park. Her work is represented in selected galleries and her paintings can be found in both local and overseas private collections.

Sharleen puts herself – the poetry of who she is – into her art. She endeavours to express her interpretation of art in such a way so as to cause an emotional connection between the painting and its viewer.

Sharleen continues to explore new ways of expression. She lives in Durban, South Africa, with her family.

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Artist’s Statement

In my paintings, I endeavour to capture the emotive quality in the subjects I portray. I achieve this by variation of brushstroke, which creates movement and life and by using contrasts of light and colour in each composition. I am an impressionist, rather than a realist, preferring the viewer to be drawn by the essence of the subject rather than by it being just a replica of real life. I love painting people and roses, which continue to inspire me.

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