THANK YOU!

    Friday, June 6, 2008, 09:31 PM [General]

    I am so greatful to  have this talent on earth, to share  what my dreams look like in paintings!  When I leave this earth, I just want the chance to leave my small mark on it to say, I was here.... and  I enjoyed the adventure, and I will miss you.  In return for such graces I leave my mental shadows behind as a gift to  you all.

    Metamorphosis by Sheila Wolk

    Enjoy life, use it well...Sheila Wolk

    Sheila Wolk had an auspicious beginning as an art director for a pharmaceutical advertising agency and medical illustrator, honing her skills in drawing the human form. Her first pastel paintings were for the genre of sports art...................... In fact, Sheila became so good at capturing the human form in movement that she was named Sport Artist of the Year in 1987. American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) gave this auspicious award to her soft-edged pastel paintings of the hard action sports............... Her transition into the land of fantasy happened slowly, but once Sheila decided to change her focus the result was sensational. Sheila Wolk blends techniques to create a stirring glimpse into the magical world we live in - its lore, its myths and its legends.......................... Indeed, her art is created in a mystical realm where logic, dreams and art meet and mix to create a dreamscape of enchanting beauty and fabled majesty. She fuses traditional and non-conventional means to convey the visions, dreams and realities of a world many wish they could see outside of her paintings. Sheila combines her creative talent and imagination to accurately interpret and artistically communicate elaborate notions in an easy to understand and visually appealing fashion. And while she may be taking until the mythical world of mermaids and fairies these are not the carefree sirens or caricatures of popular culture................. With Wolk's always superb skill of depicting the human form, the mermaids, fairies, angels and devils seem to be of flesh and blood, yet with a pre-Raphaelite otherworldliness. At the centre of many pieces is a pensiveness that draws one deep into the psyche of a being who has seen the world as it really is and yearns for sanctuary. In these works of surface whimsicality a sense of profound reclusion and peace pervades................. Deeply moved viewers have responded by once again putting the works of Sheila Wolk in great demand.......................... The mature Wolk takes her new success in stride. "I once painted sports to survive but now I paint for the survival of my soul." Wolk resides in New York City where she continues to capture the drama, intensity, power and grace that surrounds it with her pastels and full product licensing and publishing~~~-Applejack Art Partners Exclusive Worldwide Agent for Sheila Wolk

    4 (1 Ratings)

    Hi Sheila! Nice to see you here. I promise...this time I will offer no computer advice, hehehe

    giovanna
    June 04, 2008
    01:20 PM CST

    Hi Sheila,
    It's great to have you here as part of this community. I have admired your work for quite some time...it is beautiful and inspiring.

    Susan Schroder
    June 04, 2008
    03:45 PM CST

    Shelia,
    That is, in my opinion, every artist dream, to leave a piece of themselves behind. Also, it is one of the closest ways we will ever come to being a higher power...the power to create. That is pure magic. And I do believe that you have left your mark...and what a wonderful mark it is.

    Kim
    June 07, 2008
    06:23 AM CST

    Oh Sheila! I've seen your work somewhere before...this is one of my favorite mermaid pictures...ever! I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. Im going to post a poem I did recently about a mermaid meeting. Id be honored if you'd come over and read it.
    Thank you for the comment and the add to your friends list!

    Mermaidlaughing
    June 09, 2008
    12:39 AM CST

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