JOAN SHARROCK ........... Artist - Wildlife Painter
JOAN SHARROCK ........... Artist - Wildlife Painter
Number 5 - Winter 1996/97 WILDLIFE - THE ARTIST'S VIEW
AT THE LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM 1996
Joan Sharrock's painting of a tiger chasing a group of peafowl was selected from among 650 entries for the "Wildlife: The Artist's View exhibition which is held every three years at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA. The 73 exhibiting artists' work was featured in a large full colour catalogue, one artist per page.
The exhibit was on view from April 13 to June 9 1996. Joan Sharrock's painting entitled "The Gathering Storm" is a diptych - a two panel painting measuring 20" x 30" each side. The peacocks and peahens are seen lounging about in the left-hand panel and in the right hand panel a Bengal tiger is seen charging into the picture. The scenery is tall grassland typical of northern India. The "gathering" is in the first panel and the "storm" is in the second! This is the second time that Joan' s work has been seen at the LYWAM .
In 1994 her painting of a jungle fowl was chosen for their annual "Birds in Art" exhibition. Few artists can claim both of these exhibitions to their credit.
What's this logo all about?
Actually Joan has used this logo since about 1982 when she first designed it. It is three things in one: firstly it is a monogram - her initials: J. E. S. Secondly it's a Japanese "mon" badge and thirdly, it is also a stylized iris flower.
Last May I took the easy way to Alaska - by cruise ship! It is one of the best ways to see the coastline of British Columbia and the Alaskan "panhandle" and believe me, it's a l o n g coastline.
It was my sister Jean, who on a visit from England had watched the comings and goings of the cruise ships . Of course I had watched them for years but Jean was keen to go - so we went.
(At left: the view of our cruise ship, from my balcony at home.)
The verandah of our stateroom - gave us endless views. The scenery changed by the minute. Our floating hotel docked at the major ports of call which looked to me like surprisingly small towns. At each opportunity we took excursions on a variety of craft to see the sights. Thankfully - lest I should expire of boredom - there was WILDLIFE!!
At Juneau we saw whales and sealions by catamaran and by "float-boat" on Chilkoot Lake I photographed bald eagles and harlequin ducks. However, it took a spectacular train ride out of Skagway to the top of White Pass to see a little black bear and some willow ptarmigan which were well camouflaged among the rocks and snow at the top of the Pass.
 The Artist (right) and her sister Jean with Captain Reidulf Maalen of the cruise ship Crystal Harmony. |
The view from the balcony of our stateroom as we cruised through Glacier Bay. |
The highlight of the trip was a sunny morning spent in Glacier Bay watching the activity at the edge of Marjorie Glacier. This was followed by a rainy afternoon in Misty Fjord passing between steep rocky slopes so close that we would hear the waterfalls. This was certainly a very different type of safari - aboard the ship Crystal Harmony the scenery comes to you! "
- Joan
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