246 Editions is pleased to announce our fifth edition.Scanned Sketchbook by Sharon Butler.
When we approached Sharon to publish her work here, we expected to see more of her expressive and thoughtful paintings streamlined into an approach that really works for prints. What we received was far more than we hoped for and in a different direction than we expected. I'm always thrilled when someone's work is robust enough to push itself in a different direction while still maintaining all of the great things you liked about the work in the first place.
With that said Sharon flipped the switch by allowing us to look into her process by working directly from her sketchbooks and delivering a finely taught piece of art. Sharon's decision to go this route was encouraged by conversations with John Davis (of The John Davis Gallery, where she is currently showing her paintings) and collectors who were interested in her project.
We love it when a round table discussion or even a cocktail party brings out great things. We hope you do too.
Sharon ButlerHas received several grants and awards, including a
Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, Pocket Utopia residency, Connecticut
Artist fellowship, Blue Mountain Center Artists' fellowship, Vermont
Studio Center residency grant, a Red Cinder Creativity Center
residency, and two Connecticut State University research grants. Her work is included in private
collections in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Baltimore, Tampa,
Philadelphia, Providence, London and Kyoto. Butler maintains the art
blog Two Coats of Paint, and is a Contributing Writer at The Brooklyn Rail.
