Original Study Starfish Ink By Sheila Karrow

Award winning artist, Sheila Karrow, lives in Duncan, British Columbia.  After

Sheila Karrow

completing her degree in Fine Arts and Education, Sheila spent several years teaching high school Visual Art and English. After ten years of full time art making, Sheila returned to educational studies pursuing a Masters degree in Art Education and is currently teaching in the district where she continues to share her passion for imaginative learning with young children and adults. “My own art making informs what and how I teach in the classroom. Inspiration can come from interaction with students on a daily basis.” In the Fall of 2018, Sheila entered into a PhD program at the University of Victoria in curriculum studies and the arts.

Sheila’s paintings communicate both a literal and metaphorical understanding of the natural world. She strives for an intimate connection with the subject yet also reveals the unknowable reality of such a form. Her carefully rendered images in acrylic and watercolour illustrate the intensity and interconnectedness of life. The soil is filled with details of roots and new plants; and in looking deeper, one can see an abstraction of form.