Sharon teaching a watercolour workshop at Byron School of Art

Teaching Philosophy

With more than thirty years of experience as an artist and educator, I have developed my own approach of teaching that inspires, empowers and includes a lot of fun in the learning process.

Whilst Watercolour is my speciality, my teaching extends beyond the medium itself. Grounded in decades of exploring colour, I also teach colour theroy, drawing and artist book construction, supporting students to develop technical fluency, confidence, curiosity, and an authentic visual language of their own.

My workshops keep evolving as I make new discoveries. I hope to see you in one of my workshops soon.

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I have taught extensively as a freelance art educator, leading workshops throughout Australia. For three years, I toured outback Queensland and New South Wales as part of the Flying Arts team, bringing creative opportunities to regional communities. Today, I teach workshops in Mullumbimby and beyond, facilitate weekend programs at Byron School of Art (BSA), and am delighted to be part of the team of tutors at NatureArtLab in Canberra.

Workshop Calendar

What my students say…

  • This was a most informative workshop and it was delivered in a well- balanced manner that allowed time for it all to be taken in. The concepts and the skills were exciting and great fun to implement. One of the best workshops I’ve participated in. You are to be congratulated on your teaching and artistic skills.

    Sue Marshall Central Coast Watercolour Society, The Entrance, NSW

  • An Inspiring course. Great balance of demonstrations and time for own work. Excellent range of techniques taught. Plenty of opportunity to work on own ideas. Everyone was encouraged whether they were beginners or more experienced. Very helpful constructive criticism. I highly recommend anyone interested in watercolour to do a course with Sharon.

    Karen Camp Creative, Bellingen 2023, NSW

  • Sharon’s watercolour workshop totally surpassed all my expectations! I had never used watercolour prior to the workshop and I found the course the most wonderful introduction. Sharon keeps it fun and light hearted, so you can feel at ease tackling quite a challenging medium.

    Dani H Byron School of Art 2022

  • What an amazing workshop, thank you Sharon. I’ve loved your enthusiasm and energy with which you shared your abundant knowledge and artistic experience. I’ll be starting a studio workbook (instead of painting colour swatches on random paper). Thank you for your inspiration.

    Jen Charlton Central Coast Watercolour Society, The Entrance, NSW

  • While living in the Northern Rivers I attended Sharon’s weekend class for a year. Through Sharon, I learnt to value my own visual language and mark making. She was so encouraging of the individual journey and the importance of telling one’s own stories through art making. Her depth of knowledge regarding process and materials is so vast, that today 8 years on, Sharon is still my go to mentor when I want to understand a process or materials. I gained the confidence to successfully apply to the National Art School through Sharon's encouragement.

    Stafford Gaffney

Group Workshop Bookings

I love to travel and teach. If you would like to learn from me and have a group of interested participants, please contact me to discuss details further.

Contact Sharon