Held Close

" "'Held Close' is less about a landscape and more about a feeling...the kind that settles quietly, deep within, and lingers. Like the bond between a mum and her little girl.

Rose pink sweeps across the sky like a tender embrace, carrying the warmth of closeness, gentle breath, and moments that are too precious to rush.

The landscape both vast and rugged, the skyline both breathtaking and soothing...layered movements that evoke resilience and strength.

The quiet waters evoke calm but are ever-shifting, just like our emotions and mother daughter relationships often are…changing with time, and through lived experience.

'Held Close' speaks to the courage it takes to remain loyal and hopeful; to allow change, to give grace, to love deeply, and to trust that where ever life takes her...she knows she's always held close."

Created with palette knives on 360 gsm stretched polycotton, framed in solid Oak timber, and satin varnished. This artwork comes with a COA with the above artist statement written on the back.

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“…painting stories evoking light and hope.”

Sharon Rynehart is an impressionist palette knife artist widely recognised for her flowing, expressive style of the sea, land and sky. A former Interior Designer and Colour Consultant, Sharon had health issues a while ago that saw her turn to painting for therapy and healing. Transforming her creative practice into what she now calls ‘heartwork’; emotive, hope-fuelled pieces inspired by faith, connective memory and experience, and the beauty of our Australian coastlines and landscapes. Sharon uses her background in colour theory to create original artworks with beautiful colour harmonies that allow you to reflect on your own story; to finish the train of thought, to remember a time or place, and to explore and feel the emotions they instill. Artworks that are relatable, that invite you to reflect, force an exhale, evoke a sense of calm…and bring you hope.

Sharon enjoyed recent success as a Finalist in Art to Art’s acclaimed “Unearthed” Art Prize, and has been fortunate to have several of her artworks featured on Channel 9’s “The Block” TV show. She has also had pieces featured in Grand Designs Australia Magazine. Sharon has gallery representation in both Brisbane and Melbourne and apart from these galleries, her works can be viewed in person tri-annually at the Affordable Art Fairs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Now widely collected both in Australia and Internationally, Sharon’s pieces continue to resonate with many, inspiring calm and connection through an uplifting sense of place and emotion. They are a reminder to always look for light and hope…no matter the trials and challenges we all face.