Fern Forest Encore - Original
Sharon Quirke's original work from 2024, 'Fern Forest Encore'.
22” x 30”. Acrylic on Canvas.
The piece is about the warm glow of the North Shore summer forests. Featuring sun-spangled undergrowth of sword ferns, greenery and ever-changing surprises.
The labyrinth of paths around the Cleveland Dam leads runners, marchers and dawdlers up, down, and around - always scented with green and gold, dappled in sun or shade, softly padded with needles, leaves and mosses, inviting and enticing into the next stand of trees and peek-a-boo views of the west coast sky — and onward.
The stretcher bars for the canvas are built by hand. Red and yellow cedar is locally sourced from Sunshine Coast beaches, and hand-milled by master craftsman, Ian Thomson.
Sharon Quirke's original work from 2024, 'Fern Forest Encore'.
22” x 30”. Acrylic on Canvas.
The piece is about the warm glow of the North Shore summer forests. Featuring sun-spangled undergrowth of sword ferns, greenery and ever-changing surprises.
The labyrinth of paths around the Cleveland Dam leads runners, marchers and dawdlers up, down, and around - always scented with green and gold, dappled in sun or shade, softly padded with needles, leaves and mosses, inviting and enticing into the next stand of trees and peek-a-boo views of the west coast sky — and onward.
The stretcher bars for the canvas are built by hand. Red and yellow cedar is locally sourced from Sunshine Coast beaches, and hand-milled by master craftsman, Ian Thomson.
Sharon Quirke's original work from 2024, 'Fern Forest Encore'.
22” x 30”. Acrylic on Canvas.
The piece is about the warm glow of the North Shore summer forests. Featuring sun-spangled undergrowth of sword ferns, greenery and ever-changing surprises.
The labyrinth of paths around the Cleveland Dam leads runners, marchers and dawdlers up, down, and around - always scented with green and gold, dappled in sun or shade, softly padded with needles, leaves and mosses, inviting and enticing into the next stand of trees and peek-a-boo views of the west coast sky — and onward.
The stretcher bars for the canvas are built by hand. Red and yellow cedar is locally sourced from Sunshine Coast beaches, and hand-milled by master craftsman, Ian Thomson.
About the Artist
“THE RUSH OF BEAUTY THAT
INFUSES EACH
CAPTURED MOMENT
SUSTAINS & DIRECTS US.”
- Sharon Quirke
SHARON’S LANDSCAPES ARE SWEPT WITH FRESH AIR AND PRESENT IMAGES, COLOURS AND EMOTIONS LAYERED ON CANVASES THAT MOVE WITH THE FLUIDITY AND UNEXPECTED SENSATIONS OF LIGHT.
THE WORK IS RECOGNIZED AS UNIQUE AND VIBRANT. IT IS REPRESENTED IN GALLERIES AND PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT CANADA AND THE USA. IN VANCOUVER, INSTALLATIONS INCLUDE THE FAIRMONT WATERFRONT, 1000 BEACH AND PEOPLES GROUP.
SHARON QUIRKE WAS BORN IN VANCOUVER. SHE GREW UP ON THE CANADIAN NORTH COAST IN PRINCE RUPERT AND ON THE AMERICAN EAST COAST IN NEW YORK CITY. SHE HAS STUDIED AND TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS CANADA. SHE LIVES IN WEST VANCOUVER WHERE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF HER HUSBAND AND THREE SONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, SHE PAINTS AND TEACHES, AND CONTINUES TO BE INVOLVED IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS.