My name is Sherry Campion and nature is the driving force behind my work. I have always lived in the countryside, and for the past 30 years I have resided in the beautiful surroundings of Dumfries and Galloway.
I love the immediacy of placing colour and texture on to the canvas, I feel connected to the subject I am painting, breathing new life and character into it. This mergence of self expression and respect for the subject leads to a unique, optimistic interpretation.
I do not use a paint brush, but instead a series of rollers. Initially it was just a printing roller that I used, but I now have a collection of homemade rollers created form corks, beads and pencil grips, each one lending itself to different marks. I enjoy the challenge of producing a variety of marks from what at first appears a fairly inflexible tool.
I like to work on a large scale, creating works rich in texture, almost sculpting, using both an acrylic primer and acrylic or oil paint.
Curriculum Vitae
QUALIFICATIONS
2006 -2009 HND Art and Design – Dumfries and Galloway College of Art (George Street)
1980 – 1986 Attended Kilquhanity House School.
Termed as a ‘free’ school where the emphasis was more concerned with the individual being part of the group; relating; empathizing and taking responsibility for oneself, rather than academic greatness.
O-grade passes in Art, Craft and Design, French, Arithmetic
COMMISSIONS
• Painting – Landscape (70cm x 50cm) 2013
• Print – Portrait of grandchild (A4) 2013
• Painting – Animal portrait (60cm x 60cm) 2011
• Painting – Animal portrait (50cm x 50cm) 2010
• Painting – Landscape (158 cm x 105 cm) 2009
• Wall hanging – Floral (70cm x 96cm) 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching
• Adult Art Classes 2011 – 2013
• Art classes for teenager students 2011 – 2013
• Art Support Teacher 2009 – 2011
Arts and Crafts Fair
• Organised, publicised and participated in a local
Christmas Fair. Dec 2010 & 2011
Arts and Crafts (Therapy based)
Proposal – Sense in mind Scotland, Castle Douglas 2012
• Ran a series of classes introducing mixed media.
Proposal – Drugs and Alcohol Support, Castle Douglas 2011
• Carried out a series of paintings and drawing classes
with clients at the beat 54 drop in centre
Proposal – National Schizophrenia fellowship
(now Sense in Mind Scotland) 2010
• Facilitated and ran activities based around the
use of personal sketch book/journal.
Proposal – Alzheimer Day Care Kirkcudbright 2009
• Created four books of images with services users,
one for each of the seasons, incorporating a large
variety of materials.
Work Placement – Alzheimer Scotland, Castle Douglas 2008
• Designed projects to aid in communication
for people suffering from forms of dementia.