Statement

The focus of my work is the beauty that I find within life and nature. Inspired directly from my own personal experiences, it is important for my work to affect the viewer with similar raw emotion.

The foundation of my creative process is drawing which I incorporate into the paintings and lithographs of my landscapes, cityscapes and figures. My work deals with the way light interacts and manipulates color, line and texture within its environment.  

My journey as an artist is one of studying and observing life while experimenting and practicing my craft.  

Bio

Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos was born in New York and graduated from Parsons School Of Design earning her  BFA. While attending Parsons, she studied under the teachings of Jane Wilson, Yvonne Jacquette and Harvey Quaytman. To further her education, Kolitsopoulos enrolled at The Art Students League where she was influenced by teachers Fredrick Brosen, Timothy Clark, Richard Pantell, Ellen Eagle and Master Printer Tomomi Ono.

Drawing has always been a passion which she incorporates into the paintings and lithographs of her landscapes, citiscapes and figures.  

Kolitsopoulos has had solo shows at Pleiades Gallery and Prince Street Gallery in NYC. She has also shown in numerous group exhibitions in Taiwan, France and the United States, Her work is in the collection of The Hammond Museum, The New York Public Library, The Newark Public Library and The Art Students League. Her art is also in the private collections of Mr. Nion McEvoy and Mr. Micheal Rips as well as in collections in Taiwan, Greece and the United States.

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What initially drew you to your medium of choice?

I have always admired the watercolor paintings of artists such as Winslow Homer, J.M.W. Turner and John Singer Sargent. Eight years ago, I decided to study watercolor painting at The Art Students League in New York, being mentored by renowned watercolorists Timothy J. Clark and Fredrick Brosen.

What aspect of your art do you hope really comes across to your audience?

The focus of my work is the beauty that I find within life and nature. Inspired directly from my own personal experiences, it is important for my work to affect the viewer with similar raw emotion.

Who inspires you in your life whether it be artistically or otherwise?

I am inspired by so many artists that I find it difficult to only name one. From Rick Schaefer, who creates amazing large-scale drawings, to Bisa Butler’s extraordinary quilts. There is so much creativity to be inspired by between museums, galleries, and social media.

What keeps you going as an artist? Where do you find that creative drive?

My need to create and learn is what keeps me going as an artist. I do not need to find a creative drive because it is always there. I have never had a creative block. I have always had more ideas than I could ever have time to work on. It has always been which project would challenge me intellectually and creatively.

Tell us about your primary goal for the future. Has this goal changed over time?

My goal as an artist will always be, to be a better version of myself tomorrow than I am today.