White Night on Azamara Cruise in St. Barts
Based in Toronto, Canada, Sharlena Wood is an intuitive creator and motivator, art materials consultant, and sought-after art educator with a passionate spirit and joyful approach to life and the creative process.
Blending years of various creative talents as a mixed media artist, educator, product expert, and live entertainer, Sharlena believes everyone can express themselves creatively and that it is her gift to pass on knowledge, and confidence and encourage people to nurture and trust their own creative instincts.
In 2007, Sharlena founded Shared Palette – a unique interactive art entertainment venture creating extraordinary collaborative artworks. Over the years, she has presented internationally and traveled across Canada, the Caribbean and South East Asia leading painting collaborations at special events.
Her work is inspired by her deep connection to the natural world, music, and expressive collisions of media.
“Creating art is a meditation and spirit-opening journey for me. A fascination with line and values, unusual tools, listening to intuition, and a penchant for breaking rules - all this informs my creative process. It’s what I see in the landscape that leads to how I feel about what I see, and that is where the magic begins. Landscape works are created through my own references as well as directly through the intimacy of painting ‘en plein air’. Past series featuring trees, forest fires and endangered animals are themes that I will forever pursue, with charcoal being my medium of choice.
It is my hope that my works of art will serve as beacons of hope for Mother Earth, its preservation, and its sanctity.”