More shows this year! In Peekskill, Croton Falls, and Ossining
Featured Artist
Sharon Rubinstein
Sharon pursued fine arts studies in college and later with noted artists Robert Liberace and Daniel Greene, among others. She works primarily in oil paint, pastels, charcoal, and pencil. Custom portraits are her specialty, but she also creates other kinds of images.
Portraits
Landscapes and still life
Artist's Statement
Sharon Rubinstein
I have been drawing and painting since I could hold a pencil. (Photography is a newer interest.) I specialize in portraiture, but enjoy a wide range of artistic subjects and media.
My first teacher was my mother, who was an accomplished artist and wonderful role model. I am still inspired by her works.
Although I eventually turned to other academic subjects that enabled a different day job, I pursued fine arts studies in college and beyond and was able to be at least a part-time artist.
I have been lucky to learn from eminent teachers, including Daniel Greene, Robert Liberace, Alain Picard, and Jen Gennari, and have completed numerous works and commissions. I have also taught at the Cedar Lane Art Center in Ossining, at the Garrison Art Center, and at the Morabito Center in Cortlandt, as well as in my Peekskill, NY studio.
In 2019, I finished a portrait series for the Jefferson Valley Mall, where I had my studio, “Your Corner Artist,” for about ten months. It’s exciting to have highlighted the shoppers, workers, and others who animate the mall’s corridors each day, and to have completed 14 paintings, each with a different perspective. Check out a recent article about my work!
I was honored to be an invited artist for "Let's Face It," a group show online, that ran from November through December, 2020. During COVID I was glad to be in three shows at the beginning of 2022 (one about love) and a traveling exhibition for the Arc of the Viral Universe. I started 2023 and early 2024 with several solo and group shows, and in June 2024 more are on the way!
At the Peekskill Arts Alliance Open Studios event, June 2nd and 3rd, 2018