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Sharon Ann Bourque:
Sharon Ann Bourque, (born 1970) is a Canadian coastal artist from Moncton, New Brunswick. Her first public art exhibit was held for the month of December in 2015, at the Moncton Public Library Art Gallery. Many original acrylic paintings were sold at the event, including those titled "Canadian Fiddle", "Peggy's Veil", "Pearl", "East Quoddy Lighthouse", and "Blue Moon".

The Moncton "Times and Transcript" ran a full page article on the event, in their Saturday December 19, 2015 paper, for their "Art Talk" feature, written by Margaret Patricia Eaton, who interviewed Sharon on each of her paintings. (Note: Online references to the same article appear dated December 18, 2015, for the paper's online archived copies.)

Sharon's paintings are acrylic and multi-media on canvas. Her focus is on themes related to Canadian coastal life and related themes. Her love of the coast is presented in coastal landscapes, water scenes, and lighthouse images. Canvas mosaics were also created of whimsical sea creatures in a series called "kiss the sea", featuring a lobster, fish, crab and seahorse. Each mosaic animal were designed with big black eyes and huge red lips. Other art series included "Coastal Crafters", celebrating the culture found on the east coast that is rich in talented crafters, knitters and sewing quilters included.

Photos of her exhibit and art can be found at http://www.SeaScapesArtist.com, and prints of her art designs can be accessed through http://www.CanadianCoastalArt.com available to order on posters, mugs, t-shirts, calendars, and other practical gift products. (2014 - 2017; present)

Sharon is the owner of Canadian Coastal Art; a registered business in New Brunswick. Her product-prints and original art pieces have been made available to the public through exhibit, web sites, Facebook , Twitter , and live art-craft and holiday fairs on the east coast.

During the time of creating her art for the first exhibit, Sharon ran a live blog and preview of art techniques being used to those following online. Her art is inspired by experiencing places along the coasts of Canada, where she photographs subjects for consideration of future paintings.

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