About Sharon
Sharon Larson | Watercolor Artist
Sharon Larson is a watercolor artist and instructor with a love for sharing the peacefulness, creativity, and joyful nostalgia of watercolor art with her customers and students. She exudes a sense of genuine calm and warmth, feelings which come to life in her work.
Sharon specializes in custom watercolor portraits of homes, farms, and pets. Her work has been recognized for its elaborate attention to detail with a whimsical flair. In addition to her talents as a watercolor artist, she is also acknowledged as a gifted teacher, having taught at Blackhawk college and other venues. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, where she studied English and writing.
Since 1995, Sharon, her husband, and their three children have called Iowa home, where they grow crops and care for a menagerie of animals on their Long Grove acreage. Sharon is a member of the Beaux Arts executive committee, which helps support the Figge Art Museum. Her work has been displayed at Bucktown Center For the Arts in Davenport, the Operahouse in DeWitt, and art fairs across the midwest. She is the illustrator of a children’s book titled “Cock-a-Doodle Don’t, But Cock-a-Doodle Do,” and the author of the eBook, “Growing Beautiful.”
