About Me
Sharon McNeil

Born and raised in Salem Oregon, I attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland where I earned my BA Degree with a major in Art and Theatre. 

 

Then I moved to Seattle where I lived for 10 years working as a Scenic Artist for various theatrical organizations including A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and The Seattle Opera  

In 1998 I moved to Long Beach California where I earned my MFA at California State University Long Beach and taught Drawing and Painting at various Colleges.

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In 2008 I accepted a position teaching position in Savannah Georgia where I taught  Foundation Studies at Savannah College of Art and Design.  The Foundation Studies department at SCAD offers the beginning art classes like drawing, life drawing, color theory, and two-dimensional design, all of which I have taught, including a "scene painting" class for the production design department.

An exciting career opportunity for my partner brought us back to Seattle in 2018 where I have taught painting at Seattle Community college and online. And now I have come full circle, moving back to my home town and looking forward to seeing what this new chapter in our life will bring!

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Interview on The Drawing Page click Here

Learning To See

"Drawing is more than a tool for rendering and capturing likeness.  It is a language, with its own syntax, grammar, and urgency.  Learning to draw is all about learning to see.  In this way, it is a metaphor for all art activity.  Whatever its form, drawing transforms perception and thought into image and teaches us how to think with our eyes."

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101 Things to Learn in Art School, by Kit White