Julie Sharkey

One of my very first memories is asking my Dad to draw me a picture of a boat. Instead of drawing a childish picture with triangles for the sails he drew one with billowing sails, full of details. I remember being very impressed and wanted to be able to do that myself. He taught me to really look at the world around me. 
Since then I have been trying to capture my world in my own way. Being a northern lass I was brought up in a world of textile mills and collieries. Both of these industries are no longer around and I love how these historic buildings have been repurposed and blended into the beautiful northern landscape. 
Every year we would go on a camping trip to Devon and Cornwall, where I developed a love of the sea and boats. So if I am not painting old buildings I am drawing boats and water. 
I hope that you enjoy looking at my work and could even picture it on your wall.