Life of a Full Time Artist

  • Week 6 - Mini Me

    by Sharon Cranston
    Now that the gallery is up and running for the 2023 season, I'm on duty there each Saturday and Sunday. So, although working the gallery takes me a...

  • Week 5 - There's Always Time to put Brush to Paint

    by Sharon Cranston
    Our gallery, Cranston Gallery, opened for the 2023 Season on Thursday, February 2nd. Very exciting, but also very work intensive. So many jobs to t...

  • Week 4 - All Work and No Play...

    by Sharon Cranston
    Makes Sharon a dull girl... I definitely don't want to go that route, so, I added a couple of friend, gallery, and outing days to my schedule this ...

  • Week 3 - To Jury, or be Juried, that is the Question...

    by Sharon Cranston
    It's such an honour to be asked to jury an art show. This week, I had the pleasure of being one of the jurors for Pastel Artists Canada's 10th Annu...

  • Week 2 - Life Happens While You're Making Plans...

    by Sharon Cranston
    The Biggest News of the Week  We've decided Cranston Gallery will remain a destination on Lunenburg's "Gallery Row" for the next couple of years. O...

  • Week 1 - Point Me in the Right Direction...

    by Sharon Cranston
    A large part of being a full-time artist doesn't involve painting at all... Starting a new year, making plans. Then life happens. It's inevitable, ...

  • New Year, New Beginnings

    by Sharon Cranston
    Today marks not only the first day of 2023, but also the beginning of my new blog. Time flies by so fast, and for me, it's sometimes hard to remem...

  • New Year, New Directions

    by Sharon Cranston
    After 15 years of running our bricks and mortar gallery, Cranston Gallery, Guy and I have decided to “retire” from the gallery business. We are ex...
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