SHARON DANHELKA comes from a family of successful artists, and at an early age she was already winning awards and attention for her artistic talent. She knew that one day she too would be an artist; however, she was bitten by the ‘wunderlust bug’ at an early age, and her gypsy soul could not be denied.As she travels the world, her love and knowledge of art continues to grow and inspires her to paint these foreign and exotic places, and to capture the beauty and light that she sees.

Sharon enjoys painting all sorts of subject matter, but she is especially drawn towards the fascinating subject of portraiture, finding beauty in both the old and the young.She is mainly self-taught, and enjoys working in pastels, w/c, oils and acrylics.

She has illustrated a children's book, restaurant table top, and magazine covers and has won several awards, has painted for limited edition cards, displays, fund raising events and more.She has given numerous demos and workshops and participated in art festivals, juried, group and solo shows and she was recently honoured to be chosen to paint a “Spirit Bear” for the Sunny Hill Children’s Hospital.
“My style is romantic impressionism.I am enchanted by light, colour and beauty in nature and in people and strive to capture that in my work.Painting is a never-ending process that evolves and changes as the artist journeys through life with all its unexpected twists and turns. The work creates the artist.”

She is an active member of CIPA, ASPA, and the FCA.Her paintings are in private collections in Europe, Asia and North America.