Sharika Roland

I like to go on rampages looking for something I haven’t seen before. Sometimes I need to come up with a new concept and I look madly everywhere for a new idea. a new look a new sentiment a new image a new place. I...

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I was watching a documentary on Jean Michel Basquiat the artist. The seemingly unbelievable jump from nobody to blue chip artist is shocking. Some people work furiously while they are alive as though they know they don’t have much time. Some people act like they...

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I am working on some valentines for the shop to sell for an inexpensive little gift for someone. I am writing love notes on the sides of the paintings. and It is so much fun that I feel like I am in love . Funny...

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I have had quite a few people ask me about prints of my work. I have put it off for years as the I don’t quite know if that wold be a good idea.  I came to the conclusion that limited edition prints were the...

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People usually say that you must have been inspired when you do a really good work. What does inspired mean? You got a good idea, or you were influenced, or what??  How can you be inspired? Its a trap. Inspiration is nothing more than showing...

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I was thinking about how people pay big money for a simple drawing that Picasso did. My friend said that it was because it was Picasso and that is all that mattered. I disagree. When you are an artist you spend your whole life refining...

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I feel compelled to tell you about the “Roses in January” painting. I did it in a fit of needing to be in a garden and needed to feel the sun on my face and smell the sweet scent of roses. Deep in January is...

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I was working in the studio the other day and this little thing caught my eye. That little thing became a whole painting. Even though I usually start from something bigger than a little fluff and a slight curve of a lip, It is not...

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People have used that word to describe me all my life. Or wild or loony or nuts. I am used to it. But here is a different perspective for future reference. It is hard to be an artist and fit into regular society. Because we...

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