I've been drawing since about the age of five when my father (an architect) let me use his collection of Prismacolor pencils. Gradually, over the years, I developed my drawing style. At the age of 13, science fiction became my preferred subject, and I did artwork in that genre for about the next 10 years. I also started to sculpt crude ceramics, and paint during this time.In my 20's I found my interests drifting away from science fiction. I didn't produce much for a while. Then, with the first Steven Spielberg "Jurassic Park" movie, I became inspired to draw dinosaurs. Up to that point I'd forgotten how much I love that subject. I even added other paleo' life like invertebrates to my lineup and I've found that to be fun and challenging -- to go, for the most part, from illustrating life forms that basically have four limbs attached to a spine (the basic tetrapod plan), to creatures with more than four limbs, no spinal column and an exoskeleton. These types of creatures (like corals and trilobites) have given me a great opportunity to grow as an illustrator. It was also during this time that I began building up dinosaur scale models.Today I work from my home in Shelbyville, Kentucky (near Louisville). To prepare for paleontological illustration, I study scientific resources and consult with professionals in paleontology and geology, my friends Professional Geologist Daniel Phelps and Todd Hendricks. Another one of my paleo'-professional friends is Judy Lundquist and she is the author of Tracking Trilobites: Adventures in Paleontology , published by the University of Kentucky, 2005. It features one of my trilobite illustrations, Phacops trilobite. Visit Judy's website by clicking here. Also, my illustration "Troodon Snack", appears in a children's book series titled Discovering Dinosaurs,published Fall 2002 by Byron Preiss Visual Publications, Inc. (New York).
Other examples of my Paleo'-focused work include:June 2000---The custom design of a hatching dinosaur for the Lexington Children's Museum summer 2000 "Dinos All Day" event. The design was used for publicity (flyers, postcards, newspaper advertisements) and on t-shirts sold by the Children's Museum. Some of my illustrations have been published in the magazines Dinosaur World, and Prehistoric Times. January 15, 2001---I was given an honorable mention award by the First International Contest of Dinosaur Illustration at the GEAL- Museu da Lourinhã in Portugal for my color-rendering of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex and Troodons scene (aka "Troodon Snack").In the Fall of 2001 I decorated a fiberglass wildcat for a community art project organized by the University of Kentucky Basketball Museum. This was a project like you've seen in many cities where community artists modify fiberglass animals that represent an established city mascot. UK basketball is a huge deal in Kentucky and the wildcat is the UK basketball mascot. You may see a picture of the Rupposaurus rex by clicking here. I have a bachelors degree in Psychology (neuroscience) with a minor in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. I completed post-graduate study in anatomy and physiology, and eventually earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Kentucky. I worked for a little over three and a half years as a medical social worker for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington, KY. I currently work as a Health Program Administrator for Kentucky state government in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions for me or if you might like additional information about the artwork I do.
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sharoncarter@qx.net
Thank you!
Other examples of my Paleo'-focused work include:June 2000---The custom design of a hatching dinosaur for the Lexington Children's Museum summer 2000 "Dinos All Day" event. The design was used for publicity (flyers, postcards, newspaper advertisements) and on t-shirts sold by the Children's Museum. Some of my illustrations have been published in the magazines Dinosaur World, and Prehistoric Times. January 15, 2001---I was given an honorable mention award by the First International Contest of Dinosaur Illustration at the GEAL- Museu da Lourinhã in Portugal for my color-rendering of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex and Troodons scene (aka "Troodon Snack").In the Fall of 2001 I decorated a fiberglass wildcat for a community art project organized by the University of Kentucky Basketball Museum. This was a project like you've seen in many cities where community artists modify fiberglass animals that represent an established city mascot. UK basketball is a huge deal in Kentucky and the wildcat is the UK basketball mascot. You may see a picture of the Rupposaurus rex by clicking here. I have a bachelors degree in Psychology (neuroscience) with a minor in anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. I completed post-graduate study in anatomy and physiology, and eventually earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Kentucky. I worked for a little over three and a half years as a medical social worker for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington, KY. I currently work as a Health Program Administrator for Kentucky state government in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions for me or if you might like additional information about the artwork I do.
Visit me on facebook.
Talk to me on twitter.
And, there's email:
sharoncarter@qx.net
Thank you!
