Sharon Schock

Sharon Schock I'm a visual artist working in Carpinteria, CA. I've just started a daily painting project where I

Little aquarium series all together. Painted in oil and available on my website. “Kelp Forest” 8x10 $400“Kelp Forest II”...
09/01/2026

Little aquarium series all together. Painted in oil and available on my website.

“Kelp Forest” 8x10 $400
“Kelp Forest II” 8x8 $275
Price includes shipping, DM me for link.

This was such a fun little series, I don’t get to use this much blue very often, and I had 5 or 6 different shades on the palette. Phthalo turquoise got a workout for sure. The second one is obviously my favorite, but what do you think? Should I paint more? I have a reference photo of a lionfish that’s calling out to me.

The last (for now) in my little aquarium series. My oldest son and his friend in the deep sea room (my favorite!). I lov...
08/30/2026

The last (for now) in my little aquarium series. My oldest son and his friend in the deep sea room (my favorite!). I loved the shape of their silhouettes against the wall of glass. Only wish I could have caught the sunfish too!

Oil on panel, 8x8 inches.

This was an exercise in simplification for sure! Probably should have started with a blueish undertone, would have saved...
08/28/2026

This was an exercise in simplification for sure! Probably should have started with a blueish undertone, would have saved myself some trouble.

Painted in oil on Ampersand Art Supply panel, 8x8 inches. Available on my website (link in profile) or comment “kelp” and I will send you the direct link.

Painting Yellowstone like I’m running out of time…but also feeling like an…imposter? while doing it? I don’t know, this ...
08/26/2026

Painting Yellowstone like I’m running out of time…but also feeling like an…imposter? while doing it?

I don’t know, this is a strange feeling that I can’t quite explain. Like this landscape is too different from the landscape that I live in that I haven’t earned the right to paint it.

I’m on my 5th painting so far and I LOVE them all, I can’t wait to release this collection. But I just can’t shake this feeling. Can anyone relate?

“Pismo Palms” a painting all about that early sunrise light and the reflections on the damp roof. Oil on cradled panel, ...
08/21/2026

“Pismo Palms” a painting all about that early sunrise light and the reflections on the damp roof.

Oil on cradled panel, 8x8 inches, sold.

Some of my favorites from 5 years ago, which one do you like best? 💕 Some are gouache, most are oil. Let me know if you’...
08/18/2026

Some of my favorites from 5 years ago, which one do you like best? 💕

Some are gouache, most are oil. Let me know if you’re interested in prints and I’ll point you in the right direction. Or you can visit my website 🔗 in my profile.

I always mean to take “progress” photos while I’m painting. But what usually happens is I take one at the beginning, 5 m...
08/13/2026

I always mean to take “progress” photos while I’m painting. But what usually happens is I take one at the beginning, 5 minutes in, and then completely forget about it.

So I set a reminder, and it was interesting, I thought I would get more done in 15 minutes 😂 it felt like that timer was going off so often!

Loved how this painting of Jellybowl beach turned out though. Planning on painting several more and a few larger pieces of it too. I went during golden hour recently and got the most beautiful references. Between these and my hundreds of photos from traveling this summer I’m set for the next 1,000 studio hours.

Painted in oil on Ampersand Art Supply panel, sold.

08/13/2026

We went to Yellowstone this summer and I took about a thousand reference photos 😝 feeling inspired and excited to paint something so different than my usual Santa Barbara landscapes.

This one is the first in the series, Yellowstone Lake, taken at sunrise. We were looking for bears (found 2!) but I also got some of the most beautiful reference photos of my life.

Oil on Ampersand Art Supply panel, 10x10 inches.

Glowing beach rocks 😍 Golden hour waves and wet sand and rocks and moss. I love how it can be representational and abstr...
08/10/2026

Glowing beach rocks 😍 Golden hour waves and wet sand and rocks and moss. I love how it can be representational and abstract at the same time.

This piece is painted in oil on Ampersand Art Supply panel, 6x8 inches, sold.

Following a trend just to tell you guys about Hoopla 😂 because it’s maybe the best thing about the library and SO many p...
08/06/2026

Following a trend just to tell you guys about Hoopla 😂 because it’s maybe the best thing about the library and SO many people don’t realize it.

And if you are a lover of audiobooks like me please drop your favorites below👇 I’m always looking for more!

A few of my absolute favorites have been “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” “Remarkably Bright Creatures” and “Rolling in the Deep/Into the Drowning Deep” which is about (hear me out) killer mermaids, I’m not usually a science fiction/horror fan but this one was so good I listened to it twice.

Kinda chic | oil painting | gouache | plein air

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