Sharmyn Ali: Art evolved into my passion. As a child, I was always interested in coloring, painting, and drawing. It was an honor that my paintings were appreciated and selected by art authorities for competitions where I won awards. I got my first silver medal at the age of 12 in a Japanese art competition and that gave me the courage to learn more.
Winning first place consecutively for the past two years at The Sugar Land Town Square art show changed a lot of things for me and I decided to turn my hobby into my profession. I started participating in shows and competitions and won quite a few awards. Some of my prominent achievements so far are winning the Christmas card contest in 2007 that depicted the reflection of City Hall in Sugar Land on the Christmas ornament and the Mayor of Sugar Land; Mayor David Wallace purchased my painting. I also won first place on my portrait at the State level. An image of my recent painting depicting ‘The Eldridge Memorial Hospital’ has been printed in the 2009 calendar for the City of Sugar Land’s 50th year Anniversary.
I love to paint and I enjoy it even more when people can enjoy my painting as I believe art is an expression from the heart and one can feel the energy from a painting. I like to explore and be creative in my paintings. I paint landscapes, floral, abstract, portraits etc., but putting my expression on the painting is an accomplishment and my intention is for the audience to enjoy my paintings the same way I enjoy creating them. My website is http://www.sharmyn.com and e mail address is sharmynali@gmail.com
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