Artist Biography ~ Sharon Bourque

Sharon Bourque is an artist from Moncton. She was born in Canada and enjoyed the Maritimes as a kid till her family moved to Ontario, after the loss of her father.  She returned back down home in 2001, and has been home in New Brunswick ever since.  After taking 'photo hunting' day trips up the coast, Sharon uses those images (and other resources) to inspire her paintings.  She also seeks out nautical materials for making hand-crafted, collectible items such as decorative fishing floats (out of vintage materials) and lobster line wreaths.

Her paintings are primarily acrylic paint on stretched canvas or canvas board. Other mediums used have included watercolours, oils, multimedia, canvas mosaics, and digital art.  Art content has a focus on coastal themes, Maritime life, marine life, lighthouses, beaches, tall ships, and various fishing vessels.  There are also some rare pieces made of a more abstract nature.  

Canadian Coastal Art was registered as a business in 2014 by Sharon Bourque.
Since then, art, art-printed products, Maritime photo-art, and nautical crafts have been created and offered to the public at local shows, exhibit, online and in various shops and markets, in the Maritimes. 
Her first art exhibit was at the Moncton Public Library Art Gallery, in December 2015.
 
Over the last 10 years her art, prints and nautical crafts have made it into 21 locations in the Maritimes, and have been acquired by people who live coast to coast in Canada. (EG:  orders from British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and many tourists from unknown destinations.) 

Her Maritime Art series from 2020 has been available in calendars. The art in this series includes Canadian Maritime lighthouses, fishing vessels for lobsters, scallops, and crabs, tall ships, and historic vessels such as "David Weston" Riverboat Steamer (circa 1900's) that serviced passengers along the Saint John river, NB.
Along with the calendars, art prints have also been printed to postcards, folding cards, art magnets, posters, mugs and selected prints were made available on t-shirts.


In 2024, original paintings, printed art, and canvas prints were on display & available at:

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• Steamer's Bed & Breakfast, Front St., Gagetown, NB. (Painting: David Weston, Steamer, & art-cards)

• Seaside Grazing (Restaurant/Hotel), Main St., Shediac, NB. (10 acrylic paintings)

• Maritime Crafts, Shirts & More, Main St., Shediac, NB. (canvas prints, cards, & other art-printed items)

• Made With Love, Janet's Bake Shop & Crafts, Pine Glen Rd., Riverview, NB. (original art & art cards)

• Shediac Craft Shop (Red Building), Rotary Park, Main St, Shediac, NB. (art prints and cards)

• AirB&B units, Main St, Shediac, NB. (6x framed art prints in 16" x 20" size on display).

• The Homarus Boutique, Rotary Park, Main St., Shediac, NB. (Art-printed cards, magnets, buttons and hand crafted holiday items by Sharon. Primarily themed for "Maritime Christmas" and "Acadian Pride" themes).

• Moose'n Around (Gift Shop), Alma, NB (carries postcards by Sharon since 2020)

• Cape Enrage Gallery, Waterside, NB. (Art & photo cards by Sharon, & nautical crafts, since 2021).

 

(**Items available at each location will vary. Not all places carry the same items.)

To view a summary of the 21 places where art, printed items and crafts have been sold over the last decade, and a list of events along the way, see blog "Footprints across the Maritimes".
 

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"Learning Centre" web page:

  

"Quick learning art lesson topics" have been put together by Sharon, and are available on our web site's 'Learning Centre' online page, and on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/@canadiancoastalart1926/videos



Workshops in 2024:   

"Canvas Mosaics - Art Making Workshops" were held in Riverview, New Brunswick
by Sharon, and will be used as a means to raise funds for the local charity, 
"The Boys and Girls Club of Riverview".  ($10 per registration will be donated).
For more information about canvas mosaics, view blog here.



New  community charity support in 2024:   

"Local charities supported through art, events and workshops":

• February 3, 2024 - Alexandre Parks Foundation Gala: silent art auction - art donation.

• 2024 Workshops: $10 per registration to be donated to "Boys & Girls Club of Riverview".

• Curt's General Market Place events: 10% of CCA vendor sales (or $20 minimum per event, which ever is more) is donated to "Shelter Movers - Greater Moncton", in 2024.

For more information about community charities supported, view blog here.

2024 Live Art/Craft Events:

Curt's General Market Place will be holding events at the Riverview Lions Club in 2024.
Sharon is booked to have a table display on these dates:
 

• March 2

• April 6

• May 4

• June 1

• July 20-21

• Nov 16-17

• Dec 7-8

 

Athena's Touch events were also held at the Riverview Lions Club, and Sharon was booked as a vendor on: 

• January 20, 2024 (see blog for photos & related event information)

The People's Pavillion grand opening event:

• February 17, 2024 (Sharon was on site as a vendor and to promote the upcoming art-making workshop being held at the location.

• February 28,2024, 1pm - 4pm, Sharon held a workshop on Canvas Mosaic making.

       (Charity donation made from the event).​


Janet's Bakery & Crafts, "Made With Love", 206 Pine Glen Rd, Riverview, NB:

• May 18, 2024 1pm - 4pm, Canvas Mosaic, art-making workshop.

• June 9, 2024 1pm - 4pm, Canvas Mosaic, art-making workshop.

       (Charity donation was made from the events).


 "Art In Your Face" outdoor public event in the Riverview park was June 29.
  Sharon was one of many artists in attendance at these events.
  See details on our events page (click here). 



Sunday, December 1 - Maritime Creations, Christmas Fair Event.

(See event calendar for details).


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