About the Artist

Eric Sherarts

I get ideas for artwork from my imagination and life around me. Creating art is part of my being and daily life. It’s how I make deep feelings, experiences, and ideas come to life. I always use strong, expressive colors in my work. I make hand drawn images and then use my iMac and digital studio to arrange drawings into scenes and add colors. I saw many dragonflies in our garden this year; and I thought about animals’ feelings and powers that are magical. I made Dragonfly Flying and Animal Magic for people to see what I see and imagine. Now, I am happy for people to see my artwork in this show. It has been a hard year with Covid 19 and I made even more art because I stay home and can’t go out like usual. My work has been exhibited in local galleries and nationally. I have Down syndrome. I am a banquet waiter, Special Olympics athlete, and an artist.