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Sheehan’s Art on Display

Multi-talented watercolor artist Janet Sheehan of Wheeling is the featured artist for July at Artworks Around Town in Centre Market, 2200 Market St., Wheeling. The show opens Friday with an artist’s reception from 5:30-8 p.m. as part of the city’s First Friday events. The public is welcome, and refreshments are served.

Sheehan is known as a lawyer and teacher, but her passion is for painting and drawing. As a child and an adult, she has been drawn to the love of the natural world, which she portrays in her watercolor and colored pencil renderings.

“Birds, animals, flowers and scenic views are all equally likely to capture my attention,” Sheehan said.

Starting at the age of 14, she began her artistic studies with the Art Instruction Schools of America. Furthering her education at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and The University of Pittsburgh, Sheehan continued to keep up with her art education as well as her law studies. She took undergraduate courses in commercial art, modern art and art history.

After practicing law and raising a family, Sheehan continued her art education with local instructors including Janet Rodriguez, Bill Rettig and Bev Beatty. Once she became more confident with her artistic skills, she began to teach watercolors at Artworks Around Town. She also is the chair of the Painting with Patients outreach program of Artworks, which brings the world of art to the residents of Bishop Hodges Continuous Care Center in Wheeling.

Sheehan is an artist member of Artworks, a juried member of the West Virginia Watercolor Society and a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. In the All Members Show of the West Virginia Watercolor Society recently, Sheehan received a Merit Award. Her work has been in many regional shows and are owned by private individuals and corporations across the United States.

Sheehan wants her work to spotlight “the beautiful, noble and uplifting in nature and life, often focusing on images that might otherwise be overlooked.” She hopes to communicate her artistic feeling to the viewer through her images.

There is no admission fee, and the gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday (except First Friday, when it is open until 8 p.m.).

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