Sheffield Arts consists of a talented husband and wife team creating art through their own visions and individual mediums – watercolor and photography.
Their relationship is the story of two creative individuals who have merged their love of art with their love for each other. They actively participate in the production of each other’s art through mutual support and encouragement. Art is an integral part of their life together.
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Bunny Sheffield - “Paint”
From early childhood, starting with the sparkly reflections of glass beads in the sunlight, Bunny (Okay, not her real name – nicknamed by her grandfather because she was born on Easter) has sought out the beauty in everyday things. As with many individuals, life created many detours. After various careers in teaching, social work, and corporate America, Bunny returned to school to pursue a degree in interior design. It was this pursuit that awakened a dormant yearning to create art that sparked her watercolor passion.
Although her subjects are varied, she specializes in nature and still life. By combining interesting plays of light and shadow with intriguing color, she feels that she has begun to find her own artistic voice through watercolor. To further refine her skills, Bunny has studied with internationally acclaimed artists Soon Y. Warren and Cheng Khee Chee, as well as nationally recognized artists Ann Pember, Margaret M. Martin, and Anne Abgott
Bunny is a member of National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America and a signature member of Florida Watercolor Society. She has also been awarded platinum and signature status by Gold Coast Watercolor Society.
She is a former president of Gold Coast Watercolor Society and is currently a Director and is responsible for the Outreach/Scholarship program in partnership with Young at Art Museum. She is also a former member of the Board of Directors of Broward Art Guild where she implemented an outreach program for children of Gilda’s Club.
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Don Sheffield – “Pixels”
Unlike his wife Bunny, Don long ago found his passion for visual art. Growing up, he suffered from a slight stuttering problem; so a major reason he eventually became a visual artist was that it was more effective to share his excitement of the natural world through visual means. After college and time in the military, he finally pursued his dream by attending art school, specializing in photography.
After more than twenty-five years of making photographs for others in the demanding and stressful field of commercial photography, Don retired and began a journey to seek and rekindle the creative fire that initially drew him into this art form as a young photography student.
His choice of subject comes from his interest in the exploration of the overlooked - to isolate pieces of the world from their space and time that otherwise pass unnoticed. The work is sometimes whimsical, sometimes serious, and sometimes simply beauty.
Don has been an adjunct and full-time photography professor at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale since 1985, as well as a photography business consultant.
