Sharlene Rayl

Sharlene Rayl

Sharlene Rayl is a self-taught artist. She enjoys studying the art of the artists she admires, her favorite being the legendary Frank McCarthy. Her favorite medium is graphite pencil, while she also works with color pencil. She loves the detail that comes from graphite. Sharlene is working to becoming a hyper-realism artist. Some of Sharlene’s art start with photos while others are done all by imagination. Cattle are among her favorite subjects. “The Old West comes out in every cow I look at.” Sharlene has won numerous awards, including recently, First Place at the Sacramento Horse Expo Art Show and the Artist Choice Award at the Cattlemen’s Western Art Show of Paso Robles, CA.

Visit the artist’s website: sharleneraylart.com