Quirky Cows & Farmyard Friends

The Artist

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Artist Sharron Russell is a popular UK artist based in the Yorkshire Dales her work can be found at her home based just outside of Masham at 'Swinton Green' Book an appointment and head along to visit the studio and gallery.

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Sharron’s work can also be found in Shops and galleries across the UK. Her work has become increasingly popular over the globe in the last few years...

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Sharron’s journey as an artist began in 2017. Sharron has always had an artist flare but never took it up as a business or full time job. Sharron Started painting one day as she found it Therapeutic, she had suffered with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for a long time – a medical condition characterised by long-term fatigue and other persistent symptoms that limit a person’s ability to carry out ordinary daily activities.

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She found a comfort in painting and one day her husband told her to paint a ‘Cow’ being born and living in the Yorkshire Dales, Sharron gave it a go and the first Quirky Cow appeared.

 

Unbeknown to Sharron, her daughter Hannah started taking images of the Quirky cows and posting them on social media, shortly after people wanted to purchase the cows and Hannah had to break the news to her Mum....

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After a little bit of convincing the brand ‘Quirky Cows’ was born and has become increasingly popular over the past few years.

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The Brand 

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The Quirky Cow brand has gone from strength to strength , the artwork can be found on many kitchen products for the home, original artwork, Kitchen splashbacks and more.

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There is a huge range of designs available and each year new ones are released, from Quirky Cows, to sheep, donkeys, shetland ponies, pigs and more.

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One of the most popular items is the Kitchen splash backs for the home.