Carmel-by-the-Sea Art Galleries - Kathy Sharpe Studio & Gallery

The art within Kathy Sharpe's studio is a true reflection of the artist: bright, colorful, and fun. Vibrant paintings of vivid flowers, cherry pie, and cupcakes hang on the walls of this light-filled gallery in Court of the Fountains at Mission Street & 7th Avenue. With her miniature poodle-Lhasa Apso mix named Sallie in her arms, Sharpe says it was in a kindergarten class in her native Chicago where she discovered art. "There was an easel, and I got all excited," she says. "I knew what I was going to do right there."