About the Artist​



Welcome to my online studio :)

I am Sherah Martin Kemp (formerly sold my art as Sherah Martin) and I am a realist artist located near the Savannah, Georgia area. I currently live about 45 minutes out from downtown Savannah, in Guyton, with my husband Emil Kemp, and our little girl, Bethel. From North Florida originally, I moved to this area in 2019. I sold my art professionally for a few years in Florida, before making some life changes that required me to set my art aside for a time. Meeting Emil, getting married, and having a daughter made it possible for me to get back to doing art professionally. So now I am splitting time between being a full time artist as well as a full time, stay-at-home mom (both roles I love dearly). I work out of my studio which is actually only a small corner in our little 750 sq. ft. renovated 1930's home.

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As far as my beginnings, I have always known I was meant to be an artist. I remember telling my Mama when I was about 3 years old (while finger-painting a house and stick figures picture on our kitchen floor) that I was going to be an artist when I grew up. My parents encouraged that desire by getting me art supplies and always being an emotional, financial, and spiritual support. I am self-taught, but try to learn from every artist I meet or come across both in books and online, and initially taught myself watercolor painting, by profusely reading art books; before we had internet. Later I tried gouache also, and eventually friends and family began to ask to buy my work. It hasn't necessarily been a direct path to where I am today. I couldn't work full time in art when I wanted to at first, and it took a lot of hard work, and waiting to get here now.

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My goal in my art is to express the beauty I see in the things around me - to express my own wonder and amazement at the beauty that my Heavenly Father - who is the Master Creator and Master Artist - has surrounded us with. Reminders of the unfailing love of a Savior; close-ups of an amazing and breathtaking world; and always the nuances of light that change every moment, saying something new and different with each change.

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I am a professional artist, which means I do this for a living - the artwork I create I mostly create to sell. While creating an income is important in my choices, I must always be true to what my vision and goal in my art is. If an artist does not share a piece of themselves and their view of the world, or what gave them the passion to create in the first place; then they might as well put away their brushes. My art is a part of who I am. It has been a journey and will continue to be. I hope it never stagnates but continues to grow, improve, and spread out like ripples... to enlighten, encourage, bring hope, joy, and peace in a dark world.

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I encourage questions and feedback so please check out my contact page to get in touch!