Sharon McDonell is a mostly self-taught oil painter whose roots run deep in South Glengarry County, where she grew up on her family’s ancestral farm. After beginning her studies in painting and sculpture at Queen’s University, she was drawn into film through a single class—Film 101—and eventually earned her BA in Film Studies. A short period as a freelancer at an animation studio in Montreal led to a long career as a Costumer in the Canadian film industry, where she has worked for three decades on everything from small independent films to major productions, including Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming *Frankenstein*. The contract nature of the film world allowed Sharon to return to her first love—painting—between projects.