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Bio:
Kaye Shannon is a contemporary
artist whose love for color and drama are expressed in her
paintings. She likes to visually draw her viewers into her
paintings. Whether it is her watercolor weavings, multilayered
images, or her dramatic color usage, she wants the viewer
to spend time discovering and exploring her subject.
Taking up painting later in life, Kaye
discovered the world of art and creativity from her first
teacher, Lois Stier. Lois introduced her to the “art spirit”
and things have never been the same. “I began seeing the world
in a whole different way - light, color, shape, texture, Whee!!!!!”
Kaye has participated in workshops by M. Doug Walton, James
Koevening, Jon Houghton, and Terry Madden.
“My inspiration starts with either a new
technique I want to try or a beautiful flower or bird I have
observed in nature. I want to share with the viewer a playfulness
in my abstracts, and in my nature pieces I want to share God’s
gift of nature through color and textures.”
“I love the challenge and reward of creating
something on paper. I work in multiple image compositions
many times and enjoy the the complexity of the process. I
want my viewers to enjoy that also.”
Kaye is presently president of the Fifth
Avenue Art Gallery. She is a member of the Florida Watercolor
Society and a founding member of the Brevard Watercolor Society.
She was very active and served on the Board of Directors of
the Artists’ Forum then affiliated with the Brevard Museum
of Art and Science. She also was a founding member of the
Strawbridge Art League in Melbourne and served on its board.
Kaye presently lives in Viera, Florida
with her husband Roger.
Statement:
Kaye works in watercolor, collage
and mixed media. Traditional as well as experimental methods
emerge in her work. She enjoys working through complex paintings
using multi-layered images and using color and texture for
a dramatic effect. In her abstracts, through the use of multi-layered
images she likes to draw her viewer in to the painting so
they may make their own discoveries within the piece. In her
realistic pieces she likes to use contrast and color to attract
the viewer.
“I enjoy creating paintings and art pieces
that bring joy and happiness to me. I want to give my viewers
that same experience. My greatest joy is to share the “creative
spirit” God has given to me.”
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