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Joanne Shellan
 
 
Joanne Shellan knows that great art doesn’t just happen. It takes talent, hard work, and a type of obsession.
 
Shellan’s obsession is for painting—loose, exuberant, and passionate color to create works that are both emotional and lively.  Her paints take advantage of strong highlights, rich color and warm and cool colors. One of her favorite techniques is to paint without wearing her glasses. “This helps me keep the big shapes in mind,” she explains. “A good painting is more than the sum of its parts. My aim is to move the spark of humanity from the brush to the panel as directly and authentically as possible, and I will do whatever it takes.”
 
Though she has been painting only since 1999, Shellan has won numerous awards. During the past two years alone:
 
  • Shellan received first prize in the 2008 Art of our Mothers Show  
  • Her painting “Night Lights” was juried into the 2007 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition where it won the Strathmore Award
  • She received the coveted Signature Membership from the NWWS 2007
  • Her painting “Determination” was chosen as the Poster for the 2007 Shoreline Arts in Bloom Festival
  • Her painting “Marymoor Morning” is permanently displayed as part of Evergreen Hospital’s Wall of Watercolor
 
In addition, Shellan is now represented by more galleries in Western Washington; Gallery by the Bay in Stanwood,  Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes, Heritage Gallery in Mount Verno and Lakeshore Gallery in Kirkland.
 
Shellan’s work ranges from landscape to still life to portrait. Her latest love, and one that's here to stay, are oil paints. Working in the style of Russian Impressionism, you can see her recent oil creations now up on this site.  "Falling in love with oils was as easy as falling off a log. They are so creamy and glide so easily on the canvas. I've always dreamed in oil - it 's quite satisfying to finally paint with them."
 
Joanne began donating 25% of her profits to Hopelink in 2009. It’s a way to use her work to help others, “one brush stroke can make a difference!”
 
“If you feel excited about life, your paintings come out that way,” Shellan adds. “I feel grateful every day to be able to go to my studio and paint!”
 

blog http://www.joanneshellanfineart.blogspot.com/

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Joanne-Shellan-Fine-Art/138562789499178?ref=ts

Read interview with Shellan in the Kirkland Arts Center April newsletter  //www.kirklandartscenter.org/aprilspotlight.htm 
See video with Shellan and other artists talking about the Kirkland Artist Studio Tour
 
Favorite other Links;  
Liana Bennett- one of the best painters & teachers I know, owns Arts Umbrella Art School

 Mark Boyle- national level oil painter specializing in fishing and nature paintings, great work

 Karen Burns- author of The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl; Readl Life Career Advice you can Actually Use, best book out in that market and she drew all the cartoons herself

 Kathy Collins - fabulous watercolors and fabulous teacher

Gretchen Crossley- super good photographer, took the photos of me at this site

 Patty Forte Linna- pastel artist extrodinaire turned oil painter

 Tom Jensen- nationally known painter, an artist's artist

 Cary Jurriaans- beautiful traditional still lifes and runs Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio that gets TOP teachers

 Elizabeth Kincaid- Watercolors that will blow your mind, powerful realism, colors that glow

 Pepper Peterson- vibrant watercolorist painter turned oils

 Cheryl King- top painter in Russian Impressionism style of people and animals

 Ned Mueller- nationally known oil painter in traditional representational oils, very beautiful work

 Phyllis Ray- incredible painter, turned her talents to oils

  Chris Sharp- paints loose, succulent watercolors and oils, creates websites for artists and plays blues guitar for events

 Judythe Sherwood - oils in the finest tradition of realism yet loose and juicy

 Dick Smith - representational oils, lovely landscapes

 Katherine Wright- lovely watercolors, many from the Italian half of her life

 Jesse Young-beautiful minimalist black and white photographer and maker of elegant, clean website designs