Picnic

PicnicShannon Westphal is a Maine based contemporary landscape painter who investigates emotion, line, and presence through place. About this collection: Permanent Impermanence The idea of impermanence allows us to appreciate when times are good and accept the hard times that will eventually pass. For me, nature has always been a constant. Nature holds the ability to jolt me out of my worry about the past or future and bring me into present mindfulness.

This alphabet picture book celebrates women artists from Frida Kahlo to Yayoi Kusama

I am so drawn to the rich colors

My work explores the connections that develop between objects collected in an assemblage

This leafy rectangular tray is finished in a juicy

to respond to conflicting records of the landscape and organize them into a single representation driven by color and mark making

Sunday is about sharing

They believe in connecting with paper nerds like themselves who appreciate the art of sending and receiving handwritten letters

With close observation she adds layers of color to build texture and detail

The line between the tangible and intangible is hardly stark or well defined

with previous residencies in NYC and Philadelphia

and slithery snakes deserve hugs and love

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