ICShanahan - About ICShanahan

Throughout the years, art, like so many other mediums, has served as a valuable tool for expression against social injustices. We are constantly being reminded of the wrongs of our lives; both on an individual, personal level as well as on a world level: we are literally bombarded with it. Sometimes we become so involved in what's wrong that we fail to see what's right. We also lose sight of the necessity for some inner peace, or a place inside ourselves to stop and contemplate. And, sometimes, we overlook the natural beauty of everyday things.

It is this area of our lives that I attempt to touch with my paintings. Whether it be by the particular colors or subjects used in a painting, or the gracefulness of the lines, or the drama of contrast, I try to bring the viewer to a halt; to study, to muse, to give that person a few moments to be in touch with their inner selves. For if we do not know who our inner selves are, we cannot begin to right the wrongs of other people.

Shanahan
2535 Greene Road,
Baldwin, Md. 21013
410-692-2073

Paintings of Ms. Shanahan's in Sumi'e and watercolor have been displayed in both National and Regional exhibits. In 1994, she had work displayed in the prestigious "Women's Work 4", sponsored by the Greater Rochester Women's Fund, and on display in the Shoestring Gallery and the National Women's Hall of Fame, in New York. In 1995 her work was juried into the Savage Mill Art Guild Show, the Fifth National Havre de Grace Exhibit, and Riverwalk Juried Exhibit in York. Pa. In 1996, she was again accepted into the Sixth National Havre de Grace Exhibit.

Her work is on display at PictureScapes in Phoenix, Md.

A resident of Harford County, Md., she has studied with several local artists, and done extensive self-study in the disciplines of watercolor, Sumi'e, and Chinese brush stroke painting.

Her work in watercolor frequently reflects an Oriental influence in her interpretation of space as an element in the composition of the overall painting.

Ms. Shanahan is a Signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, and the Maryland Art League, and the Harford Artists' Association.