BIO
Shelli has been fascinated by art since grade school when her family took a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. Standing in front of Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, she was mesmerized by all the dots of color. Shelli started taking various art classes in Junior high school including pottery, lost wax cast jewelry and cake decorating. Her love of painting did not start until the death of her sister in 2008. She started painting as therapy to bring joy back in her life.
Shelli paints primarily in watercolor on Yupo, soft pastel on sanded paper, acrylic and has started exploring the world of water soluble oils. Her work is inspired by her love of travel and seeks to document her personal experiences and emotions and to share with others the beauty and diversity of the world.
Shelli was born and raised in Oregon and presently lives in Oceanside, CA.
2024- Carlsbad Oceanside Art League 72nd Fine art Open Awards Show
2019- selected to exhibit in the Pima County Kirk-Bear Canyon Library, Tucson, AZ.
2018- selected to exhibit in the Pima County Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson, AZ
2016- selected for one of the Special Merit Awards featured in the Light Space & Time’s 6th Annual “Nature” Online Art Competition