MONICA SHELTON
I have lived and worked as a visual artist for the last thirty-five years. Born in Chile in 1949, I immigrated to Canada when I was 18. After many years as an Ontario based artist, I now work out of my Gallery|Studio|Home in West Vancouver, BC.
From my extensive travels in the "Studio of the World", throughout Asia, Europe, North America, South America, North Africa and the Middle East, I became aware of the deep and powerful impact of the language of art.
Exhibiting regularly in Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver, my paintings are represented in private and corporate collections in Canada and around the world. Bringing art and people together is essential in the feeling and knowing of human wholeness.
Some ideas take years to show their essence in paint, that is why my sketchbooks are visual diaries and insights of great importance in my creative process and courage to create. Thought begets form....from inspiration a painting is born!
In the sanctuary of my studio I interpret what I value, feel and see. External experience combined with inner reflection, inspires my art. My concepts and symbols are playful and enigmatic, offering the viewer ongoing freedom, happiness & surprise.
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