SHANNA RAE MARTIN
FINE ART • ART PRINTS • GRAPHICS

Having grown up in a bustling animal foster house on an overgrown lakefront, Shanna drew artistic inspiration from the variety of domestic and wild creatures in her home. Her unceasing, real-world exposure to ailments, birth, death, recovery, and the many shapes of animal life  left a lasting influence on her world view. ​

Shanna's artwork features scenes from her imaginary inner world of personified intuitions and whims. Shanna works traditionally, sketching and refining her ideas on paper before free-hand painting or drawing the final version on a larger scale. Because visions strike at random, her artwork lends itself to interpretations that are more open and dreamlike than literal. As a result, the final image often resonates in a way that is entirely unique to the beholder.