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SHIRLEY A. MCELHANEY


"ARTIST STATEMENT"



Art is my expression of passion.  My work explores the forms of
color, movement, sadness, grief, hope, joy and eroticism.  Art is movement
within my soul.
For me it is a means of living extremely and abstractly.  
At time, I incorporate my poetry into my work.

My srt is an interpretation of the world around me;
and it is my hope that it ignites the "viewer's
imagination.  I would like the viewer not to have to "work"
at capturing my art; but, rather let the art dance for them.


Just as two people watch the same sunset, both 
feel it in different ways.



ART IS MY PERCEPTION OF LIFE



 




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