Shannon Reynolds Art
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View fullsize Who wouldn't fall prey to such a charming hunter? Hoo, who? (they actually hiss and shriek more than hoot) Barn owl oil on panel 7" tondo Swipe through for framed and unframed, natural and studio lighting. . . . . . #kleinburgontario #kleinburgv
View fullsize Kiss Me? Maybe a prince in disguise... maybe just another persuasive charlatan. oil on panel 8" x 8" . . . . . #frogprince #greenfrog #oilpainting #frogsinart #autumnartsale #shannonreynoldsart #amphibianart #urbanwildlife #wildlifepainti
View fullsize Only a few short weeks ago this painting in the studio couldn’t compete with the full cadmium spectrum of colour on the sugar maples outside. Now it’s a reminder of brighter days. If you’re looking for a permanent dose of colour,
View fullsize It's opening weekend for the 49th annual Birds in Art Exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. Earlier this year I was thrilled to learn that my painting Mallard Pair had been selected for this year's exhibition alongsi
View fullsize Pre-flight staging. My studio wall space is limited, so it's always an interesting and bittersweet moment to see my paintings framed and assembled before they leave for a gallery wall. Here is a group shot of several paintings from my recent show con
View fullsize It's not yet over--not the summer, nor my show at Village Studios in Stratford. This painting, one I'm missing from my studio, is in the gallery window, and many others inside. Stroll by and take a look if you're in beautiful downtown Stratford. Lemo
View fullsize Ring-billed gulls on Silver Lake (detail) oil on panel This is a detail of a larger painting. To see the whole, I invite you to visit my website, or better yet come view it in person at Village Studios in Stratford, Ontario. A show of my recent pain
View fullsize When cute but voracious creatures breach the garden fence, I suppress my Mr. McGregor urges and try to conjure Beatrix Potter by reaching for my sketchbook. This very young rabbit, caught in the open with nowhere to hide, stood stock still for severa
View fullsize Life Lines is a wonderfully conceived, titled, and curated exhibition at Gallery Stratford commemorating 50 years of Open Studio, a drop-in three-hour weekly life drawing session that has managed to survive all the slings and arrows of fortune. The p
View fullsize For a May Day life drawing session at Gallery Stratford, our veteran model Carla rocked an apropos floral crown. . . . . . #lifedrawing #lifedrawings #floralcrown #mayday #flora #figurativedrawings #charcoaldrawing #drawnfromlife #charcoalsketch #po
View fullsize Outtakes from Wednesday night life drawing. When I think of the artists I admire, often the work I’m most interested in is not their finished pieces or monumental art, but the preparatory work, the drawings, the studies, the unfinished painting
View fullsize The Kingston Prize exhibition is open! I'm honoured to have one of my portraits included in this selection of thirty finalists from across the country. The show runs until October 27th at the Firehall Theatre of @thousandislandsplayhouse in Gananoqu
View fullsize We'll be waiting a while for the beauties of early spring, at least in this hemisphere. It's almost time to plant spring flowering bulbs and then live in hope. In the meantime...this painting of early spring narcissus and white tulips is one of many
View fullsize Waterlilies in Bloom (Festival Theatre , Stratford) oil on panel 18" x 24" I'm about to deliver a selection of new paintings to Village Studios in Stratford, Ontario. You can preview the collection on my website. The show opens this Saturda
View fullsize This painting marks the fleeting monumentality of spring's undisputed queen of the garden: the tree peony. Lemon Chiffon--Tree Peony in Crystal Bowl 18" x 24" oil on panel Today, both the flowers and the bowl are long since shattered, but