Category Archives for family portraiture

A New Series Begins \ Art Notes Monthly – Dec ’14 \

the start of a new series is filled with excitement, trepidation and expectancy. there’s a passive component imbued with much contemplation before the work actually begins. sometimes it’s a brief period and at others it can be quite lengthy. like … Continue reading

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01. October 2014 by shāna
Categories: art notes monthly, family portraiture, series, work in progress | 2 comments

“image of the month” Aunt Violet #7

for april’s “image of the month”  i’m choosing to honor my lovely aunt violet since her birthday is april 10th. well, was. this will be the 6th year without her here yet heck, she did live ’till 100. even so … Continue reading

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01. April 2014 by shāna
Categories: art notes monthly, family portraiture, inspiration, quotes | 2 comments

This is not your Mother’s…

“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”  Michel de Montaigne The Mother Series #2 while shooting self-portraiture one afternoon, on a whim i phoned my mother to ask if she’d like to come over … Continue reading

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19. December 2013 by shāna
Categories: family portraiture, quotes, self-portraiture, series, spirituality | 5 comments

Move Over Mr. Postman!

© shāna, Running in Snow, 2010 It was December 25th, 2010. A most unusual ordinary day. I ‘celebrated’ by spending the day with my family at the home of my brother & his girlfriend. It’s not my holiday, per se, … Continue reading

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17. January 2011 by shāna
Categories: art notes monthly, family portrait, family portraiture | 6 comments