Shelly Pinto ('87 Painting)

Kaleidoscope No.1

Resin covered, Acrylic paint & Digital art transfer hand collaged on Birch Board Panel

8" diameter

2022

@shellypinto_art

www.shellypinto.com

Shelly Pinto describes how patterns, colors, and shapes provide links to her history, environment, and inner thoughts. She begins her mixed media paintings by cutting shapes, mixing colors, and overlapping patterns. The process of layering and mixing reveals an inner calm and a connection to the world. She finds that patterns and repetition represent a historical structure and offer insight into life's interlocking balance. Shelly often views her artwork as a colorful kaleidoscope reminiscent of the one she adored as a child.

After graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute with a painting degree and working at Hallmark Cards, she co-founded a handmade paper company called Shizen Design with her husband. The company designs and sells screen print papers from India, which she incorporates into her mixed media paintings. The merging of surface patterns and the culture of India has imparted designs that blend her history and cultural experiences, creating a truly international and unique vision in her artwork. Shelly finds that patterns and repetition represent a historical structure and insight into life's interlocking balance.

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