Javma cover Koi

This painting graced the may issue of the journal of veterinary medicine and is available in prints.

Also I'm on face book!

Shanti Marie

Summer Koi

Koi on watercolor paper check out the May issue of JAVMA ... that is if you happen to work for a vet or are one, then you can see my work on the cover. Yeah!!!

Blue day dream aceo in oil

This aceo is an oil on watercolor paper. For those that aren't sure what an Aceo is... its a very small painting and a collector's card which measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches. ACEO stands for "Artist Collectors Edition or Original. These small gems look great framed and make wonderful gifts. On A budget? Start your art collection with ACEOs...... their all over the internet and even on ebay.

my second painting space

I'm painting in watercolor these days and also in oil.... so I had to set up a small easel in my upstairs bedroom. You can see G man my funny guy giraffe. This is just the first pass and I will tone down the bright blue background. This painting is from my animals with attitude series. I painted it in Watercolor and I decided ....I'll do this one also in oil.

reference photos for my Geisha series

I' m taking photos of some of my models in kimonos and have been planning to start my geisha series soon. This model is Michelle and I like the way her pink hair hangs down in this photo. She is my model for my life drawing sessions on Sat. I'm hoping we get enough people to come to wild acres so I can ask Michelle to beour model there at the workshop. It would be lots of fun.

KoI Koi Koi

I was thinking of doing an abstract with three large bands of color... yeah I know its been done but what hasn't... So I decided to do reddish orange and another red and then yellow with gold ...next thing you know there are three Koi..

I added the green and "Voila" another Koi painting... I guess I just have Koi on the brain. This is 8 by 10 and can turned in any direction.

With a little help from my friend

Here I am taking a break to pet my little pup. Sugar...