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Shellyvision.com Features the Fine Art and Graphic Design of Shelly Rosenquist

Graphic & Web Design

For Better or Worse, Everything Around Us is Designed

I've been a professional graphic designer since 1994. In that time, I've had the opportunity to design anything from labels for consumer products to interactive websites and everything in between. I enjoy designing corporate identities (logos, business cards, etc.) and especially love the challenge of pleasing all those cooks in the kitchen.

Graphic design is a fun and fast-paced industry and one that I find challenging and ever-changing. I love the fact that even though I've been a designer for a lot of years, there is always a new technology to learn or a trick-of-the-trade to pick up on. The graphic design field is one that I love and truly enjoy (on more than one occasion, I've been referred to as a "graphic design nerd," if that sums it up for you).

Artist's Statement

Art is progression.

My work has progressed from pen and India ink drawings on paper to vibrantly colored pastel pieces. The process I have developed is truly unique as I build layer upon layer of pastel onto hand-made wooden canvases. The grain of the wood integrates itself into the work of art, creating a sort of fingerprint for every piece. While pastels as a medium tend to be quite messy and untouchable, I have derived an unusual method (one might consider my work “Experimental Art”) of layering pastels with fixative on wood that eliminates these problems and have come up with a sealant that ensures that each piece is protected and ready to be handled.

Often mistaken for oil paintings, my pastel works stand alone regarding uniqueness in technique and subject matter and provide a definite spin on traditional pastel works.

As for subject matter, I tend to re-create what I’m exposed to, whether it be the social, natural or private areas of my life and the environments around me. I am continually inspired by the world I live in and embrace spontaneity in my work. It is ever-changing. It is complex at times and extremely simple at others, and so is my work.