Images of Nature • Shauna Crandall
As a lifelong creative, I have always found my way back to the natural world. Nature has been an endless source of inspiration—the intricate patterns, unexpected colors, graceful lines, circles, spirals & ripples that appear everywhere we look.
I hand-painted the watercolor elements (the butterflies & flowers) of these pieces, then digitally arranged and mirrored them to create intricate and beautifully balanced works of art.
I wanted the viewer to feel the twinkling ethereal magic of luminescent nature. Have you ever seen a firefly? How bout a falling star? Can you hear the music playing? This collection has a touch of Art Deco and the timeless art of William Morris. (I studied to be a textile designer and I feel that reflects in my work so much of the time), I wanted these works to have a fairy tale feel with out detracting from the truth of nature’s stunning gorgeousness. I adore flowers, trees, and insects, whether coming upon them in a garden…or out in the wondrous wild; in the light of a bright morning, the glow of a late afternoon…or the dark of a mysterious night.
Butterflies have long carried associations with transformation and renewal, along with being recognized as little messengers from the spirit world. This one is ALL about reinforcing the experience of a magical visit from a winged one. Or the hope of a night sky with a billion stars. A remonder that the energies of eternity are always showing up in nature.
These pieces have a timeless quality that looks beautiful in a modern setting as well as a more traditional one. It would make a meaningful gift for a birthday, anniversary, new home, or simply to mark a moment in someone’s life.
Each Piece• 9 × 12 inches • Signed & numbered (limited-edition of 40) • Printed on archival acid free matte paper • Certificate of authenticity included
Museum quality art, printed upon order by a local fine-art printer. Please allow time for printing and careful preparation • All pieces shipped flat in acid free packaging • I’m happy to add a personal note • Custom framing available by arrangement •
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Beautiful Bugs • 2016 Series
Of course the title is a metaphor. It is to say; There are beings of light around us even in the darkest of our suffering. The art shows the steady nature of this energy, the constant eternal power that infuses us.I wanted the viewer to feel the twinkling ethereal magic of luminescent nature. These are “my” colors, I LOVE blues, and greens, and the depth of night. This piece is meant to bring you an assurance that we are moving through sacred energy in every moment.
Celebrating the big joy of a yellow swallowtail, this work features hues of gold and opulent orange with accents of navy to create contrast to boost the pops of color! I wanted the viewer to get lost in this piece as if merging with a kaleidoscope and being whisked away on an adventure across the universe. She says, “I have arrived, now let’s go out into the world, and have an experience of life.” She blesses a space with the appreciation of life.
Tho’ she is delicate and small…she is mighty. This Damsel Fly has no fear. She is encouraged by the luminous bearers of light depicted as little creatures in nature. The do not doubt the power of eternal beauty made visible with light. I wanted the viewer to join the gathering of sacred spirit messengers that are meeting for one last time before flying off into the physical world to bring subtle energies of healing, peace, love and hope.
Gold for enlightenment, blue for truth. This beautiful butterfly presents herself with open vulnerability, not to seek shelter but to invite the sheltering. She delights in the fullness of the feminine, the incredible power of the feminine divine. No need to explain anything; it just “IS”. She is meant to ground a space and encourage moving through the environment with self possession and an open heart.
Celebrating the peaceful flight of wandering blue butterflies, this work features hues of BLUE with accents of green to create contrast to elevate the overall piece. I wanted the viewer to get lost in this piece as if merging with a kaleidoscope and being gently carried into a world of peace, love and possibilities. My message with this one is that TRUTH prevails. (In the most beautiful soft way…no need to shout, truth needs no explanation, no force. One KNOWS it.
Can you hear the spirits laughing? This piece invites the viewer to embrace life. Find excuses to play…to laugh, to complement…anyone. To throw a party, take a walk, play some music, dance, give, sing, live as if no one is watching…no one…join the muses, the spirits, the angels in celebrating life. Be the sunshine, be the ocean, be the rainbow, the chirping bird, the babbling brook. Or rest knowing that beautiful energies are gathering, they are opening the whole of it to the light of God.