Art By Shannon Willis

Public Art “Lunar Obelisk” in Lake Oswego

Shannon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:38:25 +0000

“Lunar Obelisk” by Jim and Shannon Willis

My father, Jim Willis, and I have created a piece of public art for the city of Lake Oswego. The work entitled “Lunar Obelisk” is a tribute to our closes neighbor the moon. The piece is over 10′ high and is made of ferro cement and copper. Who knows how much it weighs! We plan on doing more public in the future.

Encaustics

Shannon — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:26:56 +0000

April Art Show at Oswego Lake Gallery

Shannon — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:05:46 +0000

I just finished fixing my website again so I can update it. I have done quite a few paintings lately and am finishing up more for my show in April. I am going to be in the an ad the PADA cataloge for April. The opening is April 4th 6-8pm at the Oswego Lake Gallery in downtown lake Oswego. The address is
Lake View Village
315 First Street Ste. 101
Lake Oswego, Or 97034.

LARGE new Painting

Shannon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:31:03 +0000

This is my largest work so far. It takes up the entire wall in my studio. It was quite a challenge to paint. I painted most of it in the driveway using a garden hose as my water source. It is hard to get the scale in the photo but it is 10 feet long by 5 feet tall.

Featured article in local newspaper…

Shannon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:02:06 +0000

I was featured in the local paper and even had a photo of me in front of one of my new paintings. The story was on the front page, I am very excited about it. Here is the article…

“The Event” new mixed media oil and acrylic painting

Shannon — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:25:59 +0000

New Original Abstract Painting

Shannon — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:12:16 +0000

“Helix”

Shannon — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:50:18 +0000

I haven’t taken new photos but I have a lot of work that I have finished recently. I am getting ready for my open studio in October. If you would like an invite to the show please make sure you add your email to my mailing list.

Guide Dog Puppy Gerard

Shannon — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:02:07 +0000

I started volunteering for Guide Dogs for the Blind and I have my first puppy to raise. His name is Gerard (we don’t name them) and he is a 6 month old yellow lab. He is a handful but a lot of fun. He will go back to training when he is between 12-14 months old and get then get introduced to his new partner for another month of training. It will be hard to give him up, he is such a sweetheart but I know he will make someone a very good partner and guide.

Very Succesful Art Festival

Shannon — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:18:34 +0000

Just got back from the three day art festival I attended in Bellevue Oregon. The show was a huge success and I met some very cool people who purchased my work. Here is a picture from the booth at the fair.
I sold quite a number of large pieces and my newest piece as well

“The Fire Within” (c)Shannon Willis 2007 21×42″ mixed media on 2 birch panels.