Casey Shannon Studio

Thursday, September 9, 2021

The Way to Sumie: Healing Through Art by Casey Shannon

If you ever feel like giving up on pursuing your creative passion during times of personal hardship, this book may turn your life around. It is about Casey Shannon, an admirable artist, and woman from sunny California and green Oregon. She shines a beacon of hope for us with her triumphant spirit and passion for creating art despite tremendous physical and emotional challenges.

This story of an artist’s challenging journey will inspire you to begin anew. Casey has walked ‘the long red road and encountered the dark shadow of the night’ along the way. This artful book tells us her story of recovery from a devastating stroke to become a master of Sumi-e, Japanese Ink painting. Her advice to always follow your heart, your truth, and remain open to what comes your way is universally true. You’ll delight in Casey’s paintings, which enhance the text of this inspiring treasure!

Available on Amazon

What's in the Book! Let's Take a Look.

admin@caseyshannon.com
https://www.caseyshannon.com

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

Casey Shannon Studio

凱西香儂齋

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Award Winner ~ Touching Beach

58th Annual National Exhibition of the Sumi-e Society of America

I am pleased to share with you that my sumi painting called "Touching Beach" won an award at this juried exhibition.
I won the Blue Heron Award.

Such an honor for me!

Touching Beach by Casey Shannon

Painting judge was Sungsook Setton.

Judging Criteria by the judge:

“As the juror for the Sumi-e Society’s annual juried show (painting section), I will be looking for three key elements- -vitality, simplicity, and spontaneity. Vitality is expressed through strong brush strokes which convey a sense of qi (energy). Simplicity puts an emphasis on moving beyond external form, capturing instead the essence of the subject matter through one’s own unique style; relatedly, within any composition, negative space is just as important as positive space. As for spontaneity, a painter’s abilities are most readily seen through ink tonality--the
ability to strike harmonious balance between different shades of ink, or between ink and color.”

admin@caseyshannon.com
https://www.caseyshannon.com

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

Casey Shannon Studio

凱西香儂齋

Sunday, July 25, 2021

58th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Sumi Society of America

The 58th Annual Exhibition of the Sumi Society of America will again be held online this year due to Covid-19 precautions. Calligraphy and ink paintings from members of SSA have been juried into the show.

Sungsook Setton is the judge for the ink paintings and John Shun-Chieh Wang is the judge for the calligraphy.

I am thrilled to announce that my ink painting "Touching Beach" has been juried into this show.

9/1/2021 - 9/1/2022 Exhibition URL - TBA

Touching Beach by Casey

Please Contact the Artist for more information or purchase:

admin@caseyshannon.com
https://www.caseyshannon.com

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

Casey Shannon Studio

凱西香儂齋

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Cannon Beach Art Gallery - Haystack Rock Exhibition

Cannon Beach Art Gallery - Haystack Rock Exhibition

Haystack Rock is a unique 235 feet monolith that attracts wildlife and tourists alike and is part of the Oregon Coast’s geological history, formed millions of year ago by lava flows that created many of the dramatic capes and headlands along the coast. Haystack Rock is protected under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a seabird nesting colony and it is part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge and is a State protected Marine Garden.

Haystack Rock exhibition - This is a juried group show. The exhibition was open to local and regional artists. Compositions are based on the scenic Haystack rock, located in Cannon Beach, Oregon. I am thrilled to report that three of my paintings juried into this show.

Haystack Rock Exhibition
July 28 - August 29, 2021

The Cannon Beach Gallery is located at
1064 S. Hemlock, Cannon Beach, Oregon 97110

https://www.cannonbeacharts.org/
(503) 436-0744

In The Distance - Sumi-e by Casey
Asian Ink Painting
Sumi (ink) on Shikishi Board

Over The Rock - Sumi-e by Casey
Asian Ink Painting
Sumi (ink) on Shikishi Board

Ensö Rock - Sumi-e by Casey
Asian Ink Painting
Sumi (ink) on Shikishi Board

Please Contact the Artist for more information or purchase:

admin@caseyshannon.com
https://www.caseyshannon.com

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

Casey Shannon Studio

凱西香儂齋

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Book Release soon!

Will be published August 2021

This book is by artist Casey Shannon.

It is called 'The Way To Sumi-e: Healing Through Art".

Praise for The Way To Sumi-e

This beautiful writing of an artist’s challenging journey will inspire you to begin anew. Casey has walked ‘the long red road and encountered the dark shadow of the night’ along the way. This artful book tells us her story of recovery from a devastating stroke to become a master
of Sumi-e, Japanese Ink painting. Her advice to always follow your heart, your truth, and remain open to what comes your way is universally true. You’ll delight in Casey’s paintings, which enhance the text of this inspiring treasure!

~ Nan Rae, Master Sumi-e Artist

Coming to Amazon Soon!

Please Contact the Artist for more information or purchase:

admin@caseyshannon.com
https://www.caseyshannon.com

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

Casey Shannon Studio

凱西香儂齋

Casey Shannon Studio