Sketchbook ~ StoryBook

Enso and the Haiku

by Casey

The Sketchbook Project sponsored by The Art House Gallery library will house sketchbooks by artists from around the world. Visitors to the exhibit will receive library cards and be able to view the books at exhibitions around the country. The goal of the project is to create a giant collective of sketchbooks from around the globe and make it accessible to everyone. The Project was featured on CNN and the library will be touring across the country. My sketchbook this year will not be touring the country. Nor will it be on permanent display in New York.

Let me explain. I love creating these books. Every time I show my daughter my book, she says "Oh mom, don't send it on tour and then to stay in NY!" Well, this year she got her way. My sketchbook theme was storybook and I wrote a story about my canary Enso and dedicated it to my new granddaughter, Aven. When my daughter saw this book, she loved it and wanted to keep the book to give to Aven when she grows up. What could I say? 

My entire illustrated storybook is available for viewing at Enso and the Haiku.

Casey Shannon Studio

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StoryBook ~ Coming Soon!

StoryBook

Coming Soon to a Computer near you!

As we begin a new year and open our hearts to new possibilities and joys, I begin a new sketchbook for The Art House Co-Op Gallery. My sketchbook will travel around the country on tour with other sketchbooks from artists all over the world. It will then be permanently on display at the 303 Grand Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. 

My theme for the 2011 sketchbook is 'StoryBook'. My story is called 'Enso and the Haiku'. Can you guess what it is going to be about? I'm not telling. However, the first page of my sketchbook is above. There might be a clue in there for you. The 40 page sketchbook is currently being created. I have 14 pages complete to date.

The sketchbook illustrations are all created with pen and ink, ink brush, and colored pencil. The outline is stamped with red cinnabar paste as is the artist chop at the bottom center of each page. The square artist chop translates into my name which is 'Casey'.

The entire sketchbook will be available for viewing soon on my art website caseyshannon.com.

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This is Where I Live ~ Inside

This is Where I Live
Inside

My Mini Sketchbook Monthly is finally finished. The inside of 'Where I Live' is complete. I enjoyed working on and creating this book very much and I can honestly say I am sad this project ended!
Please take a tour! Sketchbook.

The Art House Gallery.
My Sketchbook will be on permanent display at
Brooklyn, NY.
For more information on this project, see my previous blog post
- July 11, 2010.

Casey Shannon Studio

This is Where I Live ~ Outside

Sketchbook Monthly Theme:
This is Where I Live

Sometimes I like to take a break from painting. At this time, I thoroughly enjoy creating sketchbooks with a theme. Making them feeds my very soul. Each individual drawing is a snapshot in time and it contains a loving part of me. To start my book, I took many many pictures of the outside and inside of my home. I enjoyed shooting all the 'nooks and crannies' of every corner and space. And, all the while thinking in my head, 'how shall I draw this scene?'

This sketchbook is still a work in progress. The book has the theme of 'This is Where I Live'. The completed sketchbook will be on display in The Art House Gallery at 303 Grand. The gallery is located in Brooklyn, NY. The Art House is a co-op for artists around the world and we build projects together. This is the second sketchbook I have created for The Art House. My book will remain on permanent display in their library.

So far, I have the outside completed, which consists of the first 19 pages. The finished sketchbook will contain 38 pages both inside and outside of where I live. Please stop by my website to view the sketchbook at this point ~ Outside. Stay tuned. The Inside will be finished soon!

Casey Shannon Studio

Sketchbook Project ~ Grand Opening!

Brooklyn Art Library Grand Opening! Grand Opening canceled! They are rescheduling the show for Saturday, March 6th from 7:00-10:00pm. How to get to the Brooklyn Art Library The building is located on the corner of Coffey St and Richards St in Red Hook. Please enter from Coffey street. We will have a nice lighted sign to help guide you to our entrance. Take the F or G train to Smith/9th St. station. Take bus B-77 to Rocky Sullivan's Bar. Walk up to Coffey and make a left. You will see the sign! Here's a link to google maps for more pinpointed directions. Brooklyn Art Library is located in Red Hook in Brooklyn at: 201 Richards St #16 Brooklyn, NY 11231 In case for some reason you can't make it March 6th They will be open on Monday and Tuesday from 11:00-4:00pm next week. For updates on when they are open, check out the website starting on March 1st to see the hours for the current week. The sketchbooks will also be in Boston at Laconia Gallery next weekend on March 5th from 5:00-8:00pm. If you're around the area, be sure to come out! Casey Shannon's art will be represented. Here is a link to view my Sketchbook, and please visit my studio.. Casey Shannon Studio

Self Portrait Project

Self Portrait Project
Casey Shannon and Gabe

This is my self portrait that I will be sending to the Art House Gallery for the Self Portrait Project Exhibition. The gallery will be hanging on their walls various self portraits in all media from artists around the world. And, this exhibit will be the largest collection of portraits ever! Not only will they have the portraits on exhibition at the Brooklyn Art Library in New York, they will create a book that will document all of the submissions. The book will be available for purchase at the gallery.

Meet the Artist

The Exhibition
April 23rd, 2010

Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Art Library
201 Richards St #16
Brooklyn, NY

'It's not life that matters, it's the courage that we bring to it'. ~ Yogi Tea

Casey Shannon Studio

Art House Sketchbook Project

Art House Sketchbook Project 2009-2010

The Sketchbook Project Library sponsored by The Art House Gallery will house sketchbooks by artists from around the world. Visitors to the exhibit will receive library cards and be able to view the books at exhibitions around the country. The goal of the project is to create a giant collective of sketchbooks from around the globe and make it accessible to everyone. The Project was featured on CNN and the library will be touring across the country beginning on January 29, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. Please visit my Exhibition page to see the cities and dates of the tour. After the cities tour, the sketchbooks will go back to Brooklyn Art House Gallery for permanent library display in the gallery.

Rules: Each participating artist was given a moleskin sketchbook and a theme randomly chosen from 30 available themes. Artists were instructed to base their sketchbook around this theme. My theme was 'A Postcard'. Visit my Sketchbook Project page to see all 40 pages of my sketchbook interpretation. Page numbers and captions are below each image. I enjoyed this project beyond words. I used my imagination to create fantasy places, I drew my favorite places that I had visited over the years from memory, and I included beautiful areas from near my home in Carmel Valley. I loved doing this! Enjoy!