shannon leigh Archives - Toronto Guardian https://torontoguardian.com/tag/shannon-leigh/ Toronto Guardian - Toronto News, Events, Arts & Culture. Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:07:10 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://torontoguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-TorontoGuardian_FaviconLogo512_C1V1-32x32.jpg shannon leigh Archives - Toronto Guardian https://torontoguardian.com/tag/shannon-leigh/ 32 32 Toronto Artist Shannon Leigh https://torontoguardian.com/2016/01/toronto-artist-shannon-leigh/ Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:07:10 +0000 https://torontoguardian.com/?p=6856 Shannon Leigh is an experimental illustrative painter. Whose contemporary work explores themes of adolescence through escapism and colour warped surrealism. [...]

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]]> Shannon Leigh is an experimental illustrative painter. Whose contemporary work explores themes of adolescence through escapism and colour warped surrealism.

Shannon studied Fine Arts at Durham College, and received a diploma in Fine Arts: Advanced for Painting. Shannon’s work has been featured in publications for emerging artists, and she currently attends OCADU for Drawing and Painting.

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Instead of buying paint palettes Ive been using discarded magazines that were found in the recycling. They are usually quite pretty afterwards and Ive been saving the best ones.
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Ive gotten into the habit of saving my favourite stills from movies Ive watched and painting them later, this one’s from Drive.
Shannon Leigh
I like taking day trips to go sketching. This was this past summer down at the Whitby Harbour.
Shannon Leigh
Sometimes taking a tea break is essential. Earl Grey, bag in, black
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Nestled in among the easels in the school’s studio modelling a full length view of a wearable piece I did in November.
Shannon Leigh
Hands down my favourite place for food nearby is Karines, super friendly and always delicious.
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Packed up and readying to transport my art.

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What Neighbourhood Do you live in?

I live in Queen West, on the fringes of Chinatown.

What Do you do and where?

I’m a contemporary artist creating work in primarily acrylic paint. I like to use my work as a method of escapism for both myself and the viewer. I like to think that my work is surreal, using symbolism, and vivid colour pallets to create lush dreamworlds. I am currently in my second year at OCADU so I use the studio space as much as possible.

What are you working on?

I have a few commissioned works that I’m in the middle of completing, cataloguing works and self organization is an endless

Where can we find your work?

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shannonleighmacd/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ShannonLeighMacd/?ref=hl
Website https://www.shannonleighart.format.com

 

 

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