Art Portfolio of Shannon Kimoto

Hand-Sculpted Painting / Mixed Media: Baked clay, acrylic paint, wire and glass bead earring, eyelashes and top.

Artist message:

I love the Peace symbol. It is my favorite. I wanted this beautiful woman to bring a message of peace to all who see her. My intention is for this piece to be hung so that she stairs directly into the eyes of the viewer. 

Acrylic paint on canvas.

23" x 28" framed.

Artist's Message: This young man seemed incredibly focused and deep into his practice, as he sat in a dark basement room, lit only by one bulb. I tried to bring out or express his movement, creativity and artistry in his right hand. That is actually what originally caught my eye. I almost titled this piece, The Unsung Musician. 

Hand-sculpted / Mixed Media: Modeling medium formed and sculpted, acrylic paint on wood board. 

21.5" x 13.5" x 3/4"

Artist's Message:

The human body is an amazing vessel. And a muscular one is an interest to look view. This particular piece is a mixture of modern and that of a an ancient marble statue with cracks.

Acrylic on canvas. Two-canvas piece. Each canvas is 36" x 36" x 1.5". They should be hung together with a few inches of space between. Sides of the canvases are painted so no frame needed. 

Artist's Message:

I show the equal sign representing equality, the left in black and the right in white. The term "black and white" meaning very clear, causing no confusion. The other colors and shapes represent all of mankind.  

Acrylic metallic fabric paint on black silk, hand sewn into a hanging tapestry.  24" x 27". 

Artist's Message:

This painting captures a lone wolf quenching his thirst in the stillness of the night during a full moon, unaware of the viewer. 

Hand-Sculpted Painting / Mixed Media:

Baked clay, acrylic paint and handmade beaded anklet on wood canvas. 

18" x 24" x 1.5"

Artist's Message: 

The feeling of running on the beach in summer at low-tide with no one else around and one's dress and hair flowing in the ocean breeze: its a feeling of "summertime free".  She is so free, she appears to be running out of the painting itself. 

Hand-Sculpted Painting / Mixed Media:

Baked clay, acrylic paint on canvas. 

36" x 36" x 1.5

Artist's Message: 

When I created this piece, I also wrote the following: And on the eighth day, a beautiful rainbow show proudly down over Earth...when all of a sudden a powerful lightning bolt ignited through the sky. So fierce was the bolt that it echoed a shock-wave through the rainbow causing it to surge back on itself and explode at the end -- not only inspiring each color to explore individually, but for new, never-existing-before colors to emerge.

Hand-Sculpted Painting / Mixed Media:

Baked clay, acrylic paint and wire on board.

Artist's Message: 

This is actually my first Hand-Sculpted Painting. I wanted to capture Jerry Garcia with more of a 3-D feel, so I decided to sculpt he and his guitar in baked clay. I had so much fun doing it, I've continued with my sculpted paintings. 

I am, after all, eternally grateful for his music. 

12" x 24"

Hand-Sculpted Painting / Mixed Media:

Baked clay, acrylic paint and handmade beaded anklet on wood canvas. 

18" x 24" x 1.5"

Artist's Message: 

The feeling of running on the beach in summer at low-tide with no one else around and one's dress and hair flowing in the ocean breeze: its a feeling of "summertime free".  She is so free, she appears to be running out of the painting itself.