Shan
Watters

“I love the intersection of ancient wisdom traditions, mythology, sacred symbols, color, and frequency. The more esoteric the better, for the esoteric is the language of spirit.”

Shan Watters is a contemporary American artist and author whose work is inspired by visible forms of beauty from the natural world that are augmented by her daily meditations on the mysteries of the invisible.

As an intuitive artist her work is informed by such things as shifting seasons of tidal colors, foggy landscapes, deep forests, or maybe the moods of light on craggy shorelines which are all reflected in this series of current abstract works.

Viewing the canvas, board or paper as a sacred playground, I often write my intention on the surface to begin and sprinkle water on it to bless the new creation.

Color and light are the ambrosial elixir that unite my inner and outer experience during the painting process, and I begin to add thin layers of color until lines and shapes begin to emerge.

Here is where the process deepens. Maybe I respond to what I see by drawing a horizon line and question, “how do I meet the vastness of the sky here?” or “How can I learn from the conversation where the earth meets the water?”

As I ponder, I keep working until color, line, texture and space form relationships that keep flowing one into another until I can “hear its song” and it feels right. Occasionally this happens in a short time, but usually it takes a long time for me to complete my paintings and I find creating several pieces at once keeps the process fun and light. Sometimes I put it aside for several weeks and return to it when inspiration renews itself.

Artwork is a universal language that each artist speaks uniquely, as each one’s perceptions are processed individually.

It is the same for the viewer.

It is my wish that you delight in your journey through my site.

Thank you for visiting and come again and again!