Jacqueline Shackelford - Paintings
Paintings by: Jacqueline Shackelford
email: jsketch24@aol.com
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About
Jacqueline Shackelford, artist extraordinaire, hails from Culver City California. She graduated from Culver High and is a member of the Culver City High School Hall of Fame for her contributions on the basketball court.
She received a scholarship to attend & play basketball at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Following a severe knee injury, she pursued her interest in art. Through a national contest, this talented young woman received a scholarship in design to the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated Pratt with honors.
Her first move as an alumni of Pratt Institute was to work as assistant to creative director of Milestone Media Inc. The concept of working in an industry of art and getting paid to do something creative was formed in those groundbreaking years. Her primary focus remains painting images of hope and inspiration to educate and honor ourselves and our generations.
Movement, rhythm, music and dance are essential elements to her work. The elongating themes speak to the stretch, the pull, the journey most athletes experience within the lines of suspended time we call sport. Music sets the mood and colors the pictures.
The process of making art is an extension of these elements. The suspension of time and the ability to concentrate make magic. Everything she sees, feels and touches have influenced her expressions. Everything!
From the smallest smile to the highest mountain, from the texture of rain to the sound of sunshine, art is everywhere.
With Faith, Diligence, Mindlessness, Concentration and Insight she strives to shine light upon our fighting spirit as a people and paint the pictures that play in her mind.
