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Service Dog Gabe

Casey Shannon and Service Dog Gabe

Hank has retired! My loyal and trusted Service Dog, Hank, has recently retired. We were together and a team for over 9 years. People called us the ‘Dynamic Duo’. As our days together grew into years, I realized Hank was getting older and deserved to retire. I recently decided to give him that gift. He is now living in LA with my closest friends and playing and sleeping all day, every day. For those of you that don’t know what Service Dogs are : They are like Guide Dogs. However they assist people with disabilities other than blindness.

Enter, Gabe! Gabe is my new companion and partner. He was trained by Mo Maurer founder of Hawaii Canines for Independence. His puppy raiser was Susan Jankleson of Seattle. Mo also had trained the great super dog, Hank. So, I knew I was in good hands. I went to Hawaii on the island of Maui and trained intensively with Gabe. Team training is emotionally and physically and mentally exhausting for the person and the dog. Gabe and I finished. We graduated in December and we are doing great. Gabe was brought to California in mid January.

Gabe is 18 months old and a great dog. He is smart, loving, kind, funny, and silly. Who could ask for anything more, eh? What a wonderful gift. I am blessed and honored to be this magnificent dogs partner! I call him Angel Gabriel.

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Elegant Winter Gift

This Sumi-e is called ‘Branches with a Persimmon’.  This is one of my most popular images. This painting was created with Sumi (ink) and Japanese watercolor. It was inspired by the beautiful season of winter and the luscious persimmons that grow at this time of year. There is nothing better than a ripe juicy persimmon to eat just as it is or use them to make bread, pudding, and other delicious treats.

Persimmons are wonderful to paint. They have such a lovely shape and are so colorful. They are also delightful to write about. This Sumi-e painting is minimalist painting and my haiku that I wrote about it is minimalist writing.  Here is my Haiku:

” juicy ripe, branch of persimmon, gently live.”

- Casey

You may purchase a fine art reproduction of this piece from my SumiSpirit Gallery at Imagekind. You can custom frame your reproduction and mat the image right on the website before purchase.

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Unique Art Gift that is Meaningful!

Art for Cancer

This lovely Sumi-e is called ‘Ivy Rust’ and inspired by the falling leaves of Autumn. This is an Art for Cancer image and Fine Art Reprocuctions are available from my Sumi Gallery at ImageKind. This is a unique gift. I will donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this work to Breast Cancer research. This painting may be framed and matted right on the website with a frame of your choice before purchase. I offer other elegant Sumi-e as Art for Cancer images at ImageKind. Take the time to browse my Sumi and SumiSpirit Galleries and give a unique gift that matters! These meaningful paintings are very popular.

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Spirit Standing Sumi-e

This elegant Sumi-e is called Spirit Standing. This image was inspired by the spirit that resides in all of nature. A spirit that is ever present and all encompassing. When I painted this Sumi-e, I was experiencing a little turmoil in my life. We all experience bumpy roads along our life journey.  As I was painting in my mind during my pre-meditation, I was thinking how we can choose to have our spirits stand tall in the face of uncertainty and upset. My brush than flowed into this creation of  ‘Spirit Standing’.

The original Sumi-e painting is currently on exhibit at The Napa Valley Art Museum, which is located in Yountville, CA. The address is: 55 Presidents Circle. My artwork will be on display until January 10, 2009.

Artist’s Reception: November 28, 2009 at 7PM.

You may purchase Fine Art Reproductions of this stunning piece in my Zazzle Gallery. You may finish your print with a beautiful frame of your choice right on the website before purchase. Enjoy!

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Painting Flowers in Autumn

Flowers are a favorite subject of mine. I love painting flowers and I am very inspired by their nature and presence. I concentrate on capturing the special spirit of flowers in my paintings with every stroke of my brush. Flowers are very powerful and yet blissfully delicate. They are with us blooming for only a short while. However, their beauty is undeniable and remains with us in our hearts long after their graceful bloom has faded from sight.

This colorful and elegant Sumi-e is called ‘Golden Rods Dancing’. I painted this last September. This image was inspired by the beautiful dancing flowers of Autumn in Carmel Valley, California. They group together as if  they are having a party and wave in the breeze on the mountain slopes. They are a wonder of nature’s beauty to behold!

This Sumi-e of gorgeous dancers can be purchased as an art print from my Zazzle Gallery. This image is only available there. It can be framed and a mat added right on the website before purchase, if you wish.  The best quality inks are used for printing and the choice of frames available to choose from is delightful.

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One Pelican Waiting

The Sumi-e painting you see here is called ‘One Pelican Waiting’ by Casey Shannon. It was inspired by all the pelicans that swoop and glide in a line across the waves of the ocean.

Pelicans are my favorite bird. I always see these wonderful creatures along Highway One as I drive up the coast to the college where I teach. They seem to gather at Moss Landing and greet me as I drive along the road. Seeing them is always such a delight and I look forward to this treat along my journey.

A reproduction of this painting can be purchased from my Zazzle Gallery.

The original Sumi-e can be viewed at Gallery Journey into Art.

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