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sHandke ART is the artwork and illustrations of Shawna L Handke. Handke has studied graphic design and illustration, and received her degree in Art with an emphasis in painting from the University of Nebraska in 2003. She has always been an artist. Every since her earliest memories as a child, she spent time creating artwork and reflecting on the people who surround her. Her artwork allows her child-like creativity to emerge, and she now has a complete series that shows the nature of this freedom of expression. Her illustrations, called Scribbles--Sketches are free-spirited and full of vibrant color; they also reuse resources that others have carelessly tossed in the trash. The lines are expressive and each completed project is professionally executed. She has participated in several art shows throughout the country and continues to exhibit her work. Overall, her artwork is an immediate reflection of her life and her interpretation of others' lives.
movies
Amelie, Motorcycle Diaries, Donnie Darko, Lost in Translation, The Royal Tennanbaums, Rushmore, Frida, Coffee and Cigarettes, Pollock, Little Miss Sunshine, Me and You and Everyone We Know
tunes
Cat Power, The Pixies, Sufjan Stevens, Architecture in Helsinki, Calexico, Richard Buckner, Wilco, Elliot Smith, Yo La Tengo, Ryan Adams, Belle and Sebastian, The Smiths, Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird, Bjork, M Ward, mum, The Blow, Wolf Parade, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, Bishop Allen, Danielson, Kent, The Modern Lovers, Pixies, Regina Spektor, Andrew Bird, I'm From Barcelona
tV
reading
Confessions of a Window Dresser, I Like You, Post Secret, ReadyMade: How to Make [Almost] Everything; Vitamin P: New Perspectives in Painting
INSPIRATION comes from
my DAD, ALL my family, long walks, bike rides, NATURE, people of all sorts, MUSIC, independent and foreign films, ART journals, DIY, paper, others' TRASH, snapsots, sketching, gardening, exploring NEW & old places, fashion other artists, such as Helen Frankenthaller, Andy Warhol, Alberto Giacometti, Gerhard Richter, Tiffany Holmes, Jackson Pollock, Gia Edzgveradze, SCRAP Danny Mansmith, Henry Darger, Tracey Emin, Merlin Carpenter, Simon Doonan, Franz West
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painting for a while... then, drawing. Maybe a nap sometime too.
NovemberNov 4 Wednesday Wed 09
painting for a while... then, drawing. Maybe a nap sometime too.
For Strange Women has a giveaway over here: http://bit.ly/3Jl5XK Good stuff...
NovemberNov 3 Tuesday Tue 09
Powdered Toast Girl http://bit.ly/3knlcj Community Sketchbook
Powdered Toast Girl
There are no good excuses for my delinquent posts here on the community sketchbook... aside from my focus drifting to my baby and me. He/she was due almost a week ago, and I'm patiently (or not) waiting for the grand entrance into this world. In the meantime, I decided I should post something here, so when I found the new sketchbook that Powdered Toast Girl began, I couldn't resist! Check out this sketchbook!
On another note, I'm looking for searching for more individuals who want to be authors here on the sketchbook. If you want to help out, please contact me: scribbles@shawnahandke.com. (If I'm a little slow to respond, just know that it may have to do with my new life as a first time mom. I may be changing a dirty diaper or feeding...)
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Gather. Collect. Store.: pages 1 + 2 of the etsy journal, book no. 7 www.shawnahandke.com
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walking... napping... drawing... That's what I've done today!
Feed Your Soul: http://bit.ly/QzQ6e So many excellent free prints to download.
NovemberNov 2 Monday Mon 09
Waiting... http://bit.ly/2gDJE via the ART journal
Waiting...
I'm just waiting on Baby Handke to decide to arrive, so I've been practicing using our new camera.
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OctoberOct 30 Friday Fri 09
"Grace brings trust, appreciation, love and prosperity." - Yogi Tea
OctoberOct 28 Wednesday Wed 09
Changing Seasons http://bit.ly/BNP7J via the ART journal
Changing Seasons
Here is a new drawing for the changing seasons.
Seasons change. Lives change. Colors change. Interests change. Oftentimes those things may only appear to change. Instead, they simply renew as the trees do.
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OctoberOct 27 Tuesday Tue 09
OctoberOct 24 Saturday Sat 09
Animal City in the Nursery: finished? Just going to add one or two more details now that it's hanging in the nursery. www.shawnahandke.com
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Animal City: finished? Just going to add one or two more details now that it's hanging in the nursery. www.shawnahandke.com
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Creativity http://bit.ly/hj7Uj via the ART journal
Creativity
"All children are artists... without self-consciousness... they don't worry..."
- Madeline L'Engle, Walking on Water
"In our society, at the age of five, 90 percent of the population measures 'high creativity.' By the age of seven, the figure has dropped to 10 percent. And the percentage of adults with high creativity is only two percent! Our creativity is destroyed not through the use of outside force, but through criticism, innuendo..."
- Finley Eversole, The Politics of Creativity
Let us not lose our creativity.
I wanted to sketch like a child, so these are some of the drawings I created. Some of the animals may be used in the nursery.
More are on their way.
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