Dorothy Bury Shaw

My art focuses on the spiritual journey of the untamed woman.  I explore the courageous aspects of self-discovery, awakening, and expanding the heart, achieving a rich, other-worldly quality by the use of intricate layers of ink, watercolor and colored pencil on rag paper.  Every line is purposeful, each element is symbolic.  Sometimes I include sections of collage, mingling bits of paper with ethereal subjects to create another point of connection for my viewer. My artistic process also includes the poetry that comes to me while I am painting and drawing.  I initially taught art and freelanced as an editorial illustrator.  Now I focus on creating my own fine art and poetry.  In 2018, I published my first book, Love Without Distance, A Heartscape of Art & Verse.  You can learn more about me at www.dburyshaw.com.