"I love to live vicariously through my divas." --Shano, artist
The artist: Shano, who studied Art History at the California State University of
Northridge and University of Utah, and also studied Fashion Illustration for a year at
The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Sherman Oaks, California
Inspirations: Besides fashion illustrators of both the past and present, influences
include Gustav Klimt and Franz Marc
Her Abode: Camano Island, Washington. She is married with two children and they
live on a ranch with two horses, a pony, two dogs and three cats.
When to know a work is finished: " I always know a piece is done when colors
have saturated and the divas' vivid personalities come forth and materialize."
Visit this talented and creative artist's website for more information and to view her
other beautiful work. Artwork used with Shano's permission.