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Dog Pops Balloon Red Stag Block Party 2011 Minneapolis MN slmcnulty 32 views Dog 1 Balloon 0 at the Red Stag Block Party 2011 in Northeast Minneapolis during the Peter Wolf Crier Set.
Abstract Paintings Contemporary Artist Studio Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl 2011 slmcnulty 135 views SHAWNMCNULTY.COM - The studio of contemporary artist Shawn McNulty was open again for Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl in May 2011. His studio, located in the Historic Thorp Buildi...
Scuffle & Scrape Shawn McNulty Rosalux Gallery Art Show Abstract Paintings slmcnulty 203 views SHAWNMCNULTY.COM - Rosalux's rebirth in its new Northeast location continues with an exhibition of tactile, textural works by Shawn McNulty. His deliciously thick compositi...
Shawn McNulty Art Studio Art-A-Whirl 2010 Thorp Building Minneapolis Abstract Landscape Painting slmcnulty 1,436 views For many years, Shawn McNulty has been gracing the local art scene with his colorful abstract paintings. A signature style that plays on strong lines, distinctive blocking ...
Shawn McNulty Studio Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl 2009 Exhibition Northeast Art Artist Abstract slmcnulty 231 views SHAWNMCNULTY.COM - Shawn McNulty's Art-A-Whirl exhibition of his large, abstract, modern landscape paintings on canvas at his art studio at the Historic Thorp building in N...
Pretty Please Art Opening Exhibition Rosalux Gallery Minneapolis Shawn McNulty Scott Wenner slmcnulty 780 views SHAWNMCNULTY.COM - Make it pretty, please. It's rule one for painters Shawn McNulty and Scott Wenner. They may maintain disparate styles and approaches but the root philos...
Shawn McNulty Retrospective Art Exhibition 2000-2008 Pocket Gallery slmcnulty 1,679 views Artist Shawn McNulty held a "Pocket Retrospective" show spotlighting some selected works from 2000-2008 in the Pocket Gallery, which is located in the basement of Rosalux G...
Shawn McNulty Studio Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl 2007 Exhibition slmcnulty 823 views Shawn McNulty's Art-A-Whirl exhibition of his large, abstract, modern paintings on canvas at his art studio at the Historic Thorp building in Northeast Minneapolis, Minneso...
Criminales di Cromatico - Shawn McNulty and Michael Sweere slmcnulty 828 views Criminales di Cromatico was an art exhibition featuring the work of Shawn McNulty and Michael Sweere that took place at Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis, Minnesota during Mar...
Shawn McNulty Gallery Exhibition Artist Hopkins Art Center slmcnulty 1,342 views Shawn McNulty had a gallery exhibition of his large, abstract, modern paintigs on canvas at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in the west suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota du...

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My work is dependent on design fundamentals: form, color, and composition. I believe the most complex emotions can be evoked from the simplest of forms. My style explores the relationship between man-made structures and the natural world; the idea of recognizable shapes and structures living within irrational thoughts and emotions. I begin a piece very spontaneously and become more detailed as the composition starts to show itself. The process involves layering. The first layers are the most erratic and freeform, similar to automatic writing. An impasto style is used during this time creating thick textures. I sometimes add other elements like pumice, gels, and collage in these early layers. There are no preliminary sketches or notions of what is going to transpire. I notice different characters and forms in the middle of the process, which I then nurture and allow to develop almost at their own will. A dialogue is created with the painting, and it starts to show me what needs to be done. Determining when a painting is finished is a crucial and difficult step in my process. I always have to see it with fresh eyes after at least a day has passed to decide it is finished.

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