Shauna Garnett
Contemporary Artist
I am a mixed media artist. Art makes me feel alive. It calms the running commentary in my mind. I love the magic.
I have no visual memory (aphantasia) no recollected conscious imagery. I can see the present in real time; I have visual dreams, but have nothing in between. This has influenced what I used to paint (my response to nature) and what I now paint, my subconscious art (my response to a pareidolic textured base).
I trained in oil painting but recently started exploring subconscious art with acrylics. I want to find the truth in my subject and make art that excites me. I start with a serendipitous foundation and let the painting reveal itself to me.
I have a body of new small works (10cm x 15cm) which are available to see and buy, in my open studios 10th/11th May and 24th/25th May 2025, together with my landscapes. In time, I plan to move back into oils for the rich colour, exciting optics, and expressive mark-making that oil supports.