Shirley Esco

Statement:

Shirley says "art is an important part of my life. Painting to me, no matter what the medium, is my passion because art is not only food for the eyes, but for the soul. I do not limit myself to one style of painting. I love the lines and angles of pen and ink house drawings and, my favorite, watercolor house portraits. I also enjoy the freedom of using oils and acrylics for landscapes, still life, and florals. My painting style can be considered representational." She has lived out in the country in Elmore County all of her life. After retiring from a full-time job with Regions Bank in 2000, she began to take her art abilities seriously. She has served as President of the Elmore County Art Guild and now serves as the Treasurer. She is a member of the Prattauga Art Guild.

Honors and Awards
2010 RiverFest Art Show - Honorable Mention - Acrylic ~ "Cypress Shadows"

2008 Elmore County Art Guild Show – Honorable Mention – Watercolor "Wetumpka Civic Center"

2007 Elmore County Art Guild Show "Glimpses of Elmore Co." Third Place – Acrylic "High Cotton"

2007 Capitol City Club Exhibit

2007 Joined Gallery One in Montgomery

2007 Watercolor painting published in the Birmingham Sketchbook by Indigo

Publishing

2006 Elmore County Art Guild Show - Purchase Award - watercolor purchased by

PrimeSouth Bank "Bridge Over the Coosa"

2005 Elmore County Art Guild Show - Honorable Mention - Watercolor "Stargazers"

2005 Three watercolors accepted in Montgomery and the River Region Sketchbook

2004 Elmore County Art Guild Show - Purchase Award - purchased by AmSouth Bank,

Wetumpka, Acrylic painting "LeFleurs" plus honorable mention

2001 Elmore County Art Guild Jasmine Hill Show - Second Place - Acrylic "Musicale"

2001 Elmore County Art Guild Show - Purchase Award - purchased by AmSouth Bank

Wetumpka "Daisies"

1995 Juried into Annual Exhibition of the Montgomery Art Guild, Regions Bank Show

Education

Three years of Commercial Art at Auburn University Montgomery

Continuing Education art classes at Auburn University Montgomery

Numerous art instruction workshops

Contact Information

Shirley Esco

334/569-3909

dsesco9696@dishmail.net

Moonglow at Midnight                                                               Moonglow at Sunset
Landscape                                                                                   Landscape

Mixed Media                                                                              Mixed Media
30 x 24 (Gallery Wrap)                                                              30 x 24 (Gallery Wrap)

Sweet Nectar                                                                               High Cotton
Still Life                                                                                       Landscape
Acrylic                                                                                          Mixed Media
10 x 8  (Gallery Wrap)                                                                30 x 40 (Gallery Wrap)