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General Description of Work: Variously called a surrealist, hyper-realist, romantic, Shelton creates intricate "story" paintings which withhold their meanings from all but dedicated and sophisticated followers. His juxtapositions of unlikely objects, time-warps, and paradoxical settings - all rendered with infinite patience and detail - fascinate observers of all ages.
Doug Shelton is an experienced painter and muralist with a career spanning nearly 30 years. His murals can be seen in many public and private buildings across the country, including Doug has worked on mural and decorative wall-painting projects with Evergreen Studios in New York, including painting the ceiling murals in the House Wing of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., and decorative painting in Fox Theatre in Tucson, among many others.
Doug’s mural work usually begins with historical research into an era--including its environmental characteristics, fashion, and material objects--before a plan for depiction of the subject is finalized. The U.S. Capitol work, for example, depicted scenes from the Westward Expansion. The tasks of the artist--to create beauty, to speak to and reflect the culture in which s/he works, to express an inner vision-are all strong commitments of my artistic career.
Bio: Beginning with a private teacher in Des Moines, Doug Shelton studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and earned his BFA at the Chicago Art Institute. With over 20 one-man showings in Iowa, Illinois, and Arizona, 26 group shows in the Midwest and Southwest, many special commissions - including ceiling murals in the House Wing of the U.S. Capitol - and a dozen corporate collections. Shelton also has won numerous grants and awards and his work has attracted many reviews, articles, and televisions features.
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