Lynn Shanks
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Lynn Shanks
@leshanks.bsky.social
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Finally becoming the artist I was always meant to be.
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My latest little chickadee. 6x6 acrylic on board.

#acrylicpainting #art #artwork #birds #chickadee
Goggles
Two-year-old Charlie is a big fan of goggles and doesn’t save them for special occasions (like swimming). This portrait represents his personality so well - spirited, joyful, uninhibited. He’s a funny little guy.

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I was inspired by the beautiful marshes in Saco, Maine.
Acrylic on canvas.
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#acrylicpainting #art #maine #clouds #marsh
My latest. I took a different approach with this painting and kinda like how it turned out.

#acrylicpainting #ibis #waterbirds #art
Big work in progress. 36”x48”
Lake George in NY State’s Adirondack Park.

#acrylicpainting #art #lakegeorge #adirondacks #landscapepainting
I’m making progress on this muddy little sweetheart.

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Sharing my latest work in progress. She’ll be the next in my What About the Children series.
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Which of these two do you like better? I painted two versions of a storm off the coast of Puerto Rico. Curious which people prefer.
1. Minimal and calm
2. Heavily layered and intense

#acrylicpainting #seascape #art #puertorico
Couldn’t waste the oil paints still on the palette after yesterday’s alla prima session, so I did this one of Cap de la Nau on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Now I have paint left over from this session. To be continued…

#oilpainting #allaprima #art #landscapepainting #spain
A little alla prima practice today. Lemons, 8x10 oils on canvas panel.

#oilpainting #stilllife #lemons #art #allaprima
“Lexie Grace” went to her new home yesterday. This commissioned work was a big hit with the couple that received it.

#acrylicpainting #acrylicpaintings #petportrait #petportraits #art #dogs #commissionedartwork
Landscapes and portraits are my usual, but I thought I’d try something different tonight.

#acrylicpainting #art #floralpainting #flowers #tulips
Another Adirondack work underway. I’ve had a lot of free hours to paint these last couple of days. You can see by my very messy palette that I’ve been busy!

#acrylicpainting #art #adirondacks #adirondackmountains
A new one in the works. Painting is sometimes like a puzzle…I’m still working toward the solution here. This is daybreak at Elk Lake Lodge in the Adirondacks. Acrylic on canvas.

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Pears. Painted alla prima in acrylic, on a very wet day when my paints just would not dry!

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Finished! I think I’ll name it “The Mountains Are Calling.”
To me there is nothing quite as beautiful as the Adirondack Mountains.

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