En pointe Painting

Shelley Tudin is a Canadian born artist, and published author. She resides in Brantford, Ontario Canada with her husband Jeff. At the age of 11, Shelley was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, a condition that causes voluntary muscles to weaken. Despite her physical weakness, Shelley showed early signs of artistic talent. She continued her studies at the University of Guelph and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art. Shelley considers herself an old soul. She is kind, quick witted, spunky and intuitive. Her passion for art: painting portraits or compositions with people, using soft tones, captioning emotions and joie de vivre! She has an adoration for vintage items as shown in her vintage still life series. Inspired by French impressionists, Shelley studied the work and is influenced by Edgar Degas; his paintings of ballet dancers in soft pale tints and Pierre August Renoir; his ability to use brilliant colour, vibrant light while blending his subjects into their surroundings. Shelley has been painting professionally for 30 years, has instructed art classes at local galleries, enrichment classes in public schools and privately. Her work is ever changing as she loves experimenting with gel mediums and new techniques from other artists. Shelley challenges herself and refuses to let prejudice get in the way of her future achievements. She is currently writing her 2nd manuscript and continues to paint daily.