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Early Riser Print

Shelby McQuilkin

United States

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

I’m not an early riser, I’ve never been an early riser, and I never will be an early riser. When I started kindergarten I had to get up at some crazy hour like 5 am in the morning. I hated it! I liked school, but getting up was a struggle from that first day until the last day of my senior year. I loved college because I could set the times for my classes later in the morning, knowing I’d never get up in time for an early class. The Composer, my husband, is always up at the crack of dawn or sooner. The Director, my son, doesn’t appear until after noon. I’m somewhere in the middle. When I was a little girl, I spent several weeks on my cousins farm in Indiana. It’s one of my best childhood memories. Horses, chickens, a million cats, dogs and a bunch of other farm animals. They had this really feisty rooster that was up at the crack of dawn every morning doing that thing that roosters do. I would moan and groan until he stopped and then fall back asleep. Even though I don’t share the early morning with the rooster, I do love them. I love the colored feathers, the way they walk, the crazy red thing on the top of their heads. I think they’re beautiful. They also remind me of that wonderful time on my cousins farm where life was simple and fun. Mixed media on wood panel. Comes ready to hang or can be framed. This is one of three in a series of rooster painting, check out the rest!

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Giclee on Canvas

Size:

16 W x 16 H x 1.25 D in

Size with Frame:

17.75 W x 17.75 H x 1.25 D in

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I've been an artist since I was a little girl, but although my talent was recognized from a young age, no one encouraged me to pursue art as a career. Throughout my life's journey, I've looked for different ways to release my creative energy. I've searched high and low for my place in life, and I've also experienced plenty of road blocks along the way. In 2006, I was depressed and feeling completely lost. I had no energy; it was difficult to just walk across the room. I was alive, but I wasn't living. The question came to me, Shelby, when are you going to start living your life? I was 40 years old and hadn't done anything I had ever dreamed of doing. I knew I had to find a creative outlet. I purchased a small DSLR camera and began taking pictures every day. We were living in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the time and my son would come with me and we would walk all over downtown taking pictures. I found fresh energy. When I started, I could barely walk across the room, but soon I was walking all over town. That was just the beginning. Our family, my husband, son, and I, all realized our creativity wasn't flourishing where we were, so we moved to Denver, Colorado. Not long after our move, I met a group of oil painters who opened their arms and invited me to paint with them. Painting had always been what I really wanted to do. And so it began. I became obsessed with painting!! I never knew I could love doing something this much. My art reflects my journey through life. I'm inspired by the people and events that have shaped me as well as my joys and my tribulations. Each painting is filled with my passion for life, my love of family, and my love of art. Through my life and my work, I want to encourage others to pursue their dreams and live life passionately.

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