Aurelia Ann Schanzenbacer

I am predominantly a self-taught artist and photographer. I describe myself as a nature/landscape photographer and a mixed media artist. Although, that defines only a portion of my body of work, since I love immersing myself into the historical culture of the areas that I am photographing and painting. I love to travel and most of my images come from those destinations. When looking at a subject, I look for light, texture, shapes, and patterns that catch my eye. Anything goes in my creative post-processing. I use textures and painterly effects if they enhance my art, photographic image and my vision for the piece. In 2017, my interest expanded from photography to creating two dimensional art. Art has given me the ability to experiment in different mediums: oil paints, oil pastels, acrylics, watercolors, ink, color pencils and photographic digital artistry. While traveling, I've made a concerted effort to do quick daily drawings using mostly ink, watercolor or oil pastels, and have joined several daily sketch groups. After creating my art, I find it satisfying taking the drawings and enhancing colors, adding textures or transforming something less appealing into digital masterpieces. To enhance my artistry skills, I've attended w...

*Bachelors of Arts in Religious Studies with emphasis in Missions and Church Leadership
*Masters in progress: Teaching
*Art education from local city classes and workshops, one and one mentorship, online demonstrations and art events.

Three Rivers Gallery, 2020
Engage Online Exhibition, 2020
Allegany Art Council, Schwab Gallery, Appalachian Pastel League, September 2022,
Appalachian Pastel Society Annual Exhibition, September 2023
Allegany Art Council, Seville Gallery, Artist Showcase, February 2023,
Western Maryland Watercolor Society, Annual Art Exhibit, March 2023
Western Maryland Watercolor Society, Full Circle Exhibit, October 2024
Allegany County Studio Tour, Gilchrist Gallery and Museum, October, 2024
Allegany Art Council, Pop-up Art, November 2024