Shanna Kunz

Montgomery-Lee Fine Art | Shanna KunzAs a contemporary landscape painter, my work is a conscious play of mood, light, and color, but as a naturalist raised and rooted in the diverse landscapes of Western America, a painting means more than that to me. Each location is an encounter of spirit with the land, the trees, and the waters that have always given me a sense of connection and order. When a location intrigues and inspires me, I will paint the scene into a series using a range of keys or themes, experimenting and searching to learn more about the natural threads that tie the landscape together with complexity, subtlety, and more importantly balance.

I look for new ways to express spatial relationships and distance with layers of paint, brushwork, gradations, and diffusions of light. Hopefully, my study of the landscape will bring me somewhat closer to an honest translation of both soul and land as I push color and value into new compositions and continue a lifelong effort to communicate the emotional connection I feel with my environment.

Featured Art

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Autumn Bloom

Autumn Bloom

Big Sky

Big Sky

Blaze of Glory

Blaze of Glory

Cherished Ground

Cherished Ground

Crisp Air

Crisp Air

On the Weber

On the Weber

Summer Day

Summer Day

The Cows Come Home

The Cows Come Home

Viridian

Viridian

Vivance

Vivance

Winter Graze

Winter Graze