Omhusel
Acrylic
14.75 x 39.5

A. Michael Shumate

Michael began painting at a relatively early age. He holds a BFA from Brigham Young University. Michael moved with his family to Prince Edward Island where he worked as senior graphic designer. Later he began teaching at Lawrence College in Kingston. Concurrent with his teaching Michael pursued his illustration as well as painting careers.

"As a painter, I am fluent in many styles and media, due to my long years as a commercial illustrator. What I seek in my art is beauty, tranquility and peace. I paint abstracts because it allows for a free-associative kind of viewer experience. One can relate to it on a visceral level of color and form alone, without the distraction of subject matter. It is also possible to render subjects that would otherwise be invisible like emotions, feelings and abstract concepts."

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