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Shelley Hanna Fine Art

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Check out my latest interview with VoyageKC

I was contacted recently by VoyageKC Magazine to give an interview in their Rising Stars series. VoyageKC’s focus is to shine a spotlight on Kansas City’s local artists, small business owners and entrepreneurs and I feel very fortunate to be included.

The interview includes my background as an artist, the challenges I’ve faced and the things that matter the most to me. It also showcases some of my portrait work . So if you would like to know more about my story, feel free to check out the link below. And if you are here to learn a little more about how I do what I do, I’ll include a few links for that as well.

I’d like to thank VoyageKC for taking the time to share my story. Please spend a little time on their site to discover other local artists, business owners and entrepreneurs. We are lucky to live in such a diverse community of talent. So check out their stories – your support means everything to them.

Below is a link to the interview with VoyageKC Magazine:

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Rising Stars: Meet Shelley Hanna

Interested in more artist tips and tutorials? Here are a few you can check out:

The real focus of this website is all about learning new things as an artist. Below are a few of my tutorials featuring portraits of both a human and animal. I’ve also included an article with some tips and tricks I’ve used along the way.

How To Paint A Realistic Portrait – Avoid These 11 Mistakes!

Why Paint Upside Down? 15 Helpful Painting Hacks

How To Paint A Senior Dog Portrait – Tips & Tricks

Just want to see my work? Click the image below:

I love learning new things and painting a variety of subjects. Everything from still life to portraits of pets and people. I also dabble in a little digital work as well. I would love for you to take a look through my gallery. New things will be coming soon!

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Voyage KC magazine interview

How fun and humbling is this? Voyage KC magazine recently interviewed me about how I got started in photography, the beginning of Seasons of Hope photo shoots, some of the challenging times in business and in life, and the proud moments too!

You can take a look here .

Whichever season of life you are in right now, I pray this makes you feel hopeful!

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VoyageKC Magazine - Inspiring Conversation with Steve McDowell

BNIM’s President and Director of Design, Steve McDowell, FAIA, LEED AP , was recently interviewed for Voyage KC Magazine. Voyage KC Magazine has interviewed artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs of all backgrounds to share inspiring stories about their personal journeys and contributions to the Kansas City community.

Steve shares his challenges, inspirations, and important lessons learned throughout his life that have shaped his career. Steve recalls his interest in design, architecture and ecology formed during high school, but his design leadership and capabilities were really developed in his earlier years of practice. As he continued to practice architecture during the energy crisis in the ‘70s, Steve built upon his interest in ecology and architecture to focus on what became known as sustainability. At this critical point in his career, Steve was part of authoring the Critical Planet Rescue Solution in 1989 which was presented to the AIA Convention in St. Louis, serving as a catalyst for the development of the AIA Committee on the Environment.

During the interview, Steve also shares the challenges that came with BNIM’s choice to question authority with respect to carbon, water, resources, and sustainability issues, especially in Kansas City. However, other cities welcomed the firm to learn more about BNIM’s design philosophy and approach, meaning that a previously local and regional practice was now becoming a national and beyond practice. These early days of practice taught the firm many important lessons which are now carried into the work that is being done nationally and globally.

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“Our current biggest struggle is diversity in our profession which we are working on multiple fronts to increase the pipeline of students of color studying design and entering the profession.”

To read the full interview, click here.

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