Shalese Sands

Wildlife and Equine Artist

Welcome!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my site! I hope you find the same beauty that inspired me to create these animals in the first place. Feel free to reach out if you have any inquires or questions.

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Alrighty, local friends, I'm on the hunt for duck references! Specifically, I'm looking for Northern Shovelers (I've attached a painting and scratchboard I've done of them in the past). So if you have seen any lately or have access to an area they ma

What have I done to myself? Haha! 🙈 I've been working on scratching out this piece for about 4 days now and this is what I've accomplished so far. You can see the size compared to my hand. This section is the worst of it for details, but there's jus

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Our world is truly an incredible place. There are so many places to explore, so much beauty to behold, and so much inspiration to soak up. I hope nobody takes for granted the amazing place we get to call home!
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Finally, some art I can show you all! 😁 I started a massive piece this week--a 24" X 36" scratchboard headed for Tabora Gallery. As per usual, this one will be all about the light! It'll be slow going, but this one should look pretty spiff

I'm at the edge of insanity, but I did it--my SAA entries are submitted (about 20 hours before the deadline)! And let me tell you, the struggle bus was real this week. I finished the piece on Tuesday, but with the ink I added to it (you'll see what I

When you're using new varnish and need something to test it on...😆
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Since it was nothing but clouds here in MN (typical 🙄), here's an acrylic painting I did back in 2016 titled "Partial Eclipse". I have some really neat ideas for paintings that I'd love to get around to this year if possible!

I also submi

Working on the musculature of this animal has been fun so far! That paired with some backlight is always a win. 😁
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Okay, I promise this is the last secret piece from me for a while! 🙈 I just started on my Society of Animal Artists entry today, and that one needs to be completed by April 19th. I'm really excited about this particular idea, so we'll see how it goe

Happy Easter, everyone! He is Risen, He is Risen indeed! ✝️ In a world that is full of hopelessness and despair, I'm so thankful we have eternal hope in the resurrection of Jesus. This is not mere religion for me--this is about a God Who forever chan

Woop! We got 'er done. 😁 That was a lot of scratching, though (almost 4 weeks worth)! This is all you're going to see of my Birds in Art entry until May, when I know whether the piece gets in or not. I'm going to give it a visual break and make sure