Welcome to Shawn Vernon Art

I hope you enjoy my original paintings and Koi Wall Sculpture. All limited edition Giclee prints are signed and numbered. I also sell unsigned unlimited editions. If you are interested in making a purchase, please feel free to contact me with questions or concerns.

Buddha Drawings

Buddha Drawings turn into Buddha watercolors. I wanted to make this one available on my Purchase Art page.

This article was posted by admin on July 2nd, 2011 in Koi Wall Sculpture

Garden Buddhas

Some people are naturally introspective. Others have therapists. I have art. A friend of mine has a backyard that looks like a Thai jungle. She has plants with huge green elephant leaves and bamboo jetting out everywhere. There are Buddha statues and exotic potted plants with small Hindu artifacts scattered around the top soil. A broken piece of earthen clay resembling the face of Buddha at the base of one plant caught my eye. It's facial expression was calm and content. I stared at it thinking how great it would be if I could capture what I was seeing and feeling in a watercolor. I tried a few times but I could never get it quite right. On one attempt the expression was all wrong. On another attempt the color and blending were off. So I decided to stop painting and

This article was posted by admin on May 23rd, 2010 in Watercolors

Koi Art Prints & Koi Wall Sculpture

My new limited-edition Koi Wall Sculptures have a three-dimensional effect, as if one is looking at a Koi pond only on a wall. Each sculpture includes two Koi fish extended one and half inches from it's background. Koi fish are available in six limited edition patterns. The sculptures are hand painted and there are four three-dimensional backgrounds to choose from including; clear acrylic, black pebble, white pebble, and clear frosted pebble. Koi Wall Sculptures are signed by yours truly and come with a letter of authenticity. They measure 28 inches by 7 1/4 inches.