| Aleman Art & Design |
| Artist Bio |
Shaunaleman.com Email: shaun@shaunaleman.com
Shaun Aleman
A lifelong resident of southern Louisiana that paints
images representing the unique heritage & culture of the
region. The food, music, local festivals and even the
catch phases of the area lend themselves to my paintings.
Often my artworks take on a humorous & sometimes
sarcastic look at the area. “With so much going on
everyday here I will never run out of subject material to
paint. Having grown up here, spending the weekends
fishing, celebrating Mardi Gras, going to the French
Quarter and the thousands of other things that we take
for normal, I now realize how unique and special this
place it is. Where else can you have some beignets while a
jazz band parades by and someone bets you that they
know where you got dem’ shoes?”
I went to high school in New Orleans. I attended college
at Louisiana State University and received a degree in
Design with an emphasis in Fine Arts Painting &
Drawing. Then graduate studies at The University of New
Orleans in Graphic Design. I have been in many shows,
exhibits, art markets and festivals, worked as an
illustrator, contributed a cartoon for a local monthly
magazine, and have donated time and artwork for local
charities.
I work mainly in Watercolor and Acrylic paints, but have
studied in Oil, Drawing, Glass, and Sculpture. Lately, I
begin painting Cut-out paintings of local shotgun houses,
voodoo dolls, king cake babies, streetcars and just about
anything else I can think of. I also recently start making
my own frames for my artwork from reclaimed wood,
salvaged from New Orleans houses.
I hope my artwork brings back happy memories of
gatherings with family and friends, a bit of the past, fond
memories of music once shared, fun times at a local
festival or just a chuckle of happy times.
Thanks,
Shaun Aleman
Web-site: www.shaunaleman.com Email:
shaun@shaunaleman.com
A lifelong resident of southern Louisiana that paints
images representing the unique heritage & culture of the
region. The food, music, local festivals and even the
catch phases of the area lend themselves to my paintings.
Often my artworks take on a humorous & sometimes
sarcastic look at the area. “With so much going on
everyday here I will never run out of subject material to
paint. Having grown up here, spending the weekends
fishing, celebrating Mardi Gras, going to the French
Quarter and the thousands of other things that we take
for normal, I now realize how unique and special this
place it is. Where else can you have some beignets while a
jazz band parades by and someone bets you that they
know where you got dem’ shoes?”
I went to high school in New Orleans. I attended college
at Louisiana State University and received a degree in
Design with an emphasis in Fine Arts Painting &
Drawing. Then graduate studies at The University of New
Orleans in Graphic Design. I have been in many shows,
exhibits, art markets and festivals, worked as an
illustrator, contributed a cartoon for a local monthly
magazine, and have donated time and artwork for local
charities.
I work mainly in Watercolor and Acrylic paints, but have
studied in Oil, Drawing, Glass, and Sculpture. Lately, I
begin painting Cut-out paintings of local shotgun houses,
voodoo dolls, king cake babies, streetcars and just about
anything else I can think of. I also recently start making
my own frames for my artwork from reclaimed wood,
salvaged from New Orleans houses.
I hope my artwork brings back happy memories of
gatherings with family and friends, a bit of the past, fond
memories of music once shared, fun times at a local
festival or just a chuckle of happy times.
Thanks,
Shaun Aleman
Web-site: www.shaunaleman.com Email:
shaun@shaunaleman.com
