Today is Sunday and a “Good Day” to share “Sol Brilliance,” plus “God Rays” and “FAITH.” These pieces of uplifting ideals were of course influenced by our amazing and powerful Sun, recognizing -amazingly- that there are many others in the cosmos. It’s also influenced by my belief in divine benevolence, the wisdom of God guidingContinue reading “SUNday Artwork Feature: Faith & More”
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Exploring Symbolism With The Pop Art Iconography Collection
One of the latest collections explores Symbolism & Iconography in the Pop Art style, with a touch of glitch. These are collected original photographs, many of statues, that are layered and accented with graphic design features and other botanical photographs. It’s interesting to juxtapose the ancient and the modern, and technology with nature; to ponderContinue reading “Exploring Symbolism With The Pop Art Iconography Collection”
Featured Art Collection: Signal & Noise + Studio Multimedia Update
As 2025 begins, this mini collection “Signal & Noise” harkens back to 2022 and then to the end of 2024, year of the dragon, with strong medicinal associations in Chinese culture. The cubist / op art photo collages of glitching screens are put together in such a way as to make new patterns out ofContinue reading “Featured Art Collection: Signal & Noise + Studio Multimedia Update”
Drip: Studio Shangri-La Featured Mixed Media
“Drip” is the latest 5 ft x 3 ft mixed media by Studio Shangri-La and is now on display at Bogosplit, Copley Place in Boston’s Back Bay. This painting is inspired by basketball and international fashion, and is about the facets of self expression, the art of life and cycles rebirth within life, and theContinue reading “Drip: Studio Shangri-La Featured Mixed Media”
Studio Shangri-La Pop Art Feature: “Floating Hibiscus”
Studio Shangri-La • Floating Hibiscus • The foundation of everything is supreme beauty. The material is the spiritual & the spiritual is the material. There is more than meets the eye. Looking beyond the surface into the bioelectric realm, of a flower for instance, reveals its complex energy systems that inspire human technology. The mundaneContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La Pop Art Feature: “Floating Hibiscus””
Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Feature: Hi Tech Botanical As ‘Religious Art’
Studio Shangri-La • Deep Tropic • windows and panels. Earth is the church — These are made to look like stained glass windows and panels, making use of beautiful symmetry & asymmetry, and making ‘religious art’ of nature, because we come from nature. One thing I find interesting about the process – When working withContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Feature: Hi Tech Botanical As ‘Religious Art’”
Studio Shangri-La on Boston’s Best Bogosplit.com
New partnership alert! Studio Shangri-La by Sarah Ikerd is now on Bogosplit.com, named one of Boston’s Best Retailers in 2022. Here’s the link: https://www.bogosplit.com/store/studio-shangri-la/ So far there are 24×36” and 18×24” banners, 11×14” framed prints and a large painting.
Studio Shangri-La By Sarah Ikerd on TurningArt & Society6
I’m happy to partner with both TurningArt and Society6. Here are the links to the storefronts: Studio Shangri-La By Sarah Ikerd on TurningArt TurningArt is prints of various types and is more geared towards commercial and residential projects, including rentals and digital. Studio Shangri-La By Sarah Ikerd on Society6 Society6 offers an interest variety ofContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La By Sarah Ikerd on TurningArt & Society6”
New In April/May: The Corsham Black & Whites + The Locks
I had a wonderful recording trip to Real World Studios in Box, Corsham recently and there was also excellent opportunity for photography. The European Beech lives on the grounds of Real World, and the second one is from nearby public Lovar Garden with nature trails. Both are looking quite evocative here in the mist. ThisContinue reading “New In April/May: The Corsham Black & Whites + The Locks”
Studio Shangri-La Fine Art • Spring Deco Florals
Celebrating the bright warmth around here with local florals. In a modern deco scheme reminiscent of windows, these colorful works fancifully bring nature indoors. Available in large format and for high resolution download.
Skyworks • Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Photography
Today’s theme is an awesome one — The Sky, both simple and complex, and beautiful to behold. There are many sky selections from over the years. These are just a few, including the video below. See the portfolio page for more also. Photographs are available for customized production and hi-res download. For that, please seeContinue reading “Skyworks • Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Photography”
New & Recent Artwork From Studio Shangri-La: Tropical Deco Noir
With the En Casa duo, the idea here is to create an altarpiece that looks like a house, a tribute to the fact that earth and nature is our first house, that wherever we go on earth, that is in a way home. The aesthetic is ultra modern because I believe modernity & nature canContinue reading “New & Recent Artwork From Studio Shangri-La: Tropical Deco Noir”
Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Photography: Autograph Tree / Clusea rosea
This large format horizontal piece makes use of both symmetry and asymmetry, like nature. And every plant and piece of nature has a function in the grand design, whether we’re immediately aware of it or not. The path of knowledge by respectful exploration will continue to reveal that.
Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Feature: Natural Selections
Among a growing collection of nature photography, these three are all 3 panel extended pieces in an effort to create a deeper dimension and expression or feeling of the scene. The first was taken at The National Hotel in Miami, the second here at home in Somerville, and the third an amalgam of local beachContinue reading “Studio Shangri-La Fine Art Feature: Natural Selections”
Les impatiens Slideshow 🌺
Something about the character of these Fleurs evokes a French title here. A couple of these variations are featured in Deco Botanical and Nature Portraits on the Portfolio / Gallery page. Keep in mind — that for every piece on the portfolio page, there may well be 4-6 other variations!
Deco Bostonia Collection Has A Charlestown Moment
From top left going clockwise: Bunker Hill Monument, Bunker Hill St. details, Monument detail, industrial detail across from fire station, detail of Breed’s Hill building As you can see, some Charlestown scenery gets the Studio Shangri-La “Deco Bostonia” treatment — a collection devoted to Greater Boston. For more details on how to order please visitContinue reading “Deco Bostonia Collection Has A Charlestown Moment”