Canvas Rebel: Meet Shauna Bailey

“My company, Bailey Art Studios, is almost two years old. I started out by selling art to Orange County home stagers and realtors who were looking to fill luxury homes with art that would help inspire buyers to take them off the market. Once I fully committed to making art full-time, I painted a little bit of everything – not quite knowing how to group my artistic skills into a set style. After a summer of being invited to paint plein air paintings live at Newport Beach’s Lido Marina Village, I realized that I was being drawn to textured oil landscapes.

From there, I started bring my landscape-centered approach to the quickly growing wedding painting industry. I saw a lack of variety in the live painting options at the time, and strongly felt that an important moments should be captured on canvas in an expressive way, using classic art techniques and compositions (rather than just replicating event photos). I’ve spent the last year attending 30+ weddings and events, capturing each one on canvas in a unique way.”