Our artist, Lar Shackelford is a former award winning Associated Press News videographer creating original fine art. He is currently hand
painting both oil and acrylic paintings on canvas along with water colors as well as abstract mixed media pieces. Lar also works with his original photography, in 35 mm, digital, and professional medium format cameras. Lar's photography is sometimes altered digitally slightly for the purpose of being enhanced much like commercial art directors have done
for years. Other works are completely "raw" un-retouched, printed directly from film. Lar also enjoys creating original digital computer art and graphics. Feel free to ask how ANY of his art is created. Lar enjoys sharing about his creative processes.Lar is married with two grown children. His entire family enjoys their numerous pets, including a Golden Retriever, Austin and a Labrador Retriever, Dallas. They are his subjects and models for a number of his Golden Retriever and dog art pieces. Lar and his family and have a great love for their three cats, Siamese and a Persian-Mix. They are perfect playmates for his lovable Retrievers.Lar Shackelford resides in Texas and
is a life long still photographer. He finds his
work behind the camera, be it video or still forms, has
helped him immensely in his love and application of other
creative art and for his latest variety of mixed media art
abstract paintings. Shackelford's web site - Fine
Art Shack highlights Pet and Animal art including the
wonderful world of Golden Retrievers and Siamese
cats. Lar's web site also contains original paintings on canvas, fine Art prints, original photography, large contemporary modern abstracts, Pop Art, enormous Decorator Loft Art, nudes, florals, Texas Pop Culture, Caribbean & Tropical Art, crosses, Spiritual Art, landscapes, and Piano Guitar Art.
A natural talent, this videographer took a paint brush in hand about
thirteen years ago. Never having painted before, Lar took off for
realms beyond his wildest dreams. Shackelford continues to work with
video of his own artistic creations from his travels, for fun, or family archives. He is still widely known across the Southwest and respected for his expert TV video technique in shooting sports, particularly football. Be it brawn or blossom, Lar uses his creativity beautifully, each piece in it's own unique spectrum.
