The exhibit

 I was part of a group how in First Studio in Phoenix about television. An amazing show of talented artists and their thought provoking perspectives.

The painting The Walla

Under Television Skies show at First Studio tomorrow

http://remodernreview.wordpress.com/2014/11/10/exhibition-announcement-under-television-skies-at-first-studio/\
My picture in the show "The Wallace and Lladmo Extravaganza" 16X20, Acrylic on canvas

My show "Jesus with Hairdos" at Eden's Boutique, Phoenix

My show "Jesus with Hairdos" at Eden's Boutique.

Joseph Smith series

Joseph Smith has always been an enigma to me. In this series he is wearing masks. Do we really know him? I was inspired by John Singelton Copley's pictures of curtains and a classical background.

I created another blog!

http://shelleywhitingeyeofgodshow.blogspot.com/

This blog maps my future February 2015 show "Eye of God" at Warehouse 1005. Enjoy my thinking process and art making development!

Jesus with Hairdos series

Some of these paintings are altered LDS paintings. Mostly I wanted to be silly and fun.

Jesus with Hairdos show at Eden Gift and Boutique, November 14th 6PM-9PM

Spirit Babies Twins 1, Acrylic on board 2X4

My twin sister and me as spirit babies in the last life. The big heads represent the wisdom of spirit babies. 

Spirit Babies Twins 2

Spirit Baby Twins 3

Treehouse Collective Grand Opening

My art at the show

My work in the show "Perceived Reality: The Art of the Self Portrait" at New City Studio

Me at New City Studio by my work "I often go walking through meadows of flowers" in the "Perceived Reality: Art of the Self Portrait" show

Perceived Reality: The Art of the Self Portrait

I am part of this show September 5th! 7PM-10PM

812 N 2nd Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85003

This is the work that got accepted "I often go walking through meadows of flowers"
The picture is about how I'm a good girl overall but I do have a bit of edge to me, hence the stomping of the flowers. The title is a play on a Mormons children's song "I often fo walking through meadows of clovers."

"When Jesus is Smiling", Melting Heart Boutique August 1st

These are two photographs of my upcoming show this Friday August 1st 6PM-9PM at Melting Heart
Boutique in Phoenix.

When Jesus is Smilng, show at Melting Heart Boutique

I have a show at Melting Heart Boutique (702 W Camelback Road next to Sally Beauty Supply)
6PM-9PM August 1st

Nurses Series

Nurses 1, Acrylic on board, 36X36
In the early Mormon church nurses travelled along the prairie and landscape.

Nurses 2, Acrylic on board, 36X36

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Nurses 3, Acrylic on board, 36X36

:Apotheosis" show at Warehouse 1005

 

In recent years movies like X-Men and Thor have had massive success in part because as humans we are fascinated by the idea of the immortal hero, a figure with superhuman powers.

Two years ago I started a goal to become well-versed in ancient mythology. There are universal aspects of life such as power, achievement, and failure that still resonate to this day.
Shortly thereafter I was reinvestigating The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the religion in which I was raised as a youth. I watched a video of a man who had quit the church because one of its core beliefs was that the righteous who are saved will become gods. This idea intrigued me. A year later I learned that there was a word for the idea: apotheosis. I was fascinated that such an epic transformation could be captured by one single word.

“Apotheosis” is a solo show exploring what would we might be like if we became gods. In order to transport the viewer into this heavenly scene, I decided to create a panorama of sorts by wrapping the gallery room with mostly four-by-eight foot paintings. People think Gods would be young but the prototypical art of Greek and Roman times are old stoic figures. The elderly deities in my paintings are dancing around in a light Sandro Botticelli-inspired background doing handstands and having a good time.

I don’t want to convert people. I want to inform, enlighten and offer a new take on religion. Viewers will see something fresh and contemporary and hopefully have a small window into this controversial but grand element of Mormon theology.

PICTURES INDIVIDUALLY