Shellie Lewis-Dambax has been painting since college, when she received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the College of Charleston in 1991. Most of her work has been seen and sold in her own restaurant. Over the past fifteen years she and her husband have owned, operated and sold two restaurants, one in Charleston SC and one in Brevard NC. She is currently opening a new restaurant in Brevard NC. She has continued to paint throughout this time and also works fabricating steel work. Her passion for painting began as a search and escape from the suffering and pain of life. The emotion and intensity of places visited are captured in the starkness and whimsical oil paintings she creates. For her, painting is the therapy to life and a sacred time to be true to whom she is suppose to be. Last year she moved to France, after having sold her restaurant, and had the opportunity to capture the streets of the little villages in the Dordogne region.

Resume:

College of Charleston, BA Fine Arts, 1991  ~ Charleston SC

Recipient of the JE Simcox Memorial Scholarship ~ 1990

Studied under Cliff Peacock, Michael Tyzack, Michael Phillips, and Barbra Duval

Little Alley, Brevard
Oil on Canvas
31 x 23 Framed
29 x 19 Canvas
(Price Upon Request)

Street In Bergerac
Oil on Canvas
37.5 x 47.5  Framed
33.5 x 44.5 Canvas
(Price Upon Request)

Street In Issigac
Oil on Canvas
17 x 15  Framed
13 x 11 Canvas
(Price Upon Request)

Shadow In Bergerac
Oil on Canvas
22 x 18 Framed
18 x 14 Canvas
(Price Upon Request)

Flat Rock Barn II
Oil on Canvas
34 x 41  Framed
30 x 37 Canvas
(Price Upon Request)