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"I Have Dedicated my Life to Creating Awareness of Our Natural Surroundings."

Shane Townley - Imaginary Landscape Artist : Unlike pure "plein air" landscape painting, whereby an artist paints in the open air surrounded by the hills, woods, or horizon which may be the painter's subject matter, the imaginary landscape painter paints from within. Typically, painters of imaginary landscape step away from the literal landscape of nature and tap into imagery created within their mind's eye. Often, the ensuing works are evocative of their personal feelings and individual experiences and interpretations of the outdoors.

Shane Townley’s evocative work is found in private and gallery collections worldwide. At once realistic and surrealist, Townley’s abstract, landscape, and seascapes are readily recognizable by a striking three-dimensional texture, high horizons, and rich earth tones. His distinctive, minimalist style depicting the pastoral world combines with thick tactile texture to convey both austerity and hope.

Currently, Townley’s schedule takes him back and forth from New York to California as he juggles art exhibitions, gallery appearances and his own galleries in San Clemente and Laguna Beach, CA. Townley’s work is most readily visible in other prestigious galleries in New York City, Laguna Beach CA, Austin TX, North Carolina, Santa Fe NM, and San Diego CA.

“The only thing that is real in this world are the natural elements,” says Townley, describing the inspiration for his oeuvre. “Art is like capturing a moment in life. With feeling and emotion art comes to life.”

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