Meet Sara Shashani

 

It started with good old fashion pencil and paper, drawing anything in my path or that came to mind. With Pablo Picasso as my inspiration, I began experimenting with oil pastel on stretched canvas, using my fingers to blend the oils and soften textures. 

It wasn’t until a design course in college that led me to the world of digital art. On my first day of class, I learned we would be spending the entire course drawing birds in Adobe Illustrator. It sounded crazy at first, but I quickly realized that illustrating those birds was a familiar exercise of color, depth, and imagination, which greatly complimented my artistic style. Eventually, my art evolved into creating abstract and whimsical landscape pieces.

My love for nature and the outdoors is a foundational source of inspiration for the art I create today. I truly believe my method in creating digital art is as close to creating a traditional painting as you can get. This has brought me a lot of joy, and my hope is to share that joy with as many people as possible. 

Born and raised in Washington, DC, I currently live in Thailand with my husband where I continue to create art, travel and ride horses around the world.

 

FEATURES & AWARDS

'Pink Summer Haze' | Selected as an Editor's Pick by West Elm to be featured on their website and select stores | 2019

'Sunset Escape' | Minted Design Challenge Winner – A New Perspective: Minted x West Elm 6th Art Challenge | 2019

'Starburst' | Minted Design Challenge Winner – ‘Young At Art’ Art Challenge with Pottery Barn | 2017

'Hummingbird' | Minted Design Challenge Winner – Work of Art Challenge | 2014