She has spent most of her life in the coastal & rural South. Living on a barrier Island off the coast of Georgia & The Lowcountry of South Carolina she finds inspiration in these regions and the elements & history that define them. Painting in oils, she has painted and studied in Europe, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Shannon has participated in many national & international exhibitions. She enjoys traveling and painting en plein air as well as working in her home studio. Her work hangs in both corporate and private collections in the United States and abroad. She currently resides in Charleston, SC.