T. Alana Shoars
Acrylic Painting
Email: Alana.shoars@comcast.net
“Winds of Change” by T. Alana Shoars
T. Alana Shoars is a local Pleasanton artist of Irish descent who has rediscovered her passion for both art and her Celtic heritage. Though she has never received any formalized art training, she has been painting for 40+ years. The Irish never do anything by half measures and Alana’s paintings are the result of the three P’s – practice, perseverance, and patience. She believes that every artist makes human errs while painting and those imperfections eventually evolve into the artist’s unique style.
Alana is currently working on a series of paintings that will be displayed in November 2024 in her first solo show on the Nancy Thompson Memorial Wall at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton and they will metaphorically symbolize the traditional Celtic concept of searching for “Mo Anam Cara” (Irish phrase meaning “My Soulmate” or “My Soul-Friend”). The objective of the paintings in this series is to emphasize how eternal and extensive the search for one’s soulmate is. The series is meant to encourage the viewer to reflect on his or her own searches in life.
Alana is a member of the Pleasanton Art League and the Livermore Art Association. Alana’s artwork has been exhibited at venues including the Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center, the Pleasanton Museum on Main and the Bothwell Arts Center in Livermore. Her work has recently appeared in several juried shows: 2024 Fresh Works at the Harrington Gallery, and the 2024 John Muir Healing Spaces Show at the Aspen Surgical Center where she received a Merit Award.
