Shaun Ellsworth

My family and I live in the mountains of Southern California. I am happily married and have three handsome boys. We always tend to live in beautiful places; Sedona, AZ, Hawaii, Japan, Southern California mountains. Being surrounded by beauty is important to me and my family.

I lived in Japan for about 6 years in my 20s, volunteering and teaching English. Loved it. The people, the food, the art. Had a one-man show at a gallery there. I apprenticed to a famous regional ceramist and got to do several wood firings in her climbing chambered kiln. Great experience.

Graduated with ...

My family and I live in the mountains of Southern California. I am happily married and have three handsome boys. We always tend to live in beautiful places; Sedona, AZ, Hawaii, Japan, Southern California mountains. Being surrounded by beauty is important to me and my family.

I lived in Japan for about 6 years in my 20s, volunteering and teaching English. Loved it. The people, the food, the art. Had a one-man show at a gallery there. I apprenticed to a famous regional ceramist and got to do several wood firings in her climbing chambered kiln. Great experience.

Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art from BYU-Hawaii and promptly became a graphic artist because it was practical. “How are you going to make a living as an artist?” I could be creative and still make a living.

Now, all these years later, I am looking for “fulfillment” and want to do “what I love” and decided to be an artist again. I hope you like what you see and if you don’t, maybe it isn’t for you. That’s cool.

I use acrylics, house paint, watercolor pencils and anything else that I can get in my hands.

My favorite style is Abstract Expressionism

Artists and art styles that inspire me include; Modigliani, Vincent Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Pablo Picasso,  Peter Voulkos, Jasper Johns, Minerva Teichert, primitive and cave art, installation art, Japanese woodblock prints...