Peggy Shearn’s current work is a series of “Dream Paintings” inspired by images and stories from dreams she has recorded over the years. Her inspirations include Surrealism and Outsider Art, as well as the work of such artists as Hieronymus Bosch, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Texas artist Julie Speed, Chicago’s own Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, and “outsiders” Martin Ramirez and Henry Darger. Shearn’s art training comes not from formal art school training, but from her experience as a freelance graphic designer, calligrapher, illustrator, printmaker and painter. These acrylic-on-canvas paintings are detailed renderings of the odd perspectives, strange juxtapositions, and fugitive narratives of the dream world.
“He Asked Me to Take Care of His Bear” 24″x30″
“It Looked Perfect From the Outside” 30″x40″
“He Said I Had to Choose” 30″x30″
“She Had to Prove to Them She Could Fly” 30″x30″
“She Was Different than the Other Children” 24″x30″
