Shirley Mancino is renowned for her courageous exploration of mixed media and experimental techniques.  "My soul 'sings' when I work loosely and abstractly.  I love the ethereal quality that happens when I superimpose a figure on top of an underpainting allowing the lower levels to shine through.  My mission is to leave something to the viewers imagination."

A sought after art instructor, juror and critic, Mancino has won numerous prestigious awards for her art.  Mancino delivers art workshops and presentations in her studio and throughout North America.  "She is one of the few good artists who can also teach what they do," says a former adult instructor and one of her art students.
 

This is a big painting. If you want to see the various stages it went through, click on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/shirleyart46/StoneFamilyRevisited#