Shirley says ”art is an important part of my life. Painting to me, no matter what the medium, is my passion because art is not only food for the eyes, but for the soul. Have you ever stood on the shore soaking up the sunset or admiring the sunlight slant across the grass, or the amber glow of autumn fields. These peaceful moments are never forgotten, and these moments are what I strive to capture when I paint. In fact, my painting style can be considered representational.”
She has lived out in the country in Elmore County all of her life. After retiring from a full-time job with Regions Bank, she began to take her art abilities seriously. She has served as President and treasurer of the Elmore County Art Guild, and is a member of the Montgomery Art Guild.

2011 Elmore County Art Guild Winter Show - Second Place ”Among the Bales”

2010 One Woman Exhibit at Capital City Club
2009 February - Elmore County Art Guild Show - Purchase Award and Honorable Mention for Mixed Media ”Peony Perfection” purchased by First Community Bank.
2008 February - Four Artists Exhibit,Gallery One,Montgomery, Alabama
2007 Watercolor painting published in the Birmingham Sketchbook by Indigo Publishing
2006 Elmore County Art Guild Show-Purchase Award-watercolor purchased by PrimeSouth Bank ”Bridge Over the Coosa”
2005 Elmore County Art Guild Show-Honorable Mention-Watercolor ”Stargazers”
2005 Three watercolors accepted in Montgomery and the River Region Sketchbook
2004 Elmore County Art Guild Show-Purchase Award-purchased by AmSouth Bank, Wetumpka, Acrylic painting "LeFleurs" plus honorable mention
2001 Elmore County Art Guild Jasmine Hill Show-Second Place-Acrylic "Musicale"
2001 Elmore County Art Guild Show-Purchase Award-purchased by AmSouth Bank Wetumpka "Daisies"
1995 Juried into Annual Exhibition of the Montgomery Art Guild, Regions Bank Show

Three years of Commercial Art at Auburn University Montgomery
Continuing Education art classes at Auburn University Montgomery
Numerous art instruction workshops