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. I do not limit myself to one style of painting. I love the lines and angles of pen and ink house drawings and, my favorite, watercolor house portraits. I also enjoy the freedom of using oils and acrylics for landscapes, still life and florals. 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 in 2000, she began to take her art abilities seriously. She now serves as President of the Elmore County Art Guild and is a member of the Prattauga Art Guild.

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