Featured Artist: Shawn Palek

IN October we showcase the unique artwork of Shawn Palek who can airbrush on practically anything including Book Covers and Musical Instruments! Shawn is offering a watercolor/acrylic painting class on Oct 19th from 1:30 - 4:00! See our 'Classes' page to signup! "Shawn Palek was born in 1970, Uniontown, OH. He is an educated commercial artist, who enjoys using the airbrush to accomplish hyper-realism and pop culture, fine art paintings. Spending time over the past thirty years to develop his technique with the airbrush, he is very proficient in creating one-of-a-kind paintings that strike not only the eye, but also stir the imagination. Shawn lives in Des Moines, Iowa Metro area and is currently an airbrush and illustration instructor at Des Moines Community College, Ankeny, Iowa. He has won many awards, in the several art categories, and has been part of several art groups, such as Art-A-Holics (No longer anonymous). Shawn has also curated his own artshows over fifty times."