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ABOUT George

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George Shively received his educational and artistic training in the Cleveland area. As a small child, he was driven to draw and paint constantly. After high school, his first degree was in Industrial Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art. He also received a degree in education from Case Western Reserve University and a Master’s degree in education from Cleveland State University. He was a public school Art Teacher in northeastern Ohio for thirty years.

During his tenure as an Art Teacher, George exhibited his own work many times. He also showed his work at many regional competitions. Most of his paintings were nature scenes, including landscapes, exotic wildlife and old barns. He started painting realistic and fantasy murals in 1996. A few years later he started doing decorative painting of furniture in addition to his murals and commission work.

George gets his artistic inspiration from several sources. He has traveled to India many times to visit his spiritual teacher, while there, he photographed the foliage and ancient architecture. He has also photographed some of the mountainous regions and ancient architecture of China while giving a talk on group murals to “US and China Education” workshop in 1997.

George is an avid hiker. For many years, he has been visiting Arizona and exploring the desert and the mountainous terrain surrounding the Tucson area. He finds great inspiration in the Sonoran Desert and the varied landscape where the desert meets the mountains. His work is also inspired by his dreams. George uses non toxic and non carcinogenic paints in all of his works.​

In 2017 George and Diann moved back to Green Valley and plan on staying in the warmer weather!