Being outdoors, feeling the wind, smelling the flowers, passing by the woods, watching the movement of sunlight as it hits all of these sights and capturing it on the canvas is precious to me. My subjects are usually natural landscapes, trees, flowers, and people. My style is representational. Using acrylics and oils as my medium, I strive to bring depth into my paintings. They make people see the wholeness of the subject and appreciate its beauty.
Bio
Shanthi Manickam is primarily a self-taught artist from Pennsylvania. Born and raised in India, she has a master’s degree in computer science. She initially taught herself to paint landscapes and flowers in acrylic medium. She then became a member and learned Plein Air painting at the Chester County Art Association.
She learnt classical painting techniques from an expert artist, Randall Graham. She creates beautiful oil and acrylic paintings in representational style with subjects ranging from landscapes and florals to portraits and figures. She exhibits her works in juried shows, member shows, art festivals, and online shows. She is a member of Delaware Valley Art League and Pottstown Area Artist Guild.
ART SHOWS, COMPETITIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Fair Hill Arts Festival , Fair Hill Nature Center, Elkton, MD-2025
HGC Holiday Art & Fine Craft Show, Havertown, PA-2025
Annual Lititz Outdoor Fine Art Show, Lititz, PA-2025
Chester County Art Walk, West Chester, PA-2025
Pottstown Area Artists Guild Juried Fine Art Show, Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, PA-2025
Solo Art Exhibition, “Reveling in Nature”, Muse Artisan boutique, Glenmoore, PA-2025
Downtown Bethlehem Fine Art and Craft Show, Bethlehem, PA-2025
Chester County Studio Tour, Exton, PA-2025
Media Spring Arts Show, Media, PA-2025
Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Annual Juried Painting Show, Cheltenham, PA-2025
The Blue Exhibit group show at Steel city, Phoenixville, PA-2025
Chadds Ford Art Show and Sale, Chadds Ford Elementary School, Chadds Ford, PA-2025.
Members, Winter Fine Arts Show, PAAG, Pottstown PA-2024
“Cadaeu Parfait”, Juried show, Eclipse Gallery, Lansdale PA-2024
A bit of the arts, Lansdowne, PA-2024
Group Show, The corner Art Collective, West Chester, PA-2024
Fair hill Arts Festival, Elkton, MD-2024
Gallery Walk, Graham Painting Studio, West Chester, PA-2024
Kennett Arts Festival, Kennett Square, PA-2024
Philadelphia Sketch club 160th, Small Oils Exhibition, PA-2024
Rose Squared Art Shows at Ludwig’s Corner, PA-2024
Brandywine Festival of the arts, Wilmington, DE-2024
160th Small oils, Philadelphia Sketch Club-2024
A&C Member Art Show, Juried- Doylestown, PA-2024
Chester County Studio Tour, PA-2024
Smallworks, Squared- Juried Show at Old City Jewish Art Center, Philadelphia, PA-2024
Glenside Artsfest, Glenside, PA- 2024
Media Spring Art Show, Media, PA-2024
25 days of minis online art show, 25daysofminis.com - 2023
Haverford Guild of Craftsmen, Holiday art and fine craft show, Haverford, PA-2023
Holiday Art and Fine Craft fair, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA-2023
Arts on the Avenue, Lansdowne, PA-2023
Chester County Studio Tour, PA 2023
Haverford Guild of Craftsmen, Spring arts and fine craft show, Haverford, PA-2023
Downtown Glenside Artsfest, Glenside, PA 2023
"Trees, Flowers, People and more" -Solo Art Exhibition at Malvern Arts, Malvern, PA 2022
"Song for autumn" Juried Exhibition, MH art Gallery & studio, Marietta, PA 2022
LightSpaceArt Online Gallery, Seasons Exhibition – Special Recognition 2017
Chester County Art Association, In the PINK, Juried Show, West Chester, PA 2016
John James Audubon Center Plein-Air Art Competition, Audubon, PA 2015
Plein-Air Brandywine Valley Art competition at Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE 2013 to 2016