Shelley Feeney is an accomplished artist with a deep passion for capturing the beauty of nature and landscapes through her vibrant and textured paintings. She currently resides in Fishers with her husband and three daughters and teaches art at Fall Creek Junior High. 

Feeney’s preferred medium for her paintings is oil paint, and she uses her fingers and a palette knife to apply the paint to her canvases.

“I love how the paint flows between my fingers,” Feeney said. “It is very free and almost spiritual. Humans start painting at a very young age with their fingers. Let’s go back to our roots and feel that same joy we did as a child.”

Feeney draws her inspiration for her artwork from the natural world, particularly the vast landscapes and the interplay of light and color. Her paintings reflect her fascination with the way light impacts our perception of color, and she uses vibrant hues and impasto texture to create a sense of movement within her artwork.

“My paintings are not made to capture the exact landscape like a photograph would,” said Feeney. “They are inspired by the photographs and made to take the viewer to a magical place, filled with vibrant colors and wild textures that they want to reach out and touch.”