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Hello my name is Craig Shanti Mackinnon. Friends call me Shanti.I grew up in The U.S., mostly in massachusetts and Vermont. Now I live in hills north of Quebec city, surrounded by spruce trees and the sound of running water. My passion for painting began in 1988 in a milieu of meditation, silence and celebration at the Osho Meditation center in India. I participated in two 7 day painting intensives. I was hooked right away and declared myself an artist. I have taken several workshops and classes since then, but mostly I am self taught and have explored the medium for twenty years with a focus on the landscape. I paint landscapes because I love nature. I am especially attracted to wild uncivilizd places. It is there where I connect most easily and directly to life in its purity, unfettered by the noise of our busyness and politics. With my realistic impressions I intend to create a sense of atmosphere and depth where one feels that they can enter into the scene. I have always loved the sense of journeying, going in, going deep, a great adventure. I create places where one wants to be and explore. I depict the forms of nature but always with a hint to enter in and look beyond the appearances, and encounter the great soul and grandeur of this beautiful world. Thank you for visiting my paintings. May You be happy. Love. Shanti
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