Recent work and writing.
In 2024, I opened my dream Hoboken art studio. Here’s what I learned about business, creativity, and making art for the joy of it again.
Created during the height of the pandemic, this painting represents a personal turning point and moment of growth.
Recalling my first visit and my painted tribute to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 'A Day at the Met.'
See how a leap of faith and a vision for connection and creativity brought to life a unique studio & gallery space. Dive into my adventure of making dreams come true and what lies ahead.
As winter kicks in, I find myself looking back to end of Spring 2023. It was then that a trip to the New York Botanical Garden sparked the inspiration for a new series of oil pastel drawings and paintings.
Immerse yourself in the stark beauty of monochrome with our latest Sketchbook Series entry. Pencils, inks, and charcoals, oh my!
How revisiting a forgotten canvas led to a unique fusion of humor, surrealism, and self-discovery
Shalimar Luis is a contemporary artist and creative director based in West New York, New Jersey.
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She creates colorful paintings inspired by culture, architecture, and the natural world, exploring how color, form, movement, and rhythm, along with saturation and density shape a sense of place.
Alongside this, her work explores more imaginative and conceptual ideas, often drawing from themes of curiosity, discovery, and expanded worlds.
Inspired by a sunburnt hike at Bear Mountain, this piece explores heat, color, and density. A violently orange base peeks through layers of green, echoing the intensity of that day on the trail.