I have dreams about skies full of drifting octopuses, schools of fish, the shadows of giant sharks.

Not So Far Away is my first gallery series, and was a recipient of the Okotoks Arts Council artist grant in 2017. The show consists of Alberta landscapes with aquatic life in the sky.

The series was selected for the Okotoks Art Gallery spring schedule from March through April 2019, and was also selected for the Calgary Tower Vertigo Theatre Gallery Space’s fall schedule from September through December 2019.

Octopus and the Calgary Tower

Mixed media on canvas. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting is SOLD.

Fangtooth Over Haybales

Mixed media on canvas. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.

Goldfish over Coaldale

Mixed media on canvas, 18 x 24”. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.

Goldfish Over Okotoks

Mixed media on canvas. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting is SOLD.

Hammerheads and the Lethbridge Viaduct

Mixed media on canvas, 18 x 24”. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.

Jellies and the Defunct Coaldale Grain Elevator

Mixed media on canvas, 18 x 24”. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.

Manta Rays and the Train at Fish Creek Park

Mixed media on canvas. This thing is a monstrous 4 by 5 feet. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2019. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.

Nautiluses Over the Big Rock

They Came to Cuttle Over Lethbridge

Mixed media on canvas, 18 x 24”. © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.

Octopus over Gichan and Bachan's

Mixed media on canvas, 16 x 20". © Elisa Shigehiro, 2018. This is my grandparent’s house, which has since been torn down, and was 110% haunted. Get the design printed on stuff at Redbubble. Original painting available for purchase: contact me at elisashigehiro@gmail.com.