Shirley Quaid
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“It seems that the Old West has been part of my life from childhood,” says oil painter Shirley Quaid. “Black-and-white Westerns were always on the television and books about pioneers were my choice of reading material. I loved hearing tales of hardship and triumph.”
Quaid is inspired to show how cultural differences really don’t matter as there are so many similarities from love of family, care for elders and religious sensibilities. She paints from pictures because “a running horse or active children are not going to pose!” She explains. “I rely on memories of when and how the photos were taken.”
Some chose to see the hardships in the 1800’s (Quaid’s favorite time period) and she acknowledges those challenges and the downright evil that occurred. However, she chooses to depict the positive and goodness of the human spirit.
“I hope that my collectors will accept my efforts as a work of art depicting an important time in our history.”