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Acrylic, ink, mixed media, and digital works. 2016–2026.

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Symphony I (Cello) — Acrylic on canvas by Shallon Fadlien, 2016
Symphony I (Cello)
Painting
Symphony I (Cello)
Acrylic on canvas
2016

Acrylic on canvas. A man and a woman unified by the body of a cello. The first painting in the Symphony Series and the anchor piece for Song & Symphony with John Robert Lee.

Symphony II (Violin) — Acrylic on canvas by Shallon Fadlien, 2017
Symphony II (Violin)
Painting
Symphony II (Violin)
Acrylic on canvas
2017

Acrylic on canvas. Two figures wound through a violin's neck and scroll. The three beings are never joined the same way twice.

Duet — Acrylic on canvas by Shallon Fadlien, 2018
Duet
Painting
Duet
Acrylic on canvas
2018

Acrylic on canvas. Two bodies, one instrument, the shared air between them.

La Rose — Acrylic on canvas by Shallon Fadlien, 2022
La Rose
Painting
La Rose
Acrylic on canvas
2022

Acrylic on canvas. A Saint Lucian flower-festival woman, dressed in crimson, singing through the bougainvillea.

La Maguerite — Acrylic on canvas by Shallon Fadlien, 2022
La Maguerite
Painting
La Maguerite
Acrylic on canvas
2022

Acrylic on canvas. The companion to La Rose. Gold, indigo and Creole memory held in a single figure.

Creole Morning — Mixed media by Shallon Fadlien, 2023
Creole Morning
Mixed media
Creole Morning
Mixed media
2023

Acrylic, collage and fabric on panel. Sunrise on a Saint Lucian kitchen wall, translated to a Canadian studio.

Carnival Masque — Mixed media by Shallon Fadlien, 2023
Carnival Masque
Mixed media
Carnival Masque
Mixed media
2023

Acrylic, gold leaf, feathers and paper on panel. Carnival season refracted through memory and distance.

Flame Tree Sequence — Mixed media by Shallon Fadlien, 2024
Flame Tree Sequence
Mixed media
Flame Tree Sequence
Mixed media
2024

Acrylic, ink and collaged paper on heavyweight paper. Red-orange flame-tree blooms against Caribbean sky.

Pattern Study I — Ink on paper by Shallon Fadlien, 2020
Pattern Study I
Ink drawing
Pattern Study I
Ink on paper
2020

Ink on paper. Intuitive line work. Pattern drawn without a plan until a pattern appears.

Pattern Study II — Ink on paper by Shallon Fadlien, 2021
Pattern Study II
Ink drawing
Pattern Study II
Ink on paper
2021

Ink on paper. Pattern becomes figure, figure becomes pattern. Denser than the first.

Pattern Study III — Ink on paper by Shallon Fadlien, 2024
Pattern Study III
Ink drawing
Pattern Study III
Ink on paper
2024

Ink on paper. The third in an ongoing series. Androgynous figure emerging from a field of marks.

Botanical Memory — Ink on paper by Shallon Fadlien, 2023
Botanical Memory
Ink drawing
Botanical Memory
Ink on paper
2023

Ink on paper. Frangipani, hibiscus, the flora of Saint Lucia redrawn from memory in a cold month.

Canticle I (after J.R. Lee) — Ink and wash illustration by Shallon Fadlien, 2016
Canticle I (after J.R. Lee)
Illustration
Canticle I (after J.R. Lee)
Illustration
2016

Ink and wash illustration. Part of Sketches and Canticles of Lent with poet John Robert Lee, published in The Missing Slate.

Print Series: Castries — Digital, giclée edition by Shallon Fadlien, 2024
Print Series: Castries
Digital
Print Series: Castries
Digital · giclée
2024

Digital work, archival giclée edition. The capital city remembered in colour blocks and weathered line.

Night Carnival — Digital painting by Shallon Fadlien, 2025
Night Carnival
Digital
Night Carnival
Digital
2025

Digital painting. A strong female figure mid-dance under fluorescent sky. Digital offers almost inexhaustible possibilities.