Shaun Parker was born and raised in rural South Africa. From an early age, he enjoyed drawing and painting, little knowing that this would become one of his life passions.

Besides South Africa, Shaun has lived in the United Kingdom, Botswana, Ukraine, Kenya, Indonesia and the USA. He has traveled extensively and continues to draw inspiration from his travels and experiences. 

Shaun holds an undergraduate degree in Architecture from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, SA, and an MBA in International Business Management from the University of London, UK. 

 

Thoughts and Philosophy:

"Art just is. There is no other way of saying it.  

Painting is my sanity. It takes me out of reality and puts me in the now so that I can focus on what I am doing and restore the balance in my world. A lot of issues in the world – such as intolerance, for example, wouldn’t be such big issues if everyone just took the time to create that inner balance within themselves.

And if what I create evokes something within you, then I have achieved my goal at a higher level: that of creating something that is identifiable. Not recognizable, but identifiable. Whether the painting evokes the peaceful vastness of the open African space, or the vibrancy of the call to prayer at Ramadan; the mystery of a secret, or the pain of a difficult experience - if the painting can stir something within you, that is what is important."