THE ART ANGEL – PHOTOBOOTH PERFORMANCE ART

PHOTOBOOTH ART Performance Art by Bethann Shannon
PHOTO BOOTH ART/ Performance Art by Bethann Shannon 1986

Wanting to share some Performance Art from 1986 I did in NEW YORK CITY/ Times Square….
100 Strangers Praying & How To Pray
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100 Strangers Praying Photobooth 1986 Times Square

I found myself praying (really praying!) in a photo booth, in NYC, on Times Square, 1986.
I really loved the pictures of me praying and started a series of self portraits. My plan was to take a praying self portrait everyday…but then…
I got curious about other people…

Do they pray?

What do they pray for?

And how do they look when they pray?

I started approaching strangers everyday for 4 months to pray with me.

These are some of the pictures from that series at these links:

http://www.bethannshannon.com

http://www.flickr.com/theartangel/

 

Copyright 1986 -Present

All Rights Reserved

THE ART ANGEL – Third Thursdays in Pittsfield, Ma – Celebrating Children

The Art Angel Bethann Shannon

2 Yin Yangs by Bethann Shannon
2 Yin Yangs by Bethann Shannon

 

Yin Yang Art by Bethann Shannon
Yin Yang Art by Bethann Shannon

YIN YANG ART

YIN YANG ART by Bethann Shannon Copyright 2000 to Present

(*Yin Yang Man and Omi Omy are registered trademarks & copyrights since 2000)

The Art Angel – Angels Among Us – The True Life Story Of An Earth Angel!

The Original Cast of Angels Among Us a play by Bethann Shannon  Angels Among Us a play by Bethann Shannon Beautiful Angels in Angels Among Us by Bethann Shannon

Beautiful Angels in Angels Among Us by Bethann Shannon

Angels Among Us ~ (ART ANGELS) ~ The Cast The Cast of "Angels Among Us" by Bethann Shannon

The Cast of “Angels Among Us” by Bethann Shannon

PHOTOS BY NARESH RON KING

I wrote a play based on my life in 1994…”The True Life Story Of An Earth Angel”

The Art Angel – Prep for The New Year – PRAY!

 

Frida Kahlo In Heaven by Bethann Shannon
Frida Kahlo In Heaven by Bethann Shannon
"PRAY" blue angel painting by outsider artist Bethann Shannon
“PRAY” blue angel painting by outsider artist Bethann Shannon
QUICKLY! PRAY REALLY HARD NOW!
QUICKLY! PRAY REALLY HARD NOW!
"LORD HELP US"...AMEN!
“LORD HELP US”…AMEN!
"I NEED YOU" by American Artist Bethann Shannon
PRAY
PRAYER PAINTINGS by American Artist Bethann Shannon ~ FridaInHeaven.ETSY.com
"HELP" by Bethann Shannon Irish/Puerto Rican Artist
"GOD?" by Bethann Shannon
“GOD?” by Bethann Shannon
"HELP US" a Frida In Heaven painting by outsider artist Bethann Shannon
“HELP US” a Frida In Heaven painting by outsider artist Bethann Shannon
"PRAY" by Bethann Shannon
“PRAY” by Bethann Shannon

 

THE ART ANGEL – MY DAILY “THANK YOU” PRAYER ~

THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!

Ever feel sorry for yourself? Dive into a “pity party”? This is a prayer I wrote about a year ago to remind myself how lucky I really am…it actually really helps me put things in perspective…

THANK YOU for my head, my heart, my hands, my feet…

THANK YOU for my shelter and food to eat…

THANK YOU for my eyes, my ears, my nose, my VOICE…

THANK you for my FREEDOM…

MY FREEDOM OF CHOICE!

by The Art Angel ~ Bethann Shannon (copyright 2007-Present

P.S. It’s fun to say this prayer with children & touch your head, hands, feet, eyes…etc & act out shelter & food to eat! (Try it!)

Painting by Bethann Shannon ~ PRIVATE COLLECTION ~ 2008 All Rights Reserved

THE ART ANGEL ~ HEAVEN

SMILEY FACE SKY by Bethann Shannon 2008150-dpi-etsy-frida-by-bethann-shannon-001.jpg

I love the SKY!

The sky is HEAVENLY!

 I live for clouds!

 Each sky I see is a work of art, each with a feeling, each with a story…

some filled with intense drama!

 Some simply like a storybook!

I find great happiness gazing at the sky.

It almost feels like a longing !

When I was 21 I was a flight attendant for TWA.

 It was my favorite job ever…because of the sky !

(and I also love people)…

I was thrilled and excited to be up there! So beautiful!

I found abundant joy in that job…

then I was laid off.

Now, I look up everyday and still think Heaven is just Heavenly!

I paint it when I can and love the painters who paint it well, like Magritte,

and my artist father Joe Shannon…

I started taking daily pictues of the sky this month

and will start a collection of excellent skies!

The 2 places I lived or visited that had the best skies was in

MONTANA, which is called “BIG SKY COUNTRY”…

and ASHEVILLE, NC, called “Land Of The Sky”…

both places had breath taking skies

that put you in a total humble state of AWE!

Third up for me would be San Francisco…

amazing drama with the clouds & fog over Golden Gate Bridge!

OH! THE SKY!

“SIGH”

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