
Pam Shank creates captivating watercolor portraits which convey the spontaneity of children through the use of luminescent colors, patterns of light, and natural expressions. Using her own photographs taken in a relaxed setting, she paints the portraits in her Artspace Studio in downtown Raleigh.
![]() Cameo Portrait - 15 x 15 - Watercolor |
Cameo Portrait - 15 x 15 - Watercolor |
North Carolina artist, Pam Hogan Shank, has been creating exquisite portraits in watercolor for over twenty years. Motivated by the fleeting childhood of her own two daughters, Pam Shank is an ardent lover of cherubic faces and the natural tranquility of children. After graduating from UNC at Chapel with a BFA in Painting, Pam studied traditional portrait painting at the Art Student's League in New York City. She returned to the Cary area and began a career specializing in watercolor portraits of children which has touched hundreds of families over the years.

