Shirley is a four-time winner of the prestigious Grumbacher Award of Excellence. She is represented in Rockport Publisher's book, Creative Watercolor by Mary Ann Beckwith and Pebble Publishing's book, Best of Missouri Hands. In 1998 her work was included in Exploring Color by Nita Leland and Metaphors of Time and Space Through Layering, a publication of the Society of Layerists in Multimedia. Several of her watercolors have appeared on the covers of the Country Register magazine. Her paintings have also appeared on several of St. Louis Home Builder's Fall Home Show posters. She does freelance work for the McDonald Publishing in St. Louis, MO, designing posters for the school classroom. Her collage work has been published five times in Somerset Studios Magazine in 2004. In August of 2006, her artwork was represented in Nita Leland's new book, The New Creative Artist.

In another painting, "Collaboration," my grandson had slipped into my studio when he was five and drew on mat board pieces I had prepared to cut later . Instead of getting upset, I embellished his drawing by doing a painting around his drawing of him painting it.

Shirley has written articles for St. Peters Community and Art Center's Artworks magazine and Watercolor Studio, the official publication of the Missouri Watercolor Society. Shirley has appeared on numerous Artworks cable television programs demonstrating painting techniques. In 2004 her work was again represented in a Society of Layerists in Multi Media's book, The Art of Layering: Making Connections. Shirley's artwork may be seen on several websites including www.bestofmissourihands.com, www.iseartists.org, and www.mowsart.com.

Gallery representation includes Norton's Fine Art Gallery in Clayton, MO and Framations in St. Charles, MO . For more information, the artist may be contacted at 908 Ruth Dr., St. Charles, Mo. 63301 or e-mailed at snachtrieb@charter.net 636-947-1936.