Shannon Stokes is a junior physiology and neurobiology student at the University of Maryland with the goal of becoming a physicians assistant. In her free time Stoke’s loves to paint, a hobby that she has turned into a way of making money by taking commissions for pieces from people she knows.
Stokes lives in a house in College Park, MD with four other girl and occupies the basement. While her room is windowless, Stokes brightens it with her creativity and bubbly personality. She radiates positivity and it shows completely in her surroundings.
Photos by Jordan Swarm
Shannon Stokes a junior physiology and neurobiology major at the University of Maryland sits down at her easel to continue a painting she has been working on at her home in College Park, MD on October 13, 2019. Stokes lives in the basement of a house and uses her art to brighten up the otherwise windowless room. (Photo by Jordan Swarm)Shannon Stokes sits in the art studio she has created in her bedroom at home in College Park, MD on October 13, 2019. The junior physiology and neurobiology major paints in her free time and even commissions work. (Photo by Jordan Swarm)Shannon Stokes sits on her bed holding her betta fish in her bedroom in College Park, MD on October 13, 2019. Stokes prides her fish on being resilient, he has managed to survive seven months with only three tank cleanings. (Photo by Jordan Swarm)Shannon Stokes sits on the dryer that resides directly within her basement bedroom in College Park, MD on October 13, 2019. The junior psysiology and neurobiology major deals kindly with the traffic of other occupants of the house that flows through her room to the laundry room. (Photo by Jordan Swarm)Shannon Stokes holds a paintbrush as she prepares to start painting at her home in College Park, MD on October 13, 2019. Stokes has been working on the painting for some time now and adds to it every now and then when she finds the time. (Photo by Jordan Swarm)Shannon Stokes sits on the floor surrounded by her art supplies in her bedroom at home in College Park, MD on October 13, 2019. The junior physiology and neurobiology major paints in her free time and even commissions work. (Photo by Jordan Swarm)
JOUR370 -Intro to Photojournalism 