Life in the military in many different places exposed her to many different natural surroundings,and in always moving on, she left murals and paintings of the locales. Her paintings hang in homes across the country. Now on her ranch in Central Florida she has for inspiration , besides her domestic animals, occasional visiting wildlife including coyotes,foxes, raccoons,and a now-and-then winter visiting black bear.

In the near future Shirley will offer very limited editions of her sterling and gold equine jewelry and one of a kind equine cloisonné/Limoges pieces.