She began painting... after the birth of her first son, Kent.  Her love for expression by way of the stroke of her paintbrush has carried her through many seasons of beauty and joy, pain and sorrow.  She has painted in cottages and castles all over the world, and continues to use her talents to raise millions of dollars for countless charities.

When she is not painting from the inspiring setting of her 115-year-old cottage studio in Nashville, Shirley retreats to her second studio in the countryside, here at 170-year old Hundred Oaks Castle, flanked by two-story antique rusted walls and stained glass.  

Outnumbered only by the amount of love she has for her family, her honors and commissions are numerous, and include the following:

HONORS

-Outstanding Young Women of America

-Who’s Who in the World

-Who’s Who in the South & Southeast

-Who’s Who Among American Women

-Who’s Who in America

-Lipscomb University’s Woman of the Decade, 1986 & 1993

-Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award

COMMISSIONS

-Eastern European Missions

-Private European Castles & Businesses

-David Lipscomb University Centennial Painting of the Bell Tower

-AGAPE, Afternoon at Auburn

-Fortnightly Musicale, Music Scholarship for the State of Mississippi

-Painting for the Governor of Mississippi

-Presentation of a painting at the House of Parliament in Luxembourg

-Garden Club of America, Tennessee Iris



COLLECTIONS

Mrs. Bramlett’s paintings are equally at home from cottages to castles around the world: England, France, Scotland, Wales, the former East & West Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Bavaria, Greece, Africa, Panama Canal Zone, Bahamas, Latvia, Slovakia, Russia, The Caymans, Canada, and the United States.