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SEPTEMBER ART NEWS from artist Lynnette Shelley See my new website at  www.LynnetteShelley.com

See You in September! This month I am headed to Norwich, NY, to participate in the 25th Annual Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival. This will be my first time at the show and in this town, so I hope some of you may be able to come on out to see my art and I. I will also be doing live demonstrations throughout the weekend.  Later this month I will be participating in the fourth annual Delaware County Studio Tour at a wonderful church studio in Havertown, PA, along with four other artists. Details on both shows are below. I also have some really exciting shows happening later this Fall in October and November so be sure to keep checking my show schedule at https://www.lynnetteshelley.com/events September 7-8, 2019 Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival in East and West Parks, Norwich, New York. I will be at booth #32 in East Park.  I will also be doing live art demonstrations throughout the weekend. HOURS Saturday 10 AM-6 PM; Sunday 11 AM-5 PM. RAIN OR SHINE. Free Admission. RSVP to Lynnette's event page here. Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival is a free outdoor festival that draws 10-12,000 people to East and West Parks of downtown Norwich, NY, each year on the weekend after Labor Day, with its juried art and fine crafts for sale in an interactive atmosphere, acoustic music by professional singer-songwriters, literary arts, creative culinary arts and hands-on art experiences for all ages. Admission and all activities are entirely FREE of charge. This is my first year at the festival. Please come on out and help make it a success so that I can make it a tradition in my show schedule.

SAVE THE DATE! September 28-29, 2019 Delaware County Studio Tour at Tour Stop 1, Chris Macan Studio, 404 South Manoa Road, Havertown, Pennsylvania HOURS Saturday 10 AM-6 PM; Sunday 11 AM-5 PM. Free Admission. RSVP to Lynnette's event page here. The Delaware County Studio Tour comes to Havertown, PA with photographer CHRIS MACAN, painter LYNNETTE SHELLEY, mixed media / printmaker artist GILLIAN POKALO, jewelry artist JO-ANNE FRAZIER, and mixed media artist JEN MCCLEARY. All artists will be displaying and selling their works at Macan's studio at Bethesda Studio, 404 S Manoa Rd, Havertown, PA 19083. The studio is located in a historic church space, complete with graveyard - Perfect for a near autumnal art outing! Delaware County Studio Tour’s mission is to promote regional artists and contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of the area by presenting original artwork. Each artist will also have an exclusive, one-of-a-kind "County Collector" priced at $75,​available for the weekend of the tour only. County Collector sales start at 10 AM Saturday. For more info on County Collectors go tohttps://www.countystudiotour.com/county-collector Pictured: Lynnette's County Collector for the Delaware County Studio Tour The Delaware County Studio Tour is free and open to the public. ADDITIONAL INFO More info on the tour:https://www.delawarecountystudiotour.com Info on Tour Stop 1:https://www.delawarecountystudiotour.com/DELCO-Studios/1 ARTISTS CHRIS MACAN http://www.chrismacan.com/ LYNNETTE SHELLEY https://www.lynnetteshelley.com GILLIAN POKALO http://www.gillianpokalo.com/ JO-ANNE FRAZIER http://www.jewelrybyjo.com JEN MCCLEARY http://www.jenmccleary.com

ON THE DRAWING BOARD My current work in progress is a 24 x 48 inches artwork that will be the centerpiece for my upcoming featured art show at Exhibit B Gallery in Souderton October 18 to November 9. 2019. I am hoping the entire artwork will be completed in the next couple of weeks (Be sure to follow along on my Facebook or Instagram pages if you don't already!) Here are some photos of the progress so far. The artwork's motif is the hare and the tortoise fable from Aesop. In my depiction, it's at the start of the race and various animals have come out to see the tortoise and the hare compete. The hare has an early lead in the beginning but we all know eventually his cockiness is his downfall (he decides to take a nap halfway through the race as he's so far ahead of the tortoise. But then the determined tortoise overtakes him while he is snoozing, and gets across the finish line first). Watch a video here of the artwork at its current level of completion or THIS VIDEO of me working on crosshatching the hare with an ink pen. Please click on image to enlarge.

UPCOMING ART SHOWS Please make sure to follow along on facebook as new events are in the works.   Ongoing  Ivystone Studio, 138 Moore Road, Downingtown, Pennsylvania. ​ Ongoing Borrelli's Chestnut Hill Gallery, One East Gravers Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ​ ​Ongoing Deja 42 Art Gallery, ​1912 E. Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  ​ Ongoing Your Claim to Frame, 170 Sunset Manor Drive, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania ​ Ongoing Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center, 1401 Morris Rd, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. (Artwork located in hallway of Conference Center) ​ Ongoing Lynnette’s artwork “Sacred Hare” was one of 18 artworks selected for the Lamp Post Banner Project by the West Chester Borough Public Arts Commission. As a part of this project, original art by regional artists were printed on banners that are hung in downtown West Chester (at a central three-block stretch of High Street) as a part of a public arts initiative. The art banners were installed in June 2018. ​ Spring and Summer 2019 Four of Lynnette's artworks were licensed on seven banners to hang in downtown Rahway, NJ, as the featured artist for the spring and summer season.  ​ September 7-8, 2019 Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival in East and West Parks, Norwich, New York. Lynnette will be at booth #32 in East Park.  Hours: Saturday 10 AM-6 PM; Sunday 11 AM-5 PM. RSVP to Lynnette's event page here. ​ September 28-29, 2019 Delaware County Studio Tour at Chris Macan Studio, 404 S. Manoa Road Havertown, Pennsylvania. Lynnette is showing at Studio #1 along with Chris Macan, Gillian Pokalo, Jo-Anne Frazier and Jen McCleary. Hours: Saturday 10 AM-6 PM; Sunday 11 AM-5 PM. RSVP to the Facebook Event Page here. ​ October 10-12, 2019 TBA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ​ October 18 - November 9, 2019 "Into the Enchanted Wild", Featured Artist at Exhibit B Gallery, 105 North Main Street, Souderton, Pennsylvania. Opening Reception October 18, 5-9 PM. ​ November 8-10, 2019 Sugarloaf Craft Festival Fall Oaks Show at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, Pennsylvania. Hours: Friday and Saturday, 10 AM-6 PM; Sunday 10 AM-5 PM. Tickets $8 online, $10 at the door. Additional Details TBA. ​ December 1-23, 2019 Holiday Group Show at Red Raven Art Company, 138 North Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Opening reception, December 6, 5-8 PM.

Thank you! Lynnette Shelley ARTIST www.LynnetteShelley.com