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I hope you are enjoying your autumn. I am enjoying the cooler temps and the fun Halloween decorations in my new neighborhood and I’ve also been busy with my two original bands, including doing a livestream this Sunday with Green Cathedral. But I’ve also been busy trying to create more artwork for you in my studio!
November is a very busy month in my show season but it kicks off with a bang as I am helping to organize a new (hopefully, annual) open studio tour in the Ambler, PA, area. You can see me in my own studio and check out where the magic happens! Details below. |
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| | HOLIDAY OPEN STUDIO TOUR (HOST)NOVEMBER 1-2, 2025 |
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BIG NEWS! HOST is here and has a new website where you can find out all about our event on November 1-2! Go to www.host-ambler.com
This show is special to me as it's a newer studio tour that myself and other Ambler area artists are organizing and hoping to get off the ground. Please come on out to check out the art and meet the artists!
HOLIDAY OPEN STUDIO TOUR (HOST) NOVEMBER 1-2, 2025 Hours: SATURDAY 10-6 PM & SUNDAY 11-4 PM All studios within 5 miles of Ambler, PA!
View Map Here: https://host-ambler.com/map/ FREE and open to the public.
Come see me at my actual working studio located at 874 Welsh Road, 2nd floor / Front suite, Maple Glen, PA.
Please note: My studio is located on the 2nd floor, above Competitive Edge Martial Arts, in a commercial building. There is parking at both the front and the back of the building. The entrance to the 2nd floor is on the far right in the front of the building, or to the left in the back of the building. GPS may say location is in Horsham.
5 Studios / 8 Artists
Featuring: Anthony Casasanto, oil paintings Ewelina Flamm, oil paintings Karen Kieser, metal sculpture Theresa Heidig Rooney, oil and cold wax paintings, print-making Lynnette Shelley, mixed media paintings Kindred Art Collaborative (featuring Carl Cellini, Mikel Elam, and Richard Metz), oil paintings
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO and MAP
host-ambler.com
Facebook Page: facebook.com/host.montco
We also co-ordinate our tour with CAST – the Cheltenham Artist Studio Tour – which takes place a few miles away. Spend the day touring the art in your community and beyond!
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| November 1-2, 2025 | Holiday Open Studio Tour (HOST). Open studio event featuring various artists in or near Ambler, PA. Lynnette's work studio is located on the 2nd floor, front suite, at 874 Welsh Road, Maple Glen, Pennsylvania. Hours: Sat. 10-6 PM & Sun. 11-4 PM. November 4, 2025 - January 10, 2026 | "Between Stillness and Surge", Watercolor and Mixed Media Exhibition (Invitational), Alfa Art Gallery, 108 Church Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. In-person reception on Friday, November 14th from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm; virtual opening reception on Friday, November 21st at 6:30pm. Go to us02web.zoom.us/j/81076221394?pwd=bszTUldKFwAQEjy9fiZJSfaqVZmT4K.1 for virtual reception on Zoom. Read a press article about this show here. November 7-9, 2025 | Fine Arts and Craft Show, Historic Yellow Springs, 1685 Art School Rd, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. Hours: Fri: 5-8 PM, Sat. 10-5 PM & Sun. 10-4 PM. November 15-16, 2025 | Fair Hill Arts Festival, Fair Hill Nature Center, Walls Hall, 4640 Telegraph Road, Elkton, Maryland. Hours: Sat. 10-4 PM & Sun. 10-3 PM. November 28-30, 2025 | Covered Bridge Artisans Holiday Studio Tour: Lynnette's tour stop will be at Sandy Ridge Community Church, 47 Sandy Ridge Road, Stockton, New Jersey. November 28, 2025 | Art 4 Everyone" Black Friday benefit show featuring all 4x4" paintings at Red Raven Art Company, 138 North Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Over 300, 4x4" paintings priced at $50 each. December 2-27, 2025 | Holiday Group Show at Red Raven Art Company, 138 North Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. First Friday Reception: December 5, 5-8 PM. December 20-21, 2025 | Brandywine Holiday Festival of the Arts, Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison St, Wilmington, Delaware. |
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| | | Coming for the Holidays:Original Art Ornaments |
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Recently, I started working on a limited line of original art ornaments. Last year, I debuted 14 original 4x4" mini bird painting ornaments for the holidays, which proved to be very popular. This year, I plan on focusing on larger wild animals, starting with these three animals pictured below. Once I complete all the paintings in the series (I am aiming for 12-14 artworks), I'll announce an exclusive sale on my website.
Each 4x4 inches artwork is created with ink and acrylic on wood panel, and is ready to hang as an ornament on a tree, displayed on a shelf or table top, or hung on a wall. The possibilities are endless. These miniature paintings are truly one of a kind.
Stay tuned for more details.
Below are some of the paintings I have completed so far - African Elephant, Bison, Lion, Brown Bear, Leopard, Elk, Humpback Whale, and Indian Elephant.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lynnette Shelley is an award-winning Pennsylvania artist specializing in contemporary mixed media animal paintings. Having a great love of wildlife, nature, patterns and archetypes, Shelley fuses these influences into her strikingly unique artworks. Her paintings strike a primal chord in many viewers, with almost Jungian associations to the colors and shapes. Her highly detailed and complex compositions are created using a sophisticated process developed from a buildup of multiple layers incorporating techniques in both drawing and painting - from crosshatching to ink splatter to linear painting. Some of Shelley's work (her “fauxsaic” paintings) also incorporates elements of collage in which she adds hand-colored and cut watercolor paper to the artwork in a process that resembles mosaic tile.
Shelley's animal and nature themed artworks have been displayed nationally as well as regionally at museums, art galleries and other venues. In 2021, Shelley was awarded "Master Artisan" status by the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
In addition to her fine art pursuits, Shelley is also the co-founder of The Red Masque, an original dark art rock / progressive rock band she has been writing and performing in since 2001. The Red Masque are currently working on a new studio album. Shelley is also the vocalist in Green Cathedral, a contemporary art rock band. They released their debut album in September 2017 and are currently recording a new studio album.
Originally from Delaware, Shelley lives in Philadelphia and maintains a private art studio in Maple Glen, Pennsylvania.
lynnette@lynnetteshelley.com
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