Curious Creatures: Unique Animal Art & Fantasy Art by Lynnette Shelley

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CURIOUS CREATURES
Unique Animal Art & Fantasy Art by Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley



"White Rabbit", 2009

Fine Art Giclee Prints and Original Artwork for Sale
Signed and matted open edition prints, as well as signed limited edition prints, now for sale at Animal Art | Fantasy Art | Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley

For original artwork sales visit Lynnette's Etsy shop at Curious Creatures by Lynnette Shelley by RedeyeDesign on Etsy or email redeye@designbyredeye.com.

You can view Lynnette's art gallery online at Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Lynnette Shelley | Philadelphia, PA, USA



"The Union", 2010


"Three Ravens", 2009


"The Garden of Honu", 2010


"Icon V: The Magpie", 2009



ARTIST LYNNETTE SHELLEY

Lynnette Shelley is a Delaware native who moved to Philadelphia in 1999. Her artwork has been displayed at various venues across the Philadelphia metropolitan area, including the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST), and at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Some of her creature drawings were featured in the animated short “The Spider Is the Web” shown at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival, while more of her artwork was featured as part of an on-screen art show at the 2008 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. She also exhibited at the juried art show in the 2009 Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA, one of the largest fantasy / sci fi-themed conventions in the world. Lynnette is currently represented by Three Ravens Gallery in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.

Please see Lynnette's website's exhibitions page for her current event schedule at Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Lynnette Shelley | Philadelphia, PA, USA. Her next scheduled solo show is April 2010 at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE. An Artist Reception will be held on April 9 from 5:30 to 8 PM.

Deeply influenced by Celtic, Eastern, Asian and aboriginal / native works; art nouveau, abstract expressionism, and medieval artworks; fantasy and science fiction; as well as zoomorphism, therianthropy, cryptozoology and mythological stories and legends, Lynnette fuses these styles into her strikingly unique illustrations.

“I am a fan of a multitude of artists - from the various pen-and-ink artists such as Aubrey Beardsley and Edward Gorey to medieval illuminated manuscripts created by Celtic monks to Russian iconic artists to Japanese scroll painters and native artisans. I also appreciate artists who portray the world around them with a unique eye and a colorful imagination – Vincent Van Gogh, William Blake, Frida Kahlo, Marc Chagall, Gustav Klimt, Henri Rousseau, Edvard Munch, Susan Seddon Boulet and Walton Ford, to name but a few.”

Lynnette's artwork strikes a primal chord in many viewers, with almost Jungian associations to the colors and shapes. Her animal art and creature illustrations are both primitive and sophisticated, and have been likened to images from an undiscovered ancient civilization or culture.

View Gallery, Purchase Prints and Originals, Read About Upcoming Gallery Events at: Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Lynnette Shelley | Philadelphia, PA, USA




"Queen of Hearts", 2009


"A Spring Idyll", 2010


"The Sea Dragon", 2009


"Augury Ex Avibus", 2010


"The Fox Maiden", 2010

Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Lynnette Shelley | Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Still for sale! Original art and fine art (giclee) prints.
Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley
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If you are local, you can save on shipping and we can meet up.

Check out my work in person at Three Ravens Gallery in Ardmore, PA (Three Ravens Gallery)


Leaping Koi



Leaps and Bounds (the Impala)


Gentle Giant



The Dark Salt Sea (Moby Dick)



The Serpent Tree


The Banyan Tree

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Current and Upcoming Art Shows in Philadelphia and surrounding areas

July 11 to August 1, 2010 | 2nd Annual Juried Art Show at the Manayunk Roxborough Art Center , 419 Green Lane (rear) Philadelphia, PA; 215-482-3363. Artist Reception is on July 11, 11 AM to 3 PM. Lynnette has two artworks ("Gentle Giant" and "Augury Ex Avibus") on sale/display at this show.

August and September 2010 | Solo art exhibition at The High Point Cafe, 602 W. Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 215.849.5153. Lynnette will be featuring some of her latest artwork pieces at this show.

August 2010 | Group Show at Germ Books and Art Gallery, 2005 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. This will be a joint show with Lynnette and artist Brandon Ross.

August 2010 and Ongoing | Countryside Framing / Radhouse Studios, 2 South State St., Newtown, PA 215.968.2246; Lynnette will be one of the featured artists at this gallery catering towards the interior design market. The grand re-opening of the gallery is scheduled for early August.

September 11-12 2010 | Brandywine Festival of the Arts, Brandywine Park, 1001 North Park Dr., Wilmington, DE 19802. Lynnette will have a festival tent set up and be selling fine art prints as well as select original artwork sales. Stop on by!

September 3-October 29 2010 | Group Art Exhibition at The Straube Center, One Straube Center Blvd, Pennington, NJ 08534; 609.737.3322. Opening Reception September 3, 7-9 PM. This show will feature a large selection of Lynnette's work.

Visit Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley for the latest show news, artwork sales and more.

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Latest Artworks



"The Forest King" FOR SALE



"Hippocamp II" (commissioned artwork)



"Carousel" FOR SALE



"Dragon Dance" FOR SALE

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New Original artworks posted as well as new prints for sale at Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley



"The Escape"

Description:
This artwork is inspired by the old Irish tale of the daughter of the High King. She was a beautiful woman but of free spirit and no man could court her. Her father the King decided that at the next Beltaine, that the first man who could catch her (as she was well-known for being an excellent runner) would be her husband. The daughter went to a wise woman and asked for a potion to make her as fleet as a hare. However, the wise woman was either getting deaf in the ear, or was a trickster, for when the girl drank the potion before the race, she turned into a hare. She was then chased by her father’s greyhounds, and being terrified, she ran into the woods, where she was caught in a trap. A huntsman came to check his snares and instead of a meal, he found the princess. The King was true his word, and he married them; the huntsman being handsome, the princess found that being married to him was not so bad a thing.

In this new version I am trying to emphasize the sexual undertones to the original story, with the lily appearing to both symbolize innocence and chastity as per tradition, however, in other cultures the lily represents sexuality. Itook some liberties with the lily and made it a kind of stylized hybrid between a lily and an anthurium, which has a very interesting shape!

The vines in this image are also symbolic to the Celts and is a theme used in their artworks. The meaning is connection and eternity. Vines also often grow in a shape of a spiral, which, to the Celt represents growth, renewal, energy, life etc.



"The Sun Wheel"

DESCRIPTION:
This new piece represents life / energy/ creativity. The sun wheel is an ancient symbol with Indo-European roots, and represents the sun. The sun represents life to many cultures and with the birds and the bees both flying/solar animals (as well as euphemism for procreation), this artwork represents creation and life energy.


UPCOMING SHOWS

December 3, 2010 | Holiday Arts & Crafts Show and Bazaar, The Lowborn Gallery at Main Street Baptist Church, 57 S. Main Street, Doylestown, PA 18901; 6 to 9:30 PM.
December 17-24, 2010 | Solo Show at Countryside Gallery / Radhouse Studios, 2 South State St., Newtown, PA ; 215.968.2246. Artist reception is on December 17 at 6:30 PM.
February 4-27, 2011 | Solo art show at Nichols Berg Gallery, 8611 Germantown Avenue (Chestnut Hill), Philadelphia, PA; 206-380-4070. Additional details TBA.

My website: Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley

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Upcoming Shows (updated)

February 4-27, 2011 | Solo art show at Nichols Berg Gallery, 8611 Germantown Avenue (Chestnut Hill), Philadelphia, PA; 206-380-4070. Artist Reception Feb. 4, 6 to 8 PM.
May 13-22 , 2011 | 28th Annual Immaculata University Art Show, 1145 King Road, Immaculata, PA. Preview Party (entrance by ticket only) is on May 13th. Open to the public May 14-22.
More TBA

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May 1-31, 2011
Featured artist at Annex 24 Gallery, 24 W. Walnut Street Lancaster, PA 17603; 717-341-0028.

May 13-22, 2011
28th Annual Immaculata University Art Show, 1145 King Road, Immaculata, PA.

Preview Party (entrance by ticket only) is on May 13th. Open to the public
May 14-22.

June 3, 2011 | First Friday Arts Crawl outdoors at Skippack Village, Skippack, PA.; 5-9 PM.

June 11-12, 2011 | 12th Annual Art For the Cash Poor at the Crane Arts Building,
1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia PA. All artworks are priced at $199 or less. Noon to 6 PM both days.



For more information on Lynnette's art exhibitions and events, or to purchase artwork or print, please visit Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Philadelphia Area Artist Lynnette Shelley

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The Imbroglio



All At Sea



Lusus Naturae (Loch Ness Monster)



War Horse


African Grey Sunset



"Portrait of a Sea Otter"


"Arabesque"


"The Watering Hole"


Battleground


The White Buffalo (and the Red)



Upcoming Arts Shows and Events
Visit Philadelphia, PA Artist Lynnette Shelley: Animal Art and Fantasy Art for the latest information.

January 7- 30, 2012 | "The Highlights of 2011" Group Show at Nichols Berg Gallery, 8611 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA; 206-380-4070. Special opening and "Lucky New Year" party on January 7th, 6-9pm.

February 1-5, 2012 | Invitational Art Show at Malvern Retreat House, McShain-Horstmann Family Life Center, 315 South Warren Ave., Malvern, PA; 610.644.0400. 11 AM to 8 PM. Invited artists are chosen from the most successful artists at the 2011 Immaculata Art Show.

February 2 - April 2, 2012 | "Wildly Human" Group Art Show, McCabe Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Featuring 10 invited emerging and established artists from the mid-Atlantic region, "Wildly Human" presents a selection of artworks that reflect the ways in which animal imagery expresses varied aspects of humanity

April 2012 | Folktales Group Art Show curated by Lynnette Shelley. Featuring the artwork of artists from around the country as well as Lynnette's own work. Nichols Berg Gallery, 8611 Germantown Avenue (Chestnut Hill), Philadelphia, PA. Reception is April 7th, 6-9 PM.

April 27 - May 13 2012 | Historic Yellow Springs Art Show, Lincoln Bldg., 1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA 19425; Preview Party, April 27 2011. Details TBA

May 2012 | Group Art Show at Countryside Gallery, 2 South State St., Newtown, PA; 215.968.2246. Details TBA.

August 1 - 31, 2012 | Solo Art Exhibition at Swarthmore Borough Hall, 121 Park Ave., Swarthmore, PA.

September 8-9, 2012 | Brandywine Festival of the Arts, Brandywine Park, 1001 North Park Dr., Wilmington, DE 19802. 10-6 PM Saturday, 10-4 PM Sunday.


About Lynnette Shelley
Lynnette Shelley is a Delaware native who moved to the Philadelphia area in 1999. Having a great love animals, fairytales, and world mythology, Lynnette fuses these influences into her strikingly unique illustrations. Her mixed media artwork strikes a primal chord in many viewers, with almost Jungian associations to the colors and shapes. Her animal art and folklore-inspired illustrations are both primitive and sophisticated, and have been likened to images from an undiscovered ancient civilization or culture.

"One of my primary interests has always been exploring legends and stories from around the world. Why are certain motifs ubiquitous across cultures and continents? These archetypal stories are told repeatedly in different guises throughout myth and folklore, and animals are often used to convey these mysteries. Whether painted on cave walls, portrayed as omens or worshiped as personifications of the gods, animals were a favorite theme for our ancestors. My artwork takes a closer look at this archetypal animal kingdom. Reinterpreted through abstraction, decorative element and contemporary vision, these creatures speak to our collective unconscious."

Her artwork has been displayed nationally as well as at various regional venues, including Philadelphia's Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST); the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences; The Straube Center in Pennington, NJ; the Nichols Berg Gallery in Philadelphia; Three Ravens Gallery in Ardmore, PA; the Brandywine Festival of the Arts; the Wilmington Grand Opera House; Immaculata University's annual juried art show; Annex 24 Gallery in Lancaster; and the Maryland Federation of the Arts in Annapolis. Some of her creature drawings were featured in the animated short "The Spider Is the Web" shown at the 2008 Toronto Film Festival, while more of her artwork was featured as part of an on-screen art show at the 2008 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. She also exhibited at the juried art show at Dragon Con in Atlanta, GA, one of the largest fantasy / sci fi-themed conventions in the world.

Lynnette is represented by Countryside Gallery in Newtown, PA, and Nichols Berg Gallery in Philadelphia. She is also a member of InLiquid, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit arts organization, as well as a member of the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center. Please see this website's exhibitions page for her current event schedule.

In addition to her fine art pursuits, Lynnette is also the co-founder of The Red Masque, an original avant rock band which has played numerous shows and festivals since 2001. The Red Masque is signed to an experimental / avant label based out of Colorado.

Lynnette currently lives and works out of Ambler, PA.
Animal Art and Fantasy Art By Philadelphia Artist Lynnette Shelley