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Artists’ reception for Presidents’ Day weekend show set Feb. 16

February 14, 2018

Artists Jean Doran, Cherie Lester, Steve Rogers, Nick Serratore and Betsey VonDreele will host an open house art show and sale Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, in Lewes. The event begins with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday. This event is free, and the public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. The show continues Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event showcases new and original artwork for sale. Selected artwork will be offered at reduced prices.

Lester creates abstract, mixed-media paintings on wood and watercolor paper using layers of found paper, acrylic paints, inks, graphite and wax. Each piece is heavily patterned, and full of color and texture. In addition to her paintings, she has recently designed a new line of original beaded necklaces. Created using both new and vintage components on leather, these unique pieces will add a cool bit of style to every outfit. Lester is a graduate of Southeastern Center for the Arts in Atlanta. More recently, she studied at the Corcoran School of Art + Design in Washington, D.C.

Doran's love of nature is often displayed in her paintings with a recurring theme of nature enhancing man's work – man-made objects that are softened by being in the midst of a natural setting. A move to Lewes in 1998 opened both new subject matter for her paintings and an abiding love of small-town life. In addition to oil and acrylic painting on canvas and board, she paints furniture, providing works of art that are functional as well as fun and artistic.

Rogers works primarily in acrylics and paints traditional working craft. These are not pampered fiberglass yachts, but hard-bitten and overworked oystermen, crabbers, and menhaden steamers. His paintings capture the toughness and durability of everyday working boats, and the sheer beauty and stark terror of the weather and waters they work in. His work also reflects his love of the Eastern Shore which includes tidal marsh plains and historic buildings.

Serratore works in pastels. His paintings harness representations of the land to demonstrate the effects of sunlight and spatial depth upon a scene. His use of color and blending techniques creates moody, atmospheric landscapes that frame almost-abstracted fields of saturated light and color. Serratore is a graduate of the Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia, and Wilmington University.

VonDreele manipulates small strips of fabric into award-winning textile collages re-creating the landscapes of the East Coast shores where she grew up – from the rocky coast of Maine to the Nantucket moors, to the Delaware seashore where she now lives. The textiles may include cotton, painted silk, netting, wool or raw fibers, all of which provide visual as well as tactile interest. Pieces may be hand or machine sewn using a variety of stitching and finishing techniques or adhered with polymer medium. A graduate of Drew University and the Pittsburgh Institute of Art, she also attended the Textile Institute of Rhode Island School of Design.

The show is located at 300 Gills Neck Road at the corner of Schley Avenue, Lewes. For more information, email steverogersmarineart@gmail.com or call 302-645-9030.

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