Art News and Info

New Website for Buying Shelly’s Art and Prints

There is a new website for buying my art! It offers original, ready to hang artwork and the opportunity to get that artwork in the form of prints. The website is Fine Art by Shelly.  There is still going to be new art here, the site of my primary Gallery

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Toss Out the Rules in Your Watercolor Painting

The article excerpt below is from American Watercolor, and it’s for all my watercolor painting compatriots out there. I started out as an acrylic painter but grew to love watercolor as time went on. I learned techniques just like anyone else, and sometimes I use what I learned and sometimes

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MOCA Pin Up Contemporary Art Show Returns for 2023

The annual  pop-up PIN UP show returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Atlanta this Thursday, May 11th, (hours are 7-9 pm). This is a very brief show so don’t blink or you’ll miss it. See more about this contemporary art show here. I will have one painting

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Paint the Light, Skip the Details!

Possibly the hardest thing to do as a watercolor painter is to give up trying to paint all the details – every little thing that you see with your eyes. The best, most interesting watercolor paintings in my opinion are those that capture the light of a subject or landscape

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Free Andy Evansen Watercolor Demo

It’s still warm enough in the South to get outdoors to get excited about new painting subjects. Take your camera or cell phone to capture scenes to paint, or set up your portable easel right outside. Either way you will find nature very inspirational, even if you don’t get out

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