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Biographical information for
Shelly Inez Lependorf:
An accomplished artist for over 30 yrs. Lependorf
is a native of Philadelphia PA and maintains a
studio in Old City. Shelly has exhibited worldwide
with solo shows in New York City, California and
Pennsylvania and has received awards for her
work in Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture
including American Color Print Society Excellence
in Printmaking, G. Noble Wagner Award for
sculpture and the University of the Arts
Excellence in Painting Award.
The rich empowered paintings of the artist Shelly
Inez Lependorf convey through form, line and
color the balance and harmony of the natural
world. Lependorf deftly synthesizes a variety of
interests, materials and influences. Since the
early nineties, her work has embraced classic
abstract expressionism's leanings toward Asian
philosophical and esthetic precepts. Lependorf
often utilizes elements, full of "controlled
abandon," that present a counterpoint to the
orderliness of structural elements creating a
balance of opposites. The work is richly layered
while retaining a sense of space or breath that
reaches for the spirit, connecting on an intimate
level. Her work is full of knowledgeable painting
strategies and free flowing playful contradictions.
The ongoing analysis of contemporary life as it
crosses the boundaries of time and space
underlies the complex richness of this artist's work.
She creates a new reality in each work,
engaging the viewer through the mystery of the
process with a skilled sensitivity to light and
composition. Her work contains the impact and
power of formal integrity and inherently good
design.
Lependorf’s work is included in private and
corporate collection throughout the world.
Biographical Information on Stan Shire:
Stan Shire is Professor and Chair of the
Photographic Imaging Department at
Community College of Philadelphia. He has a
BFA degree in Photography and Film from the
Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts)
and a Masters degree in Education from Beaver
College. He has studied with Ansel Adams, Ray
K. Metzker, Ron Rosenstock and John Paul
Caponigro. His work is in the Mamiya Masters of
the Medium Gallery(U.K.), Savannah Partners-
Corporate Headquarters, Museo Hollander
(Fuengirola, Spain)and in many private
collections.
Spatial Terrain Statement
Textures of the landscape and its natural
tonalities are the discrete natural elements on
which these paintings are based.
The paintings are worked on unprimed canvas,
using sumi brushes for detail with multiple layers
of micaceous glazes that cause the light to
emanate from within.
The open spatial terrain invites one to move into
limitless space and stillness. Utilizing a narrow
range of tonality allows for a unification of the
imagery.
This monochromatic terrain enhances the feeling
of fog and further contributes to its elemental
beauty.
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