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SUMMARY:Roger Dellar's Shadow and Light | Art Exhibition
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DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed British artist\, Roger Dellar\, will return to Lewes 
 for the\nfirst time in over five years. During his stay on this side of th
 e\npond\, the Peninsula Gallery will mount a solo exhibition of his work\,
 \ntitled “Shadow and Light.” The show\, which will be on display from\
 nMay 2-24\, will include new oil paintings from Dellar\, some of which\nwe
 re painted right here in Lewes. The show features 30 pieces from his\nexte
 nsive inventory housed at his studio in Surrey\, England\,\nhand-picked by
  gallery owners\, Tony and Carol Boyd-Heron. These works\ndepict a variety
  of scenes — from notable metropolitan iconography\nto blooming gardens\
 , portraits of ballerinas and tango dancers\, and\ncoastal landscapes with
  boats galore. The remainder of the show will\ninclude images painted on l
 ocation in Delaware.     An opening\nreception will be held on Saturday
 \, May 2\, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm\, which\nis free and open to everyone. Del
 lar will be in attendance\, giving\npatrons the rare opportunity to mingle
  with the UK-based artist. Join\nRoger and the gallery staff for an evenin
 g of fine art and\ncomplimentary food and drink. Roger Dellar is a profess
 ional\nfigurative artist who works from his home studio in Southern Englan
 d.\nHe travels widely and is internationally known for his work in several
 \nmedia\, including watercolor\, pastel\, and oil\; all the works featured
 \nin “Shadow and Light” are made in oil. He has been a resident\nartis
 t at the Peninsula Gallery\, his only American venue\, for over 15\nyears.
  He is equally well known as a teacher of art and has taught the\ntechniqu
 es of oil painting throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.\nAs part of h
 is visit to Lewes\, Roger will be teaching two workshops\,\norganized by t
 he gallery. Roger’s art reflects his keen interest in\npeople and their 
 behavior\, as well as the way light transforms a\nsubject. His paintings d
 epict people in everyday situations\, captured\nin an instantly recognizab
 le moment. His work is usually done en plein\nair\, with the canvas reflec
 ting a freedom of movement derived from\nrapid\, broad strokes of color co
 ming together to represent an image\ncaught in time. Roger is also particu
 larly strong in capturing the\ninteriors of public spaces with the reflect
 ions of light from the\nstreet\, playing off and enhancing the character o
 f the room. Roger is\na member of The Royal Institute of Painters in Water
 colour\, The Pastel\nSociety\, and The Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Si
 nce 1996\, he has\nbeen an active member of The Wapping Group\, an invitat
 ion-only group\nof 25 artists who capture the views of life along the Rive
 r Thames in\nEngland. Roger has won numerous awards for his painting\, inc
 luding The\nBath Prize Best Oil Painting\, The Royal Institute of Oil Pain
 ters Le\nClerc Fowler Medal\, and honorable mention at The Easton\, MD Ple
 in Air\nCompetition\, as well as The Pastel Society’s Unison Pastel Awar
 d\,\nAnthony J Lester Art Critic Award\, and Art Club Award. “Shadow and
 \nLight” is on display from May 2nd to the 24th. Works from the show\nca
 n be previewed at www.peninsula-gallery.com and are available for\npre-sal
 e.  The gallery is located in the Shops at the Beacon\, 520\nEast Savanna
 h Rd. Lewes\, DE\, and is open Tue-Sat 10-5\, and Sun 11-3.\nVenue: Penins
 ula Gallery.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Acclaimed British artist\, Roger Dellar\, will
  return to Lewes for the first time in over five years. During his stay on
  this side of the pond\, the Peninsula Gallery will mount a solo exhibitio
 n of his work\, titled “Shadow and Light.” The show\, which will be on
  display from May 2-24\, will include new oil paintings from Dellar\, some
  of which were painted right here in Lewes. The show features 30 pieces fr
 om his extensive inventory housed at his studio in Surrey\, England\, hand
 -picked by gallery owners\, Tony and Carol Boyd-Heron. These works depict 
 a variety of scenes — from notable metropolitan iconography to blooming 
 gardens\, portraits of ballerinas and tango dancers\, and coastal landscap
 es with boats galore. The remainder of the show will include images painte
 d on location in Delaware.     An opening reception will be held on Sat
 urday\, May 2\, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm\, which is free and open to everyone.
  Dellar will be in attendance\, giving patrons the rare opportunity to min
 gle with the UK-based artist. Join Roger and the gallery staff for an even
 ing of fine art and complimentary food and drink. Roger Dellar is a profes
 sional figurative artist who works from his home studio in Southern Englan
 d. He travels widely and is internationally known for his work in several 
 media\, including watercolor\, pastel\, and oil\; all the works featured i
 n “Shadow and Light” are made in oil. He has been a resident artist at
  the Peninsula Gallery\, his only American venue\, for over 15 years. He i
 s equally well known as a teacher of art and has taught the techniques of 
 oil painting throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. As part of his visi
 t to Lewes\, Roger will be teaching two workshops\, organized by the galle
 ry. Roger’s art reflects his keen interest in people and their behavior\
 , as well as the way light transforms a subject. His paintings depict peop
 le in everyday situations\, captured in an instantly recognizable moment. 
 His work is usually done en plein air\, with the canvas reflecting a freed
 om of movement derived from rapid\, broad strokes of color coming together
  to represent an image caught in time. Roger is also particularly strong i
 n capturing the interiors of public spaces with the reflections of light f
 rom the street\, playing off and enhancing the character of the room. Roge
 r is a member of The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour\, The Past
 el Society\, and The Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Since 1996\, he has 
 been an active member of The Wapping Group\, an invitation-only group of 2
 5 artists who capture the views of life along the River Thames in England.
  Roger has won numerous awards for his painting\, including The Bath Prize
  Best Oil Painting\, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Le Clerc Fowler M
 edal\, and honorable mention at The Easton\, MD Plein Air Competition\, as
  well as The Pastel Society’s Unison Pastel Award\, Anthony J Lester Art
  Critic Award\, and Art Club Award. “Shadow and Light” is on display f
 rom May 2nd to the 24th. Works from the show can be previewed at www.penin
 sula-gallery.com and are available for pre-sale.  The gallery is located 
 in the Shops at the Beacon\, 520 East Savannah Rd. Lewes\, DE\, and is ope
 n Tue-Sat 10-5\, and Sun 11-3. Venue: Peninsula Gallery.
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