Dale Sheldon studied at Philadelphia’s Moore College of Art, and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland. Exploring a variety of subject matters, Ms. Sheldon is a painter who works dynamically with a sense of immediacy and luminous color. She is primarily a studio painter, collecting images and impressions from around the world. Exploring light and atmosphere, and color relationships, her paintings interpret and express moods, memories or impressions. Her style of painting with watercolor reflects both wet on wet and layering techniques with rich color washes, while fluid acrylic paintings with masking techniques creates flat and bold graphic images.
An award-winning artist, Sheldon is a member of Potomac Valley Watercolorists, a founding officer and signature member of the Delaware Watercolor Society, and a signature member of Baltimore Watercolor Society. Exhibitions include solo shows at Coastal Frameshop and Gallery in Rehoboth Beach, DE, “Art for Life, Hope for our Children” at Washington DC’s Museum of the Americas and the World Health Organization, and the Cultural Center of the Embassy of Egypt. She was a participating artist in Rehoboth Beach’s “Dolphins:the SEAquel”, a Rehoboth Beach Main Street/Rehoboth Art League installation project. Dale’s paintings were part of an international exhibition shown in Cairo, Egypt, and she has shown in Greve in Chianti, Italy. Her paintings can be seen at Gallery One in Ocean View, DE, the Rehoboth Art League in Rehoboth Beach, DE, and in various other shows, exhibitions, and private collections.
The 69th Annual Cottage Tour of Art will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10th and 11th. The tour is from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. each day. Sheldon will create a pastel of each of the seven private homes, as well as the Art League’s historic Peter Marsh Homestead. Images of Sheldon’s works will be used in the tour program and her original watercolors will be awarded to the home owners during a June thank you reception. Sheldon’s rendition of the historic Homestead will be available as a giclée print and available for sale in the gallery during the Cottage Tour.
Cottage Tour tickets are $35 per person and are available for purchase on the RAL website rehobothartleague.org or by calling 302.227.8408. The tour is appropriate for ages 13 and above. By mid-June tickets will also be available at several local locations which will be announced on the website. The Cottage Tour of Art is underwritten by J. Conn Scott.