"Mystique"
"Season Change"
"Imagination"
"Table for Two"
Artist: George Shipperly
Location: Building 17 - 43 W. Galena - AACC, AACVB (View Map)
Contact:
Henrich Art Gallery
349 E Indian Trail
Aurora, IL 60505
painterplayer@aol.com
www.GeorgeShipperley.com
AnamArt Gallery
103 S Washington St.
Naperville, Il. 60540 Tel. 630-3639-7504
Anamartgallery@aol.com
George Shipperley has been a resident of Aurora, Illinois since the 1950’s, where he met and married, Lois, his wife of 45 years. Together they raised three daughters and now have six grandchildren.
As a young adult, George served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. Upon leaving the services, he and his wife returned to Illinois where he pursued a career in sales that led to a 33- year sales career with an international manufacturing company. During this time, George and his wife opened Henrich Art Gallery and Custom Frame Shop located in Aurora. The shop is still owned and operated by his wife.
George retired from his sales career in 1994, and began to follow his passion for art, which evolved into a fulfilling career. As an impressionistic artist with an emphasis on originality, creativity and color, George specializes in Pastel, Acrylic, and Oil Stick mediums. His work can be viewed in the Chicago Metropolitan and Fox Valley areas at Fine Art Shows and throughout the year at Henrich Art Gallery.
Being an artist means having an insatiable appetite to create and explore. We are innovators; forever seeking a new perspective. In order to distinguish myself from others, I rely on my sense of feeling for interpretation. How I paint, not what I paint, is most important in creating a work of art. For instance, the trees in a landscape should reflect their poetry and grace, not just their structure. The sky and the land must stir our emotions by the very nature of their rhythm and communication with each other. Only then can I convey the true meaning of a work of art.
With the exception of cityscapes and portraits, the majority of my work is imaginary; this method allows me the unlimited freedom of design and composition.
As for the medium, I prefer oil pastels because of their versatility and extraordinary selection of colors.
