About the artist

Shelley Cannon Frederick is a native of Longview, TX. She was raised in a creative atmosphere by parents that encouraged her artistic talents. Shelley's father is an artist and has worked in architecture and graphics. Because of her exposure to art and creativity, Shelley followed this path in her educational career. She studied art at Kilgore College in Texas and she studied life drawing and anatomy at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio Shelley paints exclusively in watercolor.

She likes watercolor because it has a transparent quality, allowing the artist to use layers of color combinations which will let light pass through and reflect off the paper so the painting tends to 'glow' from within.Many subjects spark her interest, but Shelley's special joy is painting young children caught in their own world of surprise. Shelley believes her talent is God-given and wants to share His gift with others whenever possible.

Shelley has displayed her work at both national and local juried shows and art exhibitions. Her recent work, "Hot, Hotter, Hottest" won the Outstanding Watercolor award in the 75th Hoosier Salon. In addition to this distinction, Shelley received the Grand Champion and 1st Place Watercolor prizes in the NSDAR's 1998 national art competition and had her painting "The Reenactor" exhibited in Constitutional Hall, Washington, DC

Her painting "Florida Dreaming" has been purchased by the National Art Museum of Sport and is a part of their permanent collection. Another work, "First Lady of America", was purchased by the Allentown Art Committee and is hanging in their gallery in Buffalo, New York.

Her studio is located in Southern Brown County. She currently exhibits her work at Hoosier Salon in Indianapolis and New Harmony , IN,Brown County Art Gallery, . Donna's Framing, Nashville, IN Frameworksand the L & L Gallery, Longview, TX. Shelley is the resident watercolorist at Southern IN Center of the Arts in Seymour IN and teaches at the Brown County Art Gallery as well as workshops in and around the area.