Sunday, May 17, 2015

OPEN HOUSE: Chester County artists at work

You probably saw lots of directional signs all over the place for the Chester County Studio Tour this weekend. On Saturday afternoon we made it to four of the studios, each interesting in its own way. The first was maritime painter Annie Strack's home and studio on a cul-de-sac off Route 82 south of Kennett. Then we went to Ree Gallagher's jewelry studio and Lore Evans' stained glass studio, both in the Woodward Farms development off Kennett Pike. Lore showed us a stained-glass piece she is working on for the chapel at Paoli Memorial Hospital.
We ended up at the Willowdale Art Academy (above the Landhope store at Routes 926 and 82), where Karen D'Allaird paints still lifes and landscapes and teaches art classes for adults and children (Frank DePietro's waterlily paintings were also on display there).
There were almost 50 studios on the free two-day tour, all over Chester County. The artists said they'd had a steady flow of visitors all day. Doug Mooberry's Kinloch Woodworking in downtown Unionville was so busy that there were crossing guards on duty.

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