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402 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
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Information about the Art on display inside the Belvedere.Artist Fred Rodger "Shirley and the Boys" Much of the art on display in Crazy Shirley’s lounge was created by artist Fred Rodger. Born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Fred grew up in Lititz and continued his education at West Chester University, graduating in 1970 with a B.S. degree in biology. After teaching that subject for a number of years, as well as coaching wrestling and golf at Lampeter Strasburg High School, he decided to change his career following the death of his good friend, artist David R. Brumbach in 1992. He enrolled at Millersville University as an art student to receive his certification in art education and became and art instructor at Lampeter Strasburg High School until retiring in 2004. Working mostly in acrylics, but occasionally in mixed media and collage, he paints in a style that could be termed sophisticated primitivism. Inspired by modernists such as Paul Klee, Richard Diebernkorn and Willem de Kooning, he paints to explore whatever ideas he may make of the simplest everyday objects. Some of his themed body of works include Guys Doin’ Stuff, Boys in the Band, Animals in My sofa, Spirit of the Soil, Nocturnal Landscapes, Guys Doin’ Dangerous Stuff on Bicycles, Altarpieces, Cathedral series and his revisit to the jazz musicians The Boys in Concert. Since retiring from teaching for 33 years, Fred paints in his Strasburg, PA studio, mostly from the backyard overlooking the farmers’ fields and cows. He enjoys bicycling, riding his motorcycle, kayaking and time at the beach. Rodger’s prints are produced using state-of-the-art digital printmaking techniques that result in prints that show unequaled detail, color vibrancy and appeal. Each individually signed and numbered giclée print begins with a highly detailed digital photograph of an original Fred Rodger painting. Critical lighting adjustments are made in order to capture the color and texture of the original work. The image is then color corrected and proofed on the paper to be used for the final edition. This process is repeated until it is determined to be the closest possible match to the original work. All editions are then printed using the finest archival inks and papers available, so these beautiful, unique works can be enjoyed for a lifetime, and beyond. Represented |
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