Living in Montana (now the Ruby Valley) for nearly five decades has deeply informed Cheryl's palette, which she uses to Following my dream to share the beauty I see all around me is my guiding force behind my painting. I have always loved to create and dreamed of being an “artist” when I retired. Oil paints became my passion. In 2002 my husband bought me some paints and I played with them on and o
ff for 10 years. In 2012, I decided to pursue my joy in painting, and set a goal to paint 56 pieces that year, same as my age. Work got in my way and well, I didn’t reach that goal, but it was the kick starter I needed. In 2015, I painted 60 paintings that year, and now in 2016 I superseded my goal with 110 paintings. I am getting closer to my goal of becoming a full-time painter, work still gets in my way, but I keep painting. My art has been described as impressionistic, folk art expressionism. To me, the paintings are just a reflection of my walk through this beautiful world.
