About Cheryl

Cheryl is an exhibiting member of the Seacoast Artists Association. She always has 5 current pieces hanging in the gallery and has an online presence through their Virtual Gallery. Purchases of art work can be made by contacting her via email or phone.

Cheryl always loved watercolor painting and added learning how to her “bucket list.” In 2014-15 Cheryl began taking watercolor painting classes with Doris Rice, a well known watercolorist and teacher. Cheryl took critique, suggestions and encouragement to heart and now shows and sells her work during monthly Theme Shows, Body of Work shows and at various Art Show events in the seacoast area and has taken on a few commissions. In the summer of 2025, Cheryl was selected to work as an Artist in Residence on Star Island for 2 weeks and she plans to seek other AIR experiences.

In 2025-2026 Cheryl took on a commission to create a children’s coloring book for the Exeter Area GFWC for the 250th Year of Independence. Cheryl turned the project into a Coloring Map of over 10 buildings and places in the town of Exeter, NH., working with a team of women to take pictures, include text for historical signs and to put the free Coloring Maps together for the children of Exeter.

All of Cheryl’s pieces are original works as she makes no prints, making each painting “one of a kind.” This includes the images on her cards, which can be removed, matted and framed. Each painting is signed and dated on the front and back. Cheryl’s signature is hidden within the painting and you will have to look to find it! She hopes you enjoy the search!

Cheryl describes her journey with watercolor like this:

“I love art and being an artist. Each piece is unique, just as each artist is unique to themselves. Creating has been a part of my life for quite some time and has taken many different forms including music (song writing), poetry, story writing, working with rock in gardens, walls and pathways, making clay whistles, gourd shakers, bead work, cooking, and most recently watercolor painting. The act of creating makes me slow down. I have said before that while working in these creative areas the world around me disappears and the work at hand is all there is. Painting with watercolor is by far the hardest and most challenging for me, but I love it, even on the days when it just will not work. Ah, but when it does work there is nothing like that feeling of looking into the painting and “falling” into it. Painting starts a story and entices me into wanting to know more, to wonder. I want to step into the painting, follow the path, see what is behind or in front of the tree, lake, river or mountain. I want to sit on the rocks or put my toes in the water. I hope that my paintings can evoke emotion in the viewer and a desire to know more, to complete the unique story.”