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According to her Mother,
Cheri's love for art began at the tender age of 3. Cheri had her own unique
style
early on and loved to create her own eclectic outfits--draping fabrics,
hanging beads around her neck and accessorizing with anything else she could get
her hands on. During her school years she continued to gravitate towards the
creative arts and took many sewing, cooking and art classes.
She married, and while she
and her wonderful husband, Howard, raised their two daughters, Cheri served on
the Rosedell PTA Board for over 9 years. She was honored as the first recipient
of the "Honorary Service Award" for the community. In 1994, Cheri continued her
education by taking several watercolor art classes at COC taught by Mary Lou
Carraher. There she fell in love with the medium and practiced painting at home.
It was here at COC she met Patti Koscheski, who introduced her to the SCAA. Over
the past 8 years she has served on the Board in various positions: Historian,
Treasurer, Membership and Art Classic Hospitality Chairperson for the past 7
years.
Cheri's
work reflects her love for flowers and gardening.
It includes large impressionistic floral studies as well as smaller, but no less
exuberant pieces. Her paintings have been in exhibits at Barnes and Noble
Booksellers, the Valencia Library, Canyon Theatre Guild, A Custom Furniture
Company, and are currently carried by Accents Silk Flower Shop in the Cinema
Park Center, along with her original watercolor greeting cards. More
than 200 original watercolor paintings are in private collections. She has also
added hand-painted furniture and wall decor to her repertoire. Her hand-painted
furniture is carried in several high-end designer shops, and she does custom
designs for private clients.
Cheri
enjoys participating in local art festivals and art shows. Her watercolors have
won many awards in the annual "Art Classic" competitions. Watercolors are her
passion and she shares her skills in drawing and painting with children as an
instructor in the Saugus Union School District. Cheri will tell you that
she is, "excited about painting and I think that helps make it exciting and fun
for the children."
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