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Cherry Woodbury
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Iris |
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Green Wing Teal |
Personal
growth and being open to learning new things has been a way of life for me.
Perhaps this came from being raised in the military, which gave me a
diverse background from living all over the world.
I am also an outdoor enthusiast and have often looked at a beautiful
setting and thought how wonderful it would be to capture it in art.
Five years ago I had the opportunity to take watercolor painting classes.
This has been a learning experience and a way that I can attempt to show
the beauty I see in life. Although I have only been painting for a few years, I
have been fortunate to win several awards. The
most recent was 1st place in the juried Idaho Watercolor Society
Capitol show and being invited by Ducks Unlimited to enter their 2006
competition.
Because of my love for the outdoors, I find animals intriguing and
wonderful subjects. At my part time
home in McCall it is common to see right out my living room window red fox, elk,
deer, geese, a wide variety of birds and more.
There is
such beauty in flowers, so they make an excellent subject to paint.
I have been fortunate to win awards for some of my paintings.
I am still attempting to define my style, and I find I tend to be more
detailed than fluid. However, my
goal is to be able to do both styles. I
have found watercolor painting has opened my eyes to the way I look at even a
sunset or a tree dressed in fall colors. A
sky of blue with a golden sunset and streaks of gold flowing into the blue is
truly unique. Any mixture of gold
and the blue would normally create green and yet with all the unlimited
variations of daily skies, the colors remain true.
This is only one challenge for a watercolor artist and why the creation
of an acceptable piece of art can be self-rewarding.
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purchase art, email Cherry
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