Cherie’s paintings present both poetic and Conventional images of Bay Area
and American Iconic Landscapes. Often, using hand-colored postcards or 19th
Century photographs as a starting point, she takes advantage of history to
imbue her work with a sweet/sad feeling of romantic nostalgia.
Her
cheerful, warmly colored paintings are composed of loose brushwork or
abstract shapes of bright color that, seen from a distance, compose a
conventional image that is filled with energy and light.
Of her
paintings, Cherie says: “They present a vision beyond the visual and an
attempt to communicate the emotional qualities of color. They offer
conventional images and a poetic vision.”
