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YOUR WORK IS A FASCINATING POTPOURRI OF MEDIA AND CANVAS.
PORTRAITURE, ART SCREENS, LANDSCAPES, OILS, PASTELS, RICE PAPER
AND SO FORTH. WHY DO YOU EXPRESS YOUR ART IN SO MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS?
I began painting in oil and pastel, my subjects mostly
landscape and still life. Through experimentation
I began painting portraits. Once people discovered that
I could paint portraits, the orders started coming in and
I found myself in the commission portrait business.
It was as if this genre found me. My career as a portrait art-
ist has been very good to me, and I have never looked back.
On the way, I became fascinated with handmade and
decorative papers. I developed a technique where I col-
lage these papers on different surfaces and express my
vision with mixed media, usually watercolor, acrylic,
metallic, and varnish with a variety of subjects. The free-
dom of creating these works is important to challenge
myself and grow as an artist.
That being said, I have always painted "Series" of paint-
ings in a chosen style, medium, and theme in order to
develop a mastery, and a large enough body of work in
that genre to make a statement.
Summing up, I figure life is short and I want to live large.
What better way than to create without boundaries?
SHERRY GALLAGHER'S WORK has won over 90 awards.
Inspired by the landscapes and people of her native Montana,
her multi-faceted art is collected around the world. Although
she is well known for her commission portraits, figurative and
historical works, her subject matter knows no boundaries.
S
herry
G
allagher's
Don't Fence Me In, Mustang Series Mixed media
"Inspired by the herd of mustangs on my partner's ranch"
