Draft horses near Montrose Co. Itch & Scratch, available
We are blessed to live where wind and stars
and colors from Above
inspire my artwork.
The Panhandle of Texas may not have mountains,
but it has freedom
and room to roam.
red chimney adobe house pastel
The Hobbled Roan oil 16x20 available
A LITTLE ABOUT THE ARTIST
Colorado pine mingles in my blood with Texas sage. I've followed elk tracks & cut willow branches for a fishing pole. I've roped steers, brought calves into this world, hauled hay, mended fences, added oil to windmill gears and I've watched sunsets drift to the moon. Dirt and sweat never bothered me, but I appreciate the smell of roses and I do love the smell of horse hair as it glistens with sunbeams! My children have flown from their cocoon and follow their own dreams. My art stayed quiet while I nursed for 28 years and raised a family and now it comes to surface.
The love of nature and animals with expression will be found in most of my pieces.
Mom claims I was born with a pencil in my hand, I doubt that. But my 1st award was for a Smokey the Bear Poster contest when in 2nd grade living in CO. It won 3rd in state. Now as an adult my art & photography has been awarded at juried shows and I am privileged to hang my art work at various locations.
My art has found homes in Japan, France, Tortolla BVI, Canada & several states of the USA. It hangs in the Warp & Woof Gallery at Sunset Center, Amarillo, TX, PAC art galleries in Amarillo, a French Bakery, Pam's Quilt shop on old Route 66 in Amarillo, and G'ma's Mt. Cookies in Estes Park Co. as well as a few other local shops. The Old Trail Gallery in Las Animas, Colorado exhibits my work and another wonderful gallery in NM. will soon display it as well, please check the art shows page.
One project was a fiberglass horse addition to the Amarillo list of Hoof-beats honoring the AQHA. Murals in homes, baby's room, kitchens, & on outdoor walls have also flowed from my brushes.
Art "work" doesn't seem the right word for something I love to do! Mostly a self-taught artist, I've studied through workshops under instructors as Ben Konis, who is so greatly missed, Mike Mahon, Ramon Kelley, and recently with Rick Howell who's words have made a difference. I've learned how natural talent may be held captive until the knowledge of medium is turned loose to run. I am thankful for each person's help & inspiration! My husband, my kids and my friends, especially Mel are the smiles that help keep "happy" in my brushes. Thank you.
If you enjoy my style of art, consignments are welcome. I also do ranch & animal photography and sculpt.
I appreciate your time to browse my website. Please let me know if you would like more information on custom work. My guest book is available for comments. Thanks.
Color your dreams before they fade.
Cherine Marie
All reproduction and copyrights reserved by me, the artist, of my creations, photography, writings, and art work.
Just Crusin', watercolor, available framed w non-glare Conservation in 11x14
hello from Seoul Korea! Goodmorning from the wonderful city of where we are for a few days. This is easier to get to than my email, so I write from here, this day in May, 2009.
The people are lovely, gracious and beautiful. The sights varied with landscapes of towers like lego mega cities one follows another in endless procession across the hills; at their feet spread flooded fields of rice with neighbor fields of grapes and other unknown sprouts. Farmers walk or manuver tractors in the mud. Streams of buses carry people past skyscrapers, the Seoul Tower peeks from mist. Girls walk in high heels. The women & young men look like the fashion magazines have opened their pages and people walked out.
Cars, buses, small delivery trucks, no pickups..., no ball hitches, no trailers, millions of small new clean shiney cars. The subway opens to the skies in places of mingled odor from street venders, silkworm casings in a bowl, kimchi with its hot flavors, hand pulled honey forms into thousdands strings with cornstarch for a lucious snack and other oddities of delights for nose & eye.
We go to the Korean Art museum today, so many trips to take, so many paths call to us, ahhh, but sadly so little time. We've had the most wonderful person help us, a young woman who transalated for Mark's lecture took time to go with us two days. We will miss her! Now we must run, the path hollers loud for us to find new sights today!
Annyeong geseyo goodbye for now
'Empty Chairs' 6x8 watercolor painted on location at Miami, TX fishing pond. Best of Southwest 2008 Fall show award winner. Click to enlarge
'On The Rocks' watercolor framed & mat in 16x20 on watercolor canvas, available
Kachina Pony acrylic on canvas, available, click to enlarge
TGIF, Thank God I'm Free, blue, watercolor on canvas
FLIRTY FILLY, acrylic, 9x6 in. custom framed
Fall in southern Co, painted on location
Fall meadow near Antonito, CO.
Image:
Something to Crow About, pastel, sold
Time To Reflect watercolor Thank You Mel
pastel in progress, Man at Mobeetie
On the left, me, a lot younger! trying to fingerpaint in my birthday cake...
hummm, maybe I was trying to sculpt something!
thumbnails may be clicked to enlarg.
And on the right, a few years later... the artist, me!
One up, one down, photo from my rodeo photography days!
My niece doing a rock hop
my nephew Taylor on bike, me on camera.
Ice froze as armor against chill
close up of, Prairie Graffiti, pastel, framed 16x20, sold
Eating Mom's Hay, watercolor of my daughter's mare & colt
My guest book is available, just click below to visit or leave comments. Thanks much.
