Author: Cherry Taylor

The Wedding Dress, Oil Pastel, 30" x 24" 0

The Wedding Dress

  Oil Pastel 30″ x 24″ Art and music for me is like a balm. I often use them for healing hurt places in my soul. For my first final art project, I chose...

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Morgana

Fabric and Thread 12.5″ x 17″ Morgana was my old cat who died a few years ago. She was the sweetest, softest, funniest animal I ever had the pleasure to live with. Her face...

Two Pieces, Lost is 16" x 16.5", Found is 17.5" x 10.5", Wood, Glass and Mirrors 0

Lost and Found

Two Pieces, Lost is 16″ x 16.5″, Found is 17.5″ x 10.5″,  Wood, Glass and Mirrors When I was a kid, I was always fascinated by lost and founds. Maybe it’s silly, but I...

Bottles #2, Conte Crayon, 24" x 18" 0

Glass Bottles #2

Bottles #2 Conte Crayon, 24″ x 18″ My drawing instructor, Victoria Suescum, at Austin Community College turned me onto colored glass bottles. I loved how they reflected themselves onto their shadows and the constant...

The Water Feature, Polymer Clay 0

The Water Feature

Living in Texas, it just doesn’t make much sense to have a water feature. Besides there are actually times of the year when they are forbidden because of the drought. I had a problem...

The Daffodils, Watercolor, 19" x 18" 0

Daffodils

Watercolor, 19″ x 18″ Watercolor painting has always intimidated me. Things just seem to be out of control and move way too fast to keep up. At a free Saturday class at Jerry’s Artarama,...

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Running From the Storm

Mixed Media, Conte Crayon and cut black paper. 11″ x 14″ There’s nothing quite as beautiful to me as a storm cloud moving in from the distance just before dark and the air hangs...

Pineapple, Acrylic, 20" x 16" 0

The Pineapple

Acrylic, 20″ x 16″ I lucked into an opportunity to spend some time with Alonso Rey and several other people at the Old Bakery and Emporium. He set up a still life of fruits...