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Sherry Mitchell SFCA

Sherry was born and raised in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. She has always painted in a photorealist style, in watercolour, and the subjects of her work are primarily native and cultivated plants and flowers of British Columbia. Sherry’s work extends beyond mere duplication of the subject matter; her paintings, are both incredibly accurate representations of her chosen subjects and most particularly celebrations of light, shadow, shape and colour. 

Of her work, Sherry explains, “I think the vast majority of people appreciate natural beauty, presented in a way they may not have considered but immediately recognizable and needing no explanation. Photorealism is a style, not the style I planned but simply how I have always painted. If people discover more about the natural, botanical world around them by viewing and conversing about my work, then I have been successful.” 

Sherry is a published botanical and children’s book illustrator, a Senior Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and a member of the Botanical Artists of Canada, American Society of Botanical Artists and Island Illustrators Society. She has participated in numerous individual and group exhibitions throughout British Columbia and North America, and has received awards for her work in juried regional, provincial and international exhibitions. A recent painting, “Himalayan Blackberries”, is now included in the extensive international collection of botanical art at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. 

Sherry works from her home, Serendipity Studio, in Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Her work is available through her home studio, located at Eaglecrest in Qualicum Beach.

Email: serendipitystudio[at]shaw.ca
Website: www.arrowsmithfca.ca/sherrymitchell

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