shapes of bright color that, seen from a distance, compose a conventional image that is filled with energy and light. Her cheerful, warmly colored paintings are composed of loose brushwork or abstract 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. 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.”
 
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