Author Archives: Sherry Meidell

About Sherry Meidell

Sherry Meidell is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society Western Federation Watercolor Society and the Utah Watercolor Society. She loves to paint with watercolor whether she is painting pictures or illustrating children's picture books. She is a member of SCBWI. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Networking

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

The artist has a tendancy to want to stay isolated in their studio and work on their paintings or illustrations. You can’t get the work done unless you are in your studio working but there is a great deal you … Continue reading →

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The Importance of the Sketchbook

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

Where do you practice, put your thoughts down on paper or paint your painting before you paint? Your sketchbook. So ideas pop into your head and if you don’t get them down on paper, they disappear. The sketchbook is a … Continue reading →

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Capturing Sunflowers

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

There is so much beauty in this world. I love painting people, landscapes and flowers. So I paint whatever grabs my eye. I love painting flowers because they have beautiful abstract shapes. There is a real freedom in painting flowers. … Continue reading →

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The Eyes Have It

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

What drives an artist to create? What causes them to want to draw or paint so much that they think they should pick up a pencil and try to capture the impossible. Sometimes those goals drive us to spend hours … Continue reading →

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Rip it Up and Throw it Out?

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

We’ve all arrived there. You look at the progress on your drawing or painting and you see no way to salvage it. You see no way but to throw it out and start over again. The above painting arrived at … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 9, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

Is There Only One Way to Tell The Story? I’ve always loved telling stories. Whether it is with a nice watercolor painting or as I create characters for children’s books, it’s the telling of the story with art that I … Continue reading →

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Treasures in Cardboard

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

When we left for our mission to Hawaii, I had a couple of paintings at a show down in St. George. My daughter picked them up when the show was over. They leaned against the wall in my studio. We … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of a Good Workshop

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

Usually I’m not afraid to put paint to paper but at the Sarah Yeoman Workshop, I stood there looking at my painting and debated. I’ve read to all my students the quotes from the “Art and Fear” book, but I … Continue reading →

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Is there a trick to learning watercolor?

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

I remember in junior high loving the way watercolor went on the paper. I was painting flowers and the way the paint mixed with the water was beautiful. My use of watercolor was sporadic. Later on I thought that watercolor … Continue reading →

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After the Critique

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Sherry Meidell

Robert Henri, in the book “The Art Spirit” said, “The technique learned without a purpose is a formula which when used, knocks the life out of any ideas to which it is applied.” So there is a lot of self … Continue reading →

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