SANDY    SHERRILL    WOMBLE

BLOWING ROCK, NC / swomble902@gmail.com  407-718-6243

BEGINNINGS

Growing up on a cotton and tobacco farm in Piedmont, North Carolina,  I developed a lifelong interest in rural vernacular and landscape painting.  Surrounded by nature then and now, my works reflect the open spaces and historic utility of barns and farms.  

 I easily move to still lifes, my principal college training and collages.  I learned early on the power of the line and composition.  

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The countryside was an interesting beginning.  Our playground was a wild kingdom of forests and creeks and exploring abandoned farm buildings hidden behind a riot of weeds.

While art has been an integral part of my life since childhood, I have actively painted for 30 years, since returning to college to study studio art and art history.  The fundamentals of design and composition equipped me with a visual storyboard technique that I apply every work.   

My husband and I lived in Florida for 38 years, where I engaged in art events and exhibitions, historical preservation, community activism, and environmental causes.   We are avid travelers, visiting the world and numerous places in North America. 

PRESENT

Today, my husband and I live in Blowing Rock, NC, an ideal setting for an artist.  

My studio is organized chaos, which fits neatly in my life.  

In my sixth decade, I’ve found that nature has a way of circling back into our lives;  I welcome the peacefulness of painting and exploring the countryside around me. 

Perhaps it’s a throwback to my childhood.  These rural natural environments are more valuable to me than the city lights I was drawn to in my youth.

I’m still searching for the Whippoorwill.