Napa Valley Open StudiosSherrell Harper is a Napa Valley watercolor and acrylic artist known for intense color and strong highlights and specializes in still life featuring wine glasses, pairings, and food, exhibiting the essence of Napa. Her passion for art started late in life after a career in technology and Napa has supported her adventure. She is deeply involved in the arts community and appreciates the gift of living and working in the Valley.
Harper loved art as a child and thought she might be a fashion
designer, but "real life" and earning a living got in the way. "It was
not until I "retired" that I decided to take a stab at being an
artist," she says, "and discovered quickly that I had waited way too
long before learning I could really DO it." Harper enjoys the control
in the technique of layering watercolor, and loves the strength of
color an artist can achieve. She attributes artist instructor Eric
Christensen with showing her how one can love detail, and still be an
artist. "He also taught me how to capture highlights and reflections
which is my favorite part of my work."
Harper loves the camaraderie and sharing in the Napa Valley arts
community. Harper is passionate about "helping each other, learning
from one another, and supporting arts education for our schools and our
adults." As a veteran participant in Arts Council Napa Valley's Open
Studios program, she says that what she enjoys most about the program
is "the fear of opening up your soul for the world to see - the joy
when someone really likes it!"
Harper looks forward to getting more serious about her art business and marketing her work, and focusing her business skills on becoming a professional artist.
CLICK HERE to view Harper's work online on the Open Studios website.
Harper loves the camaraderie and sharing in the Napa Valley arts
community. Harper is passionate about "helping each other, learning
from one another, and supporting arts education for our schools and our
adults." As a veteran participant in Arts Council Napa Valley's Open
Studios program, she says that what she enjoys most about the program
is "the fear of opening up your soul for the world to see - the joy
when someone really likes it!" Harper looks forward to getting more serious about her art business and marketing her work, and focusing her business skills on becoming a professional artist.
CLICK HERE to view Harper's work online on the Open Studios website.
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