A painting of a marina with three boats docked at a pier, green hills in the background, and a partly cloudy sky.

About Sheryl

Sheryl is a self taught professional artist who describes her work as contemporary realism.

As a painter she favours acrylics and paints from photographs. She loves painting water reflections with the Otago harbour and Stewart Island being favourite places that provide Sheryl opportunities to paint boats in tranquil bays, boat shed reflections and to capture a mood or a moment in time. Other favourite subjects are old farmhouses and forgotten objects where Sheryl uses shadow and light to enhance the fine detail and textures of peeling paint or rusting corrugated iron.

Three women smiling at a photo event, with a Dunningham banner in the background. The woman on the left is holding a wooden award or sculpture.

Sheryl divides her time between painting on canvas, working on projects such as Lilliput Libraries, Poems on Steps, Poems on Chairs and various other Community projects. Sheryl also carries out a variety of graphic art - from illustrating books, designing promotional material, logos, business cards and murals.

Does Sheryl do commissions? Yes! Sheryl has completed a variety of commission based paintings for clients including family pets, family homes, holiday homes, schools, and a collection of old family toys (lovingly kept over the ages). She will consider most subjects to paint or draw but really enjoys painting character homes.

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Past Commissions

  • A house built into a hillside surrounded by dense trees and vegetation, with a dock extending into the water in the foreground.

    Crib at Marlborough Sounds....

    A client’s 50th Birthday Present.

  • Painting of a black Labrador retriever dog sitting outdoors on grass with a red bandana around its neck, green blurred background.

    Family Pet...

  • A man standing indoors holding a large painting of a house with a white roof, surrounded by green hills and a car in the driveway.

    Family Home....

    "Sheryl that's absolutely fantastic, brought tears to my eyes!! All I hoped for, it's beautiful. The colours are so clean it's hard to believe it's a painting; the kids and Craig love it too." As it's a piece that will become part of my family's heirlooms it's important that my dad thought it to be truly reflective of his home of 50 years. Here is what dad had to say "really beaut, absolutely captures No. 304 on one of those rare perfect days."

    Thanks Sheryl for creating a piece that provides me with a lifetime of memories.

    - Alison

  • A house with a metal roof, porch, and outdoor furniture surrounded by grass and trees.

    Holiday Home....

  • A man in a black suit and tie is smiling and holding a painting of a waterfront scene, with a dock, buildings, and mountains in the background. He stands beside a yellow table in a room with blue walls, with an Australian flag visible on the right side.

    Presentation...

  • A large, two-story house with white walls and red brick accents, a red-tiled roof, and multiple windows. The front yard features lush green bushes, flowering plants, and ivy growing around the entrance. There is a person with a dog standing near the front steps of the house.

    Private home...

  • A multi-story house with a pointed tower, orange tiled roof, and multiple windows, surrounded by greenery and a clear blue sky.

    Private home...

  • A smiling woman with short blonde hair standing in a kitchen near a tall leafy plant, with a painting of a teapot and flowers on the wall behind her, and a stainless steel appliance to her right.

    Retirement...

    Thank you once again - I love the painting, I also have the teapot, which Hamish gave to me. (from school)

  • A painted mural of a white archway with black accents and inscriptions of years, surrounded by plants and a black metal gate, with a clear blue sky and a flagpole with a flag in the background.

    School...

  • Colorful mural painted on a building with people, animals, and a fire truck, depicting a lively outdoor scene.

    Pool Mural...

    Anderson's Bay School Pool Outside Mural. Designed By the Kids, drawn up and painted by Sheryl.