Sherry DeGennaro
As an Encaustic artist, Sherry describes her painting style as “Representational Abstract” - merging organic shapes, colors & textures of the real world to something unquantifiable & emotional. There’s something familiar, yet not. The eyes beg to linger.
Each piece, wrought in encaustic hot wax medium (an unpredictable translucent molten medium) captures a bit of the bend of a river, or a certain section of sky, or a flower halfway to seed, & captures something of the artist or viewer as well.
Occasionally, a simple discarded item or a found object add texture, depth & interest to her artworks. “I frequently begin a painting with no defined direction. Where will it take me in its creation?” Sherry begins her art with nature in mind. Then she expands perception. Her art flows with a luminous process surrendering to wherever brush, heat, wax & pigment take her.
Affiliations:
-Member of Bonita Springs Art League, Bonita Springs, Fl
-Member of Naples Art, Naples Fl
-Member of United Arts Council of Collier County, Naples, Fl
-Co-President & Co-Founder of SWFL WAX,(A Chapter of International Encaustic Artists) 2018 to present
-Encaustic art instructor, Naples, Fl, Marco Island, FL, as well as Bend OR.,
Awards and Credits:
-Here Comes the Bride - Patrons Choice, juried show, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL Pompeii - 2022
-Convergence Exhibit, International Encaustic Artists, juried show, Moro Bay, CA 2022
-Global Tears, Global Warming Is Real IV, juried show. Encaustic Museum, Santa Fe, NM 2022
-Rigid Evolution, Global Warming Is Real V, juried show. Encaustic Museum, Santa Fe, NM 2021
-Purple Reign - Barbara Culbertson Award 2019- juried show, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL
-Image of original artwork used in promotional material by FineMark Bank, Naples, FL., 2018 and 2019
-Floral - image of original artwork used for promotional material by FineMark Bank, Estero, FL. 2019 and FineMark Bank, Naples, FL. 2020
-Yellow Fellows - Barbara Culbertson Award 2018 - Juried Show, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL
Each piece, wrought in encaustic hot wax medium (an unpredictable translucent molten medium) captures a bit of the bend of a river, or a certain section of sky, or a flower halfway to seed, & captures something of the artist or viewer as well.
Occasionally, a simple discarded item or a found object add texture, depth & interest to her artworks. “I frequently begin a painting with no defined direction. Where will it take me in its creation?” Sherry begins her art with nature in mind. Then she expands perception. Her art flows with a luminous process surrendering to wherever brush, heat, wax & pigment take her.
Affiliations:
-Member of Bonita Springs Art League, Bonita Springs, Fl
-Member of Naples Art, Naples Fl
-Member of United Arts Council of Collier County, Naples, Fl
-Co-President & Co-Founder of SWFL WAX,(A Chapter of International Encaustic Artists) 2018 to present
-Encaustic art instructor, Naples, Fl, Marco Island, FL, as well as Bend OR.,
Awards and Credits:
-Here Comes the Bride - Patrons Choice, juried show, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL Pompeii - 2022
-Convergence Exhibit, International Encaustic Artists, juried show, Moro Bay, CA 2022
-Global Tears, Global Warming Is Real IV, juried show. Encaustic Museum, Santa Fe, NM 2022
-Rigid Evolution, Global Warming Is Real V, juried show. Encaustic Museum, Santa Fe, NM 2021
-Purple Reign - Barbara Culbertson Award 2019- juried show, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL
-Image of original artwork used in promotional material by FineMark Bank, Naples, FL., 2018 and 2019
-Floral - image of original artwork used for promotional material by FineMark Bank, Estero, FL. 2019 and FineMark Bank, Naples, FL. 2020
-Yellow Fellows - Barbara Culbertson Award 2018 - Juried Show, Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL
