Cherie Hunt

Cherie Hunt began painting at the age of eight, when her father, also an artist, handed her some brushes and oils.  Being impatient as a child she moved to water colors and then to acrylics.

As an adult she decided to get her college degree and minored in Art Studio.  An art oil painting class brought her full circle to oils again. 

After graduating in 2003, she decided to complete her master’s in Public Health and took a hiatus from painting until she graduated in 2006.   She focused on her work until finally in her words “the thoughts and pictures in my head had to be put on canvas.”   She is now in the studio every day and wonders why she stopped.

An excerpt from her artist statement reads:

“My art echoes the connections I make in life with my emotions and feelings. These connections create a mental picture and I try to recreate these in my paintings. What I feel is there for those who know how to interpret it. I paint what interests me, is important to me, and moves me. In doing this, I include something of myself in my paintings, either humor, whimsy, or an emotional connection. Most often my paintings are representational, but some connections can only be recreated in the abstract.”

Her work has been shown in the 25th, 26th and  27th UAB juried student Annual Exhibitions, University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham Art Association Gallery and Birmingham Public Library.

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