Biography

Daune Sheri is an American watercolor painter currently based out of the Quiet Corner of New England. Growing up in a military family, she traveled much of the east coast during the early years of life. The frequent travels and uplift of homes, although difficult, helped shape her way of understanding the value in the details and the importance of those around her. This can be seen within the foundation of her paintings. “I hope to communicate what I know by hand and what I feel by heart.  My expectation is to do more than just imitate what I see but rather, if chance is on my side, be witness to that unspoken voice.”

She describes her work as emotional realism. With no formal training, she implements style and sentiment through her compositional simplicity and strength of purpose. By using transparent washes of color and subtlety of expression, she offers a sensitivity that has become a signature element to her individual style.

Her works have often been praised for their sensitivity in depicting ordinary life happenings. This can be seen in her latest watercolor series, Just a Dog, shaping narratives within the lives of the dog with his family. Her hope is to illustrate the connection we have with our dogs by evoking an emotional response, one that might be drawn from a moment close to the heart or nostalgia of a memory gone by. It’s not so difficult to believe blending her skills in watercolor and her love for dogs has brought about the perfect union.

Daune lives with her husband and Italian Greyhound friend in Brooklyn, CT where she maintains her studio. She is an active member of the Portrait Society of America, the International Guild of Realism and the Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild. Her artwork can be found in the homes of many of her collectors throughout the USA and beyond.

Statement

The artwork I create is not bold in color or theory. Instead, my paintings reach beyond to those quiet vulnerable moments.

Since there isn’t a large amount of space within the limitations of a frame, I make every effort to depict what matters most in a painting. Sometimes it takes a brush stroke of color or a tonal shift of light to create what watercolor so naturally delivers. Always though, it takes emotion. I hope to convey a sense of tenderness in my paintings, while offering a relatability to connect without ever saying a word. As a portrait artist, the story in those fleeting moments is what is most important to me.

I love the delicate nature of watercolor. It offers a transparency much like wearing your heart on your sleeve. I feel this, over any other medium, most represents who I am as a person and as an artist.

--Daune Sheri