SPIRITS IN THE WIND GALLERY - Key Persons
Cher Devereaux grew up in Colorado with a passion for horses and art. She has been painting and drawing since she was a small child and through her personal journey of self discovery has developed her style over the years, drawing inspiration from the horses in her life and the beautiful nature around her. She is primarily a self-taught artist and has been influenced and empowered from studying and working with other local artists.
"I have always felt a connection to horses. They emit grace, beauty, passion, and a driving inspiration for me. Through my art I love to capture and interpret the emotions of that connection through the use of line and color."
Her work has been collected by art lovers residing in the United States, Europe, and Australia.
Originally from Western Canada, Janice Wright now calls Arvada, Colorado her home. A Visual Communications graduate from the Alberta College of Art of Canada, Wright worked as a graphic designer for over fifteen years. A one year residence in Europe provided her the opportunity to see paintings that previously she had only seen in art history books. Profoundly moved by the experience, she stopped producing commercial art and began to paint in earnest. Influenced by the dynamic brush strokes of Van Gogh, and the American Expressionists Franz Kline and Robert Motherwell, she works in acrylic. An avid hiker and photographer, she draws upon the landscape around her for subject matter and inspiration. Her work has been exhibited in multiple group and solo shows in Canada and the US and she has won much acclaim for her work.