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  My love of art began as a small child; where I would copy favourite characters and enter into Sunday Paper competitions. My dream was to be a painter but life took me in another direction into the music industry.   Over the years I've dabbled away with drawings and photography and slowly gained more confidence.  I love taking photos on my walks in the Blue Mountains.  Here is one from a few years back but reminiscent of now as we head into Winter in the Southern Hemisphere.  When you can have a look at my work on Saatchi....and thank you for doing so! https://www.saatchiart.com/janicepslater

Artist and Art Historian living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Sherrye Lantz is an internationally known artist with works in private and public collections in the contiguous 48 states as well as Europe, Australia, and Turkey. She has won numerous awards throughout her career for intaglio printmaking, drawing and painting. She was included in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Biennial of Prints and Drawing, exhibited in Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts: Minds Wide Open, she received the 2010 YWCA Women of Achievement Award for Arts.   Janice:  Sherrye you've been creating artworks for a variety of mediums over a number of years.  Sherrye: Yes Janice, I have worked in different mediums beginning as a printmaker and moving to painting luckily finding joy in all. Janice:  Recently I viewed a couple of very playful photographs you'd taken in Paris, perhaps in the1980's? Can you share with us the context of the images. Sher...

  When I was a kid I created my own little storefront....today I've done it in cyber space ....Just opened my Slater's Store....such fun....my own storefront.... over brimming with Springtime images and drawings of cakes & portraits!   http://bentensmiling.imagekind.com/store/about.aspx?storepreview=true As a child I copied everything in sight, from cartoons through to fashion illustrations. When I discovered artists like Klee, Mondrian and Rodin, a new world opened up . To become an artist seemed an impossibility, as it was I became a singer! I've called on 'Benten', (One of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan) to guide me through the seas of change. She has a habit of appearing in my life, in order to keep my ship on course. Please enjoy this delightful video as follows:   Published on Jun 14, 2013 Benten/Benzaiten Dragon Goddess of music, dance, and art, Daughter of a Dragon King, Wife of a Dra...