Cheri Homaee
Artist Statement
My style is classic, minimalistic with romantic overtones. I prefer soft natural light, rather than the harsh studio lighting. I create images that guide the viewer to escape.
Biography
A native of Steubenville, OH, Cheri Homaee’s art career spans fifty years as a painter, a photographer and art instructor. Self-taught, she studied art from K-12 grade in Steubenville, then one year of college at Bennett College. She later graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and AS in Draft Design. Her photography has been published and exhibited throughout the East Coast. Her works are part of the collections of Actor/Model Alain Jarry, Patricia Latimer and many of her works are in private collections. She has won several national and international juried competitions. Her work has been compared to Andrew Wyeth’s and Edgar Degas. She is inspired by the works of Michael Parkes.
She is an instructor in drawing, fine art photography, and acrylic painting. She has been mentored by artist Brainard Cary in New York City.
Cheri is a member of Woman’s Art League of Akron, Studio B of Brecksville, Peninsula Art Academy, the Cleveland Photographic Society and the Brecksville Center for the Arts, where she is a Board of Trustees member.