In the Audubon Tradition Exhibition

About Sherrie York

A self-taught printmaker and compulsive wanderer of landscapes, Sherrie York has recently relocated to Maine from her native Colorado. A long-ago college field trip to draw backyard chickens was the unexpected genesis of a career that encompasses environmental education, natural history illustration, birding, and printmaking. Through the medium of linocut Sherrie finds her way to place, inspired by personal experiences and discoveries as she explores the natural world from mountains to the sea.

Observation is the core of Sherrie’s work, whether she is making a watercolor sketch of tidbits collected on a neighborhood hike or carving a complex linocut block of pinecones and leaf litter.

 

Chasing Daylight,

$900

Linocut

18 x 12

Daylight hours are precious in the winter; it often seems as though the day is winding down before I’ve even had time to come up to speed. But a winter day can be made to feel longer if I set aside work for a bit and take a walk outside. Sun casts deep shadows across the snow, deep quiet in the trees seems to stretch into forever, and time expands. At least it does until an energetic pair of woodpeckers breaks the quiet!

How to Purchase
To purchase this artwork please email the name of the piece you want along with the artist’s name.
EMAIL TO:
Erica Wainwright
Cincinnati Museum Center

It’s April – No Foolin’

$950

Linocut

12 x 18

Anyone who lives in snow country knows the vagaries of spring. Trees are budding, birds are singing, and people are ready to shed a few layers of clothes (and perhaps a few pounds). But April, that relentless trickster, teases us with a few mild days and then throws us right back into winter with cold and storms and more white stuff to shovel. The demeanor of this little owl struck me as particularly appropriate to the season. What? More snow? Wake me in June.

Partners in Flight estimates a global breeding population of only 5,500 flammulated owls. These small insectivores nest mostly in older forests and are vulnerable both to logging and pesticides.

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EMAIL TO:
Erica Wainwright
Cincinnati Museum Center

Four on the Fence

$650

Linocut

12 x 12

Someone once told me that if I saw one chipping sparrow I’d see ten. I don’t know that I always see ten birds together, but they do seem to enjoy each other’s company. I recently moved from the sparse high desert interior of the US to the lush, wet woodlands and rocky shores of the Atlantic coast. Such a dramatic chance in my personal habitat has meant that I’ve “lost” some familiar bird species and gained a few new ones, but I’ve been delighted to discover that I, too, can continue to enjoy the company of chipping sparrows just about anywhere I go across the country.”

How to Purchase
To purchase this artwork please email the name of the piece you want along with the artist’s name.
EMAIL TO:
Erica Wainwright
Cincinnati Museum Center

In the Audubon Tradition: Birds of a Feather

In the Audubon Tradition honors the contributions of artist and educator John A. Ruthven—and presents a select group of elite contemporary artists inspired by the work of John James Audubon.
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