When I see a flicker in the eyes of my painting or feel the breath from its nostrils, I know it has taken on a life of its own. I see the creature from the inside out, and take the viewer to dimensions beyond what is known. I'm concerned with the spirit of the subject more than its anatomical details.

As an intuitive painter, my goal is to expose the animal's inner light, preferring feathers, hide and fur to skin, and yet there is a human quality to the creatures I paint-a look in the eyes, a turn of the head. I like to capture the moment when the bear, the mountain lion or the raven turns to me and our eyes meet. The recognition, the realization, that we are different species, and the same.

Although my work is about texture, transparency, fluidity, and softness, it is also about a moment, a mood, an ephemeral feeling, and most of all, the animal's soul, its spirit, its divine being, and nature's pure and primitive power.

Spirit Animals of the Southwest
Original • Watercolors • Acrylics
Giclée Prints • Fine Art Prints • Notecards

The Sherry Bryant Studio
PO Box 399, Cortaro, AZ 85652

Phone: (520) 616-7643
Toll-free in the United States: (888) 436-1402
Fax: (520) 616-7519
Email: Roscoe@SherryBryant.com
Web sites: www.SherryBryant.com & www.spiritanimalsofthesouthwest.com