Cheryl LeClair Sommer
Representational visual art in oils and soft pastels.
Exhibit Location
Golden Rooster Studio
3057 170th Street
Dawson, MN 56232
From Dawson: 1 mile south on Highway 23, take left (east) on 170th Street (gravel) for 1 mile, cross river, driveway is the first right (south).
Contact Info
Cheryl LeClair Sommer, Artist Bio
Cheryl has been interested in creating art since a young child but other interests, a career in law and raising a family, kept her from pursuing her creative talents. Her desire to create was sparked after purchasing a pastel painting in 1989. Since then, the challenge of painting in soft pastels and oils has been her fundamental focus. Many workshops with nationally recognized artists and ongoing studies at the Art Academy and with Joseph Paquet have provided the crucial educational underpinnings to her artwork.
Her primary focus is to work from life, mainly outdoors, which provides a greater connection with her subject. Her efforts have produced recognition for her paintings with artwork juried into national exhibits, awards at outdoor painting competitions, award of the Master Circle from IAPS, an award of a two-week residency, and a feature on the television show “MN Original” in 2011. Cheryl’s future goals are to continue to master the oil painting medium, teach classes, regularly exhibit her artwork nationally, participate in outdoor painting competitions, and continue to hone her craft.
