Blog | Sheryl L Brake, Watercolor Artisst

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Stories Behind the Art

Closeup of Sheryl Brake's watercolor painting titled "Coming Undone" depicting a colorfully rusted cable coming unraveled and lying on a bed of beige, muted green blue, green and grey rock.

Rust and Resilience: The Artistic Journey of “Cabled History"

What began as a simple fly-fishing trip to the North Platte River in Wyoming turned into an unexpected artistic adventure. Discovering the rusted cables along the riverbank sparked a series of paintings that not only captured the beauty of decay but also reflected the emotional landscape of the pandemic years.

STORIES BEHIND THE ART