Cherry Valley
Sherry H. Holmes1939-
- Genre
- Landscape
- Medium
- Watercolor
- Date
- Undated
- Dimensions
- 16.75" x 12.5"
- Condition
- Presents well. No significant frame damage noted.
- Provenance
- From the personal fine-art collection of Sherry H. Holmes, Barrack Zourie Studio, Cobleskill, New York. Acquired from the September 2026 Sherry Holmes Fine Art Collection sale in Schenectady, New York. The verso is artist-titled “Cherry Valley” and bears Holmes’s name and the address 206 Little York Road, Cobleskill, New York 12043.
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About this piece
Cherry Valley is an original watercolor by upstate New York artist Sherry H. Holmes, depicting a quiet rural winter landscape.
The composition presents a snow-covered countryside, with pale expanses of ground contrasting against darker natural forms. The restrained seasonal palette emphasizes the stillness of the winter setting and the understated character of the northeastern landscape.
Holmes uses the transparent qualities of watercolor to suggest snow, atmospheric depth, and the subtle variations of the terrain. Rather than relying on tightly rendered detail, the composition draws its character from the relationship between light and dark areas and the simplified forms of the rural environment.
The painting reflects Holmes’s sensitivity to seasonal changes and her ability to capture the quiet atmosphere of familiar upstate New York scenery.
The watercolor is signed “S. HOLMES” and titled “Cherry Valley” on the verso.
Presented in its existing frame.