Sheryl Shirley

Watercolor and Acrylics

A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair smiling, wearing a brown sweater and standing against a dark background.

Sheryl Shirley paints to convey the joy she feels exploring the stunning landscapes of Central New Hampshire. Nature walks through the White Mountains and paddling on the lakes and waterways near her home in Holderness inspire. She loves examining the patterns of ripples in local streams and lakes, appreciating the many colors of the changing seasons, and capturing the light as it sets upon the lakes.

Sheryl Shirley has displayed her paintings in New Hampshire galleries, including Artistic Roots in Plymouth, The Galleries at 30 Main in Meredith, and the Lakes Region Art Association in Tilton. In August 2025, one of her paintings was awarded first place in Acrylic Painting and another received first place in Watercolor Painting at the 85th Annual Members Exhibit of the Lakes Region Art Association.     

 In sharing her paintings and teaching painting classes in the studio at Artistic Roots, Sheryl Shirley hopes to continue inspiring others to search for beauty in the local landscape.

A peaceful landscape painting of a river surrounded by autumn trees with colorful leaves, rocks along the riverbank, and a clear blue sky.

A peaceful landscape painting of a river surrounded by autumn trees with colorful leaves, rocks along the riverbank, and a clear blue sky.

Watercolor painting of a winter landscape featuring leafless trees, a snow-covered ground, and a sky transitioning from blue to a pale light yellow.

Watercolor painting of a winter landscape featuring leafless trees, a snow-covered ground, and a sky transitioning from blue to a pale light yellow.

A painting of a flowing river with rocks, surrounded by lush green trees and foliage, under a bright blue sky with white clouds, signed at the bottom right.

A painting of a flowing river with rocks, surrounded by lush green trees and foliage, under a bright blue sky with white clouds, signed at the bottom right.

A painting of a landscape scene during autumn, with bare trees on either side, a mountain in the background, a river flowing through, and a ground covered in colorful fallen leaves.

A painting of a landscape scene during autumn, with bare trees on either side, a mountain in the background, a river flowing through, and a ground covered in colorful fallen leaves.

Streaming river with rocks and distant treeline under cloudy sky.

Streaming river with rocks and distant treeline under cloudy sky.

A landscape painting of trees with golden and orange leaves, rolling green hills, and distant blue mountains under a light blue sky.

A landscape painting of trees with golden and orange leaves, rolling green hills, and distant blue mountains under a light blue sky.