Cheri Homaee native of Steubenville, OH, CheriHomaee’s art career spans fifty years as a
painter, a photographer and art instructor. She studied art from K-12 grade in Steubenville,
then one year of college at Bennett College. She later graduated with a BS in Mechanical
Engineering and AS in Draft Design. Her photography has been published and exhibited
throughout the East Coast. Many of her works are in private collections. She has won several
national and international juried competitions. Her work has been compared to Andrew
Wyeth’s and Edgar Degas. She is inspired by the works of Michael Parkes.
She is an instructor in drawing, fine art photography, and acrylic painting. She has been
mentored by artist Brainard Cary in New York City.
Charities
Cheri supports a wide variety of charities, organizations.through her artwork; she really enjoys
giving back to others through her art. Cheri’s artwork has been shown and donated to America
Scores, HIV/Aids, Brecksville Center for the Arts, and ASPC.
Cheri is a member of the Board of Trustees for Brecksville Center for the Arts , Woman’s Art
League of Akron, Studio B of Brecksville, Peninsula Art Academy, Akron Society of Artists
and Cleveland Photographic Society.
Overall Statement: My style is classic, minimalistic with romantic overtones. I prefer soft
natural light, rather than the harsh lighting. I create images that guide the viewer to escape.
Most of my work is low key.
Contemporary Fine Art Review by New York Art Critic
Hall Groat II on the artwork of Ohioan Artist Cheri
Homaee
The iconic 19th century French Impressionist, Edgar Degas, once stated “They don’t
understand that the dancer has been for me a pretext for painting fabric and for rendering
movement. Was this his only intent? One can only imagine. Art historians to this day continue
to question Degas’ peculiar obsession with the young Parisian ballerinas he hired to model in
his secluded lofty garret.
With contemporary Ohioan artist, Cheri Homaee, there exists no mystery; her love for
dance was undoubtedly cultivated during her dance lessons as a teenager. Ms. Homaee states
“Dance, as an expression of emotion, has always been in my thought since then. Now my
subjects are dancers from my past who still inspire me now. By involving dancers in my
painting, I feel the freedom they express and they give me the freedom to express myself
through them. I think I have always used dancing as a way of being free…”
Her dance series explores classical ballet and ballroom dancing through the mediums
of paint, charcoal and photography. Several of the photographs, such as Elegance –
Photography on Canvas 3/5, portray the quintessential female ballerina exuding both elegance
and radiant beauty. There is no stereotyping though; in Dance IV she captures in acrylics the
rugged masculine nature of a female dancer through the visceral handling of the paint and
interpretation of the musculature. In Dance I, Charcoal on paper, the solid calves of the
dancer are the center of interest. Ms. Homaee, however, also introduces the clever subtle
subplot of silhouetted figurative reflections and studio light flares, which adds an inviting
mystical dimension. There’s ambiguity, too. Are these amorphous reflective forms other
dancers or the audience perhaps? This work makes me wonder—that’s Art!
Ms. Homaee’s strongest work is when she allows her spontaneous mark, scrape or
irregular gesture to remain on the surface. The formal elements found in the charcoal
drawings are allowed to resonate, adding character, richness and depth. I look forward to
seeing the subtle nature of the charcoal drawings emerge in future paintings.
FASO Featured Artists: Artist Cheri Homaee
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Iris Abstract by Cheri Homaee
(Acrylic on Canvas)
Artist Cheri Homaee has embraced art for over fifty years — having focused on painting,
photography, charcoal drawing and art instruction. Concerning her direction as an artist, Cheri
has stated, “My style is classic, minimalistic with romantic overtones.“ She adds, “I create
images that guide the viewer to escape.“
Utopia by Cheri Homaee
(Acrylic on Panel)
Cheri Homaee notes that 2012 has been a year of experimentation. She has dedicated herself
to exploring a different approach when painting flowers. Concerning her approach, Cheri has
said, “I want them to be more vibrant and alive. I will use acrylics consisting only of Mars
Black and Titanium White.” She adds, “I am doing this in the hope that I will draw the
observer into the picture so they can see the beautiful life reveled in the petals and leaves
without the intrusion of other colors.“
Art critic Brian Sherwin commented on artist Cheri Homaee’s flower paintings, saying,
“Homaee captures the complex beauty of flowers in this series of paintings. She achieves this
by offering ‘bare bones’ detail, if you will. She focuses on details that we often take for
granted when observing something as delicate as a flower.” Sherwin adds, “In a sense, Cheri’s
flower series, titled Black and White Beauties, offers viewers a new way to ‘see’.“
Raindrops on flowers by Cheri Homaee
(Acrylic on Canvas)
Artist Cheri Homaee is a member of the Board of Trustees for Brecksville Center for the Arts.
Cheri is also a member of the Cleveland Photographic Society and Woman’s Art League of
Akron. You can learn more about Cheri Homaee and her artwork by
visitingwww.cherihomaee.com.