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Chery Cratty getting ready for a show.

Baby’s First Steps – Tiny Vistas Out in Public

Written by Chery on . Posted in Miniature Paintings.

Tiny Vistas miniature paintings (my baby :)) stepped out into the public this weekend at the Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour Stop #7 in Liberty, TN.
It was really exciting (and honestly, a bit nerve-racking) to put them on display for the first time, and see and hear the responses.

“They look so real – I want to just step into one!”
“These are so tiny and so detailed!”
“Why aren’t you blind?!”
“I could just get lost in one of these.”

These were the kinds of affirmations that confirmed to me I’m on the right path. Plus, I sold a few, and that’s ALWAYS affirming!
Since this baby should be running in no time, I’d better get back to painting more. These Tiny Vistas are available NOW at cherycratty.com, and there are more from which to choose. Step on in.

Chery's show display.
Process photos of Chery's work which show details being added to three consecutive shots of one painting.

What do I do with a miniature painting?

Written by Chery on . Posted in Miniature Paintings.

Ask my Grandfather where someplace is, and the answer would be - “Just up the road a piece”.

Sitting at my desk dealing with computer work makes me wish I was outside. It’s sunny. I’m thinking of that old road I was on last summer where the light filtering through the tree leaves was so magical. I wish I were there right now.

Sadly, I’m here – at my desk. Sigh.

BUT – I look over to my left and see a Tiny Vistas painting propped up on its little easel. It’s full of the light and promise of the gentle cool breeze I remember from last summer.

As I gaze at it, I’m drawn in, as if I were there again. Lingering for a moment, I can almost feel the gravel of the road, hear the leaves moving in the dappled light.

And then I blink, and return to my current space, here at my desk, but refreshed with the memory of that time and place.

Refresh yourself with your own Tiny Vista. Available NOW at cherycratty.com . If it’s gone, there are more from which to choose.

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