Sherry Ferber didn’t pick up a paintbrush until after she retired from a career in social work but once she did, she never put it down. What began as watercolor lessons with a private tutor soon became a lifelong artistic path, one that has taken her across continents and through countless creative explorations.
While living in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband, who was serving in the Navy, Ferber began honing her watercolor skills through workshops and classes. As the couple moved from Virginia to South Africa, then Connecticut, and a few other states along the way, she finally settled in Fernandina Beach and continued her studies.
Today, Ferber works in watercolor, acrylics, and alcohol ink. She said she is always eager to learn new techniques and express her love of color and form.
After her daughter married, Ferber found herself with more time and space to explore her passion fully, and what had once been a hobby soon became a deeper calling. She spent more hours experimenting with color, attending workshops, and refining her technique discovering in her art a new chapter of life.
Her paintings, mostly of flowers, trees, and water, are as much about emotion as they are about scenery.
“Looking into the face of flowers and painting them lifts my emotions and inner happiness. When I create a piece of art, my hope is that it will do that for others as well,” she explains.
Ferber’s art has been featured at the Island Art Association, Baptist Hospital Nassau County, and now at the Plantation Artists Guild and Gallery, a nonprofit cooperative gallery owned and operated by more than thirty local members.
To experience her art in person, visit the gallery at the Omni Resort’s Shops on Amelia Island, 94 Amelia Village Circle. You can also reach Sherry Ferber at sherryferber@ gmail.com for more information about her work and upcoming exhibits.
