Cheryl Freeman - Original Art

Get to Know the Austin Artist:
My work embodies a style I call Radiant Expressionism, which is a fusion of vivid color, layered brushwork, and luminous metallics that express emotion through form and light. Drawing from the bold energy of the Southwest landscape and the symbolic resilience of my subjects – agaves, longhorns, wild horses – my paintings offer a contemporary take on natural beauty, grounded in strength, patience, and quiet power. I paint to honor the quiet strength and wild beauty of the land. Bold color is my language, and nature is my muse. In my pieces, I seek to capture the tension between grounded stillness and bursts of vivid energy. Whether I’m painting a longhorn, a wild horse, or a solitary succulent, my aim is always the same: to express presence, power, and grace. My hope is that the viewer can feel what I feel in the moment of creation – a deep connection to place, to story, and to something timeless.