To give a sense of what our First Show Gallery exhibit looks like, I took a few photos at the gallery shortly after our paintings were hung.

This is the wall to the left as you enter the building, along with the first part of the longer back wall:

This is the rest of the back wall (with Sherry, in case you're wondering):

This is the wall on the right as you walk down the ramp into the C. C. Lowell store:

For more information about our show, see Our First One Man Show.

Sherry and I are having our first "one man" show in April. A collection of approximately twenty five of our watercolors, half mine and half hers, the show is titled "The Two Of Us," it will run from April 5 through May 1, 2007, at the First Show Gallery at CC Lowell, 258 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA.

An artists' reception will be held at the gallery on April 7, 2007, from 1 PM to 3 PM.

Gallery hours are Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 7 PM, Thursday, 9 AM to 8 PM, Saturday, 9 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday, 12 PM to 4 PM.

Note that 10% of the proceeds from any sales from the show will be donated to the Paul Wilgoren Baseball Scholarship Fund.

In case you're interested, here's the artist's statement I wrote for the show, which briefly explains our perspective on the show's theme, "The Two Of Us".

The Two Of Us

When Sherry and I met thirty four years ago, our mutual love for art was a major part of what attracted us to each other. Ironically, though art drew us together, we did very little with it until two years ago when we made the fateful decision to take a watercolor class at the Worcester Art Museum.

We’ve been painting up a storm ever since, taking one class after another with the same wonderful teacher, Kat O’Connor. We’ve been developing our skills together, often tackling the same subjects and struggling with the same problems, influencing each other, yet remaining distinct. We keep each other going, inspiring and encouraging each other.

As for Kat’s classes, we’ve taken three at the Worcester Art Museum, and three at our home. Out of these classes, a small yet vital group of fellow artists and friends has developed. We paint together, encourage each other, visit museums together, and just have fun together. We owe much of our continuing progress as artists to their influence and friendship.

As you can see as you view our show, our styles are similar, yet distinct, reflecting our differing personalities and interests, yet inevitably expressing the unity that comes from thirty three years of marriage. Sherry paints with great sensitivity and subtlety, building up her images with numerous small brushstrokes and delicate washes, while I paint boldly, often aggressively, using layers to build strong value contrasts and intense color. Sherry has most recently been experimenting with shape and the use of negative space to enhance her compositions, while I’ve been pushing my use of color, size and value to achieve even more boldness.

We hope you enjoy our show and thank you for coming.

Steve Collins

History:

• (Steve) Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, fine arts 1970-1971
• (Steve) Southeastern Massachusetts University, N. Dartmouth, MA, graphic design 1978-1979
• (Steve & Sherry) Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 3 watercolor classes with Kat O’Connor, 2005-2006
• (Steve & Sherry) Worcester Art Museum Fall Adult Student Show 2005
• (Steve & Sherry) Wachusett Greenways Annual Art and Photography Show - Spring and summer exhibit 2006; Steve’s image included in annual cookbook
• (Steve & Sherry) Hopkinton Cultural Arts Alliance juried show, 2006.
• (Steve & Sherry) Clinton Olde Home Days juried show, Steve won 1st place in watercolor, 2006
• (Steve & Sherry) Arts Alliance, Hudson, MA, juried show; Steve won honorable mention
• (Steve & Sherry) Worcester Art Museum Special Exhibition, November 11 – 24, 2006

Sherry and Steve Collins live in Clinton, MA. They have three daughters, two sons, and five grandchildren with a sixth on the way. Sherry is the nurse coordinator for Accept Education Collaborative in Natick, MA. Steve is a software engineer at IBM in Westford, MA.

Here is a link to a gallery of representative artworks by Sherry Collins

Works that are currently available for purchase via PayPal can be found here.

Here is a link to a gallery of representative artworks by Steve Collins.

Works that are currently available for purchase via PayPal can be found here.

Welcome to collinsartworks.com, the official place to go for the artwork of Stephen and Sheryll Collins (hereafter called Steve & Sherry). As time goes by, we'll be adding galleries of our work and anything art-related that we think is important enough to post. This will happen a little at a time, so we apologize for the current lack of content. In the meantime, check out our other sites:

Steve's web site, blivets.com, is the current location of Steve & Sherry's watercolor galleries, along with an eclectic mix of other content.

Our sister site, aorgallery.com, is devoted to our business (more Sherry's than Steve's, actually), the Art On Rotation Gallery.

Finally, Sherry's site, specialneedsnurse.org, is dedicated to special needs nursing, a testament to her other life as a registered nurse.

We hope you make a habit of visiting us here.

Thanks and God bless!

Steve & Sherry