Cheryl Bartley is an American Folk Artist who produces original folk art prints and paintings. She has a design gallery named after her – the Cheryl Bartley Designs Gallery – which is located in the historic Whiting Mills in a non-traditional space in Winsted, Connecticut. The gallery includes the collections of her spirited paintings that she creates in a wide range of mediums depending on the subject; available artwork includes original watercolors, acrylic, and oils. There are also limited edition giclee prints that she skillfully creates round out the collection. Cheryl will enchant the viewers with her peaceful scenes of still lifes, the landscapes of rural America, early houses and pets, American style portraits of people, and visionary American style samplers.
Her paintings are highly sought after by fine art and folk art collectors for their unsophisticated, simple style of expression. Her art are also highly sought after because of their story telling qualities that depict scenes of happy times; the times where people live in peaceful coexistence with nature. Her fine art and folk art images hold worldwide appeal and they are licensed to manufacturers for various products. Her gallery is open by chance or for private showing at the convenience of the clients. Each one of her designs contains places, people and things that are dear to her and her family. In some of the designs, she has added scripture and calligraphy numbers and letters to make them more appealing. She also uses a unique technique when painting in order to give her designs special tea-stained sampler look.
