Welcome!

(Website last updated July 12, 2010... summary of new items below)


My name is Michele D. (Erickson) Sommers, and I live in Front Royal, Virginia.  I am an artist who does murals, portraits, calligraphy and works on canvas.  I will travel almost anywhere to paint your mural, and of course works on canvas can be shipped anywhere, so geography is a non-issue.  My email address is Michele@sommersend.com, or give me a call at 540-635-6824.

Please feel free to take a look around.  Check back often, as I will be adding images over time, and as new projects are completed.  Thank you for stopping by!

Website last updated July 12, 2010, summary of new items...


I have completed the logo mural in the main gym of the newly constructed Tuscarora High School in Leesburg VA (Loudoun County).  My tallest mural to date, had to get up pretty high for this one (over 20 feet)!!

Nice article in the Winchester Star about the mural Stephanie Harding (www.Bryarpatch.com) and I donated to the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center recently... view the article on my Media page...

I have become more and more awful about keeping my site updated, but I do post images on my Facebook page... so I have added the link  if you want to see the latest sooner...  I am contemplating starting a blog, but I haven't decided yet.  Let me know if that would interest you, Michele@sommersend.com

Got quite a bit of painting done preparing for the Spring Art Shows.  I entered pieces in Art at the Mill and Art in the Foothills.  I still have several that did not sell, so if you see something that interests you, please feel free to contact me, no obligation.  Prints can be made if you are interested, just let me know!

Won First Place in the Adult Division for the canoe paddle for Front Royal's "On the River" event, click HERE (external website) for more info, see the overview and views of both sides  in progress.

Western mural is all finished now, you can see the stages as I work on it on the Works in Progress page... 

I have some older paintings on the Works in Progress page, if you want to see the stages of some of my previous ones...



Michele Erickson Sommers
Michele Erickson Sommers
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Michele D (Erickson) Sommers  lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her Husband Arthur, dogs, cats, horses, birds and fish, and a couple of chickens.  Her inspiration comes from nature and animals, which she enjoys incorporating into her work whenever possible.  Feel free to browse her website, and sign her guestbook while you're here.  Check back often, as she does try to keep the site updated with new projects!

My tallest mural to date!  Yep, that's me under the husky for scale...
Tuscarora High School, Leesburg VA
(more pics here)




Steph and I make the papers!!  She looks hot, I look...  not.. but we made it!!




I was sponsored by Gourmet Delights Gifts and Framing to paint a paddle (see the overview and other side) for a river awareness event (external link)  in Front Royal last summer.  I won First Place in the Adult Division of the "On the River" paddle contest!  (www.canoecapital.org)




Murals

Family Tree Mural, just completed:




A good friend (Stephanie Harding, Bryarpatch Artistry) asked me to participate in a mural donated to the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center this past Spring:







The Barn,  stages on the Works In Progress page, completed mural on the Murals page



NEWEST CANVAS WORKS COMPLETED


Warrior of the Plains
Acrylic, 11x14




Hannah's Horses
Based on a photo by Hannah Hardison
Acrylic on clear gessoed linen, 8x10



Owls Emerging
Acrylic on clear gessoed linen, 8x10



Pack Alpaca
Acrylic, 8x10




Little Bird, Big 'Tude
Acrylic, 6x6
SOLD




Pandaboo
Acrylic, 8x10
SOLD








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Client photos of the artist at work!