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(Website last updated December 30, 2009, 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 December 30, 2009, summary of new items...

I have become more and more awful about keeping my site updated, but I do post images on my Facebook and MySpace pages... so I have added the links to both of those 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

It was a busy Christmas season with a LOT of commissions, I worked from September till 2 days before Christmas to finish them all!  I am posting some of them, some of my clients did ask to keep their paintings private.  I was very fortunate to have work in such a difficult economy... art is a gift that can be given to anyone. 

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
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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!


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 this past summer.  I won First Place in the Adult Division of the "On the River" paddle contest!  (www.canoecapital.org)




The Barn,  info on the Works In Progress page,,,



NEWEST CANVAS WORKS COMPLETED
It was a very busy Christmas season this year, thank you to all my wonderful clients!!!

Coy Carly, 11x14, acrylic on stretched canvas:





Jake, Godiva and Mo, 20x24, acrylic on stretched canvas:




Sue and Toby, 16x20, acrylic on stretched canvas:




Daisy, 14x18, acrylic on stretched canvas:




Amber, the Demon Cat, 8x10, acrylic on stretched canvas:





Contact the Artist for a commissioned piece of your own...**




Client photos of the artist at work!