Welcome!

(Website last updated January 2011... summary of new items below)

Michele@sommersend.com

540-635-6824

My name is Michele D. (Erickson) Sommers, and I live in Front Royal, Virginia.  I am an artist who does murals, portraits, calligraphy and original works on canvas, deer skulls and VELVET.  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 January 2011, summary of new items...

Finished up a couple of murals and some Christmas portrait commissions, and a few small projects peppered in here and there for interest (Calligraphy,a  painting on velvet, and some painted deer skulls, a couple new surfaces for me!).

I am contemplating starting a blog, but I haven't decided yet.  Let me know if that would interest you, Michele@sommersend.com

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


I have a fan page on Facebook, where I try to post my most recent work.  Feel free to check it out!

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Michele D (Erickson) Sommers  lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her Husband Arthur, dogs, cats, horses and a Bourke Parakeet.  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!


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I was fortunate enough to be chosen as the face of the week for "Faces of Warren County" in the Warren Sentinel, week of December 16, 2010:






VELVET, BABY!

Another new venture- and surface to paint on... VELVET!  Nope, no Elvis here, just this Wicked Tiger!  Thanks to One Wicked Gallery in Wilmington NC for inspiring me to enter this piece in their Velvet Show this month (Feb 2011)

WICKED TIGER, acrylic on velvet





One of my latest ventures; painting deer skulls.  I do these custom, on a commission basis, with skulls provided by you.  Something a little different for your trophy wall, and more affordable than a full mount.  More information on the Painted Skulls page...











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)





3D Painting done on PVC panels, cut out and attached to give it a 3 dimensional look.





Murals

Ongoing work at The Barn in Frederick County VA (private space)





Ford's Fish Shack, Ashburn VA
Detail of large mural in a fantastic seafood restaurant





Cabin Mural, Middletown VA





Narnia- Inspired Mural, Winchester VA






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




Father Kane
Acrylic, 14 x 18
Commission (sold)





Cedar and Jerry
Acrylic, 11x14
Christmas commission (sold)




Simon and Otis
Acrylic, 11x14
Commission (sold)




Higher Learning
acrylic, 12 x 24
SOLD




In the Valley
Acrylic, 11x14
commission (sold)





Warrior of the Plains
Acrylic, 11x14





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




Owls Emerging
Acrylic on clear gessoed linen, 8x10





Little Bird, Big 'Tude
Acrylic, 6x6
SOLD






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





Client photos of the artist at work!



Good thing I'm not afraid of heights!