Lisa Sheirer

About the Artist

Lisa Sheirer is a visual artist, living and working in Frederick, Maryland. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Printmaking from West Virginia University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from The University of Notre Dame. Ms. Sheirer has been creating artwork for over 40 years. Lisa works in a variety of mediums. Pixels, clay, inks, paint, pulp painting, wood, glass, found objects, and cast metals, are among the different materials she uses. Natural flora and fauna have been the base concepts for Lisa’s work over the last 20 years. She has an active social media accounting of plant life through he seasons in the Catoctin mountains. Plants are documented using photography and citizen scientific research. Lisa’s public art projects include a ceramic mural at Baltimore Washington International Airport commissioned by the Maryland Department of Transportation and a glass mural installed in the new Western MD Health System lobby. In the recent past, Lisa has had many regional solo shows & was a featured artist at the Hillyer Art Space Gallery in Washington DC. In 2022 Lisa was chosen to be an artist in residence at the Y Art Center in Frederick.

Artist's Statement

My creative process begins with a walk in the forests close to my home. I take in beauty and energy from my surroundings. The artwork (no matter what media used) begins with walking in and observing the landscape, then taking photos. If photos are included in the final work, they are transformed through the vectorizing of pixels into lines and shapes representing the living energy of trees, plants, water and rocks. Layers of lines and color are overlaid using digital collage to create a complex texture. If I am painting with inks, images are created by overlaid layers. Sometimes wet on wet, and other times, allowing the layers to dry first before the application of the next layer. Additional energy marks are made with pens and a liner brush.  I research all of the flora and fauna used in my work. It is helpful to know about the nutrients, seasons, transitions, and propagation of each being.