Cherie was raised in Saskatchewan, then studied Art, Dance and Drama at the University of Calgary. She taught all disciplines of dance, started a production & musical theatre company as well as taught art at both the elementary and high school levels. Cherie founded The Studio on Water to create a beautiful space for art, music, writing and creativity. Her main passion is acrylic and oil landscape paintings. She is traveling to Italy this spring to take master classes in drawing, figure painting in oils and landscape in water colours. And will be announcing a new series of classes for the summer and fall.