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Cheryl Cuellar grew up on Long Island and studied painting, illustration and advertising. She worked as a window dresser, a typographer and a paste up artist in printing plants before venturing into commercial art. She taught herself to use computer design programs that were in their infancy at the time, and enjoyed a long career as a freelance graphic designer in the advertising field.
When Covid erased so many jobs in 2019, Cheryl found herself with more time to pursue the acrylic painting and children’s books she’d always fit between client projects. She took abstract painting classes at Crealdé School of Art, which helped free her from the restrictions of the computer. She now spends her time creating paintings, jewelry, greeting cards and wall murals and is always looking forward to her next creative venture.
I’ve always been an artist. In school I studied advertising art, and made a long, fulfilling career designing ways for businesses to communicate their marketing messages with visual clarity, order and creativity.
When my first child was born I painted an image from a nursery rhyme on the wall behind his crib. Since then, I have discovered a love for writing and illustrating children’s books and creating custom wall murals.
Most recently I’ve been exploring alcohol ink, and I love the way it moves and flows in unexpected ways. It’s so much different from the structured work I’ve done as a computer artist.
I learn something new every day, and I love what I do.