Along the Escarpment

Often mistaken for oils, Cheryl Mocadlo's acrylic paintings are known for their visual aesthetic - life-like imagery and rich color palette. She enjoys celebrating nature’s beauty, hence her partiality to landscapes and organics. By layering pigments with varying degrees of opacity and a range of application techniques, Mocadlo achieves a depth of color that creates interest and movement. For her, the most exciting part of painting is the moment when the canvas comes to life - no longer a two-dimensional image, but a destination to walk into or an object to reach out and hold her hand. Quote from Artist: "The Niagara Escarpment is a very large, crescent-shaped geological formation. In some areas the escarpment is barely noticeable.  In other areas, the high cliffs create Niagara Falls (the east end) and High Cliff State Park (near Appleton, the west end).  We see it in the cliff behind the gallery. My husband and I have a special connection with the Escarpment.  I spent most of my adul