Berries in the Snow
Edition 35 12″H X 12″W X 6″D $1,800
“Just beyond my studio window, grows a splendid Mountain Ash. It produces berries that tenaciously cling to its stems throughout the fierce winds of approaching winter. The fruit will remain long after the leaves have fallen and decayed under the snow. The deep red against a background of white creates a visual richness on a gray day attracting many. Turkeys wobble on the thinner branches trying to pick at berries beyond their reach. To the side, pheasants feast, while chickadees dart in and out. The chattering of squirrels completes the ensemble. Simply, a visual gift to me, but of immense importance to those needing energy to endure the cold months ahead.”
Awards & Collections:
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, Purchase Award
American Bison
Edition 35 22″H X 38″W X 16.5″D Sold Out
“I live in the northwest corner of Montana not far from the National Bison Range and have ready access to the great American Buffalo. Not only is this animal a symbol of our national heritage, it is steeped in Montana history as well.”
AWARDS:
- Society of Animal Artists, Award of Excellence
- Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, Cody, Wyoming, William E. Weiss Purchase Award
- C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana, Best of Show
- The Biscoe Museum, San Antonio, Texas, Artists Choice Award
COLLECTIONS:
- Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming
- Gerald Ford Foundation, Vail, Colorado
- High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon
The Bearded Ones
Edition 35 18″H X 40″W X 28″D $10,500
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Bluff Called
Edition 35 19″H X 36″W X 12″D $11,000
AWARDS & COLLECTIONS:
- Patrons Choice Award, International Masters of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas
- Purchase Award, International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Permanent Collection
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona, Best of Show for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement in any Media for grouping including Bluff Called, Through the Pass and A Colt Named Sonny, 1920
“A Slight gold reflection lingers, scraping the last of the day’s long shadow. A piercing whistle is returned from across the canyon, a rattling of sabers. Guttural sounds of raging passion and eyes red with territorial mania express the need to dominate and procreate. Bluff is called. One not yet strong enough will soon be sulking in the safety of a stand of crowded pines where he’ll blow and plot revenge for another day.”
There brushed with yellow and red, a reflection lingers,
smoothing the scant shadows of the day.
A piercing whistle is returned from across the canyon,
ranking dominance coveted.
The reactive thrashing of an evergreen,
incites immature courage.
Deep cavernous rumbling, accented by high-pitched bugles,
perforates the air.
A young challenger succinct in his determination,
driven by the right to the ascendancy of power, strides forth.
Sabers clash, big based horns declare
the doctrine of strength.
Nearby, clusters of dense aspens,
covering for one not yet strong enough.
Sulking, blowing in the safety of the stand of trees,
plots this youngster, revenge for another day.
All aggression is consequential, bluff is called,
the seasons pass, an interlude, a day will come.
Sherry Salari Sander
Cougar ’83
Edition 25 12″H X 18″W X 4″D Sold Out
Awards:
- National Academy of Western Art (NAWA), Gold Medal Award
- Society of Animal Artists, Best of Show
Collections:
- Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- National Wildlife Art Museum, Jackson, Wyoming
Foxes on the Bayou (Heroic Size and Maquette)
Edition 15 59″H X 88″W X 50.0″D Call for Price
Edition 35 19″H X 26″W X 10.5″D $3,800
“One evening out of my studio window, a pair of foxes picked their way down a fallen cottonwood to my pond. As I watched them, they looked up toward me framing a perfect composition.”
Awards:
- Society of Animal Artists, Elliot Liskin Memorial Award for Representational Sculpture
- Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, Corporate Award
Permanent Collections:
- National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming, Heroic-Size sculpture
- Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, Colorado, Heroic-Size sculpture
- Private Collection
Gorilla (Heroic Size & Maquette)
Edition 8 47″H X 77″W X 30″D Call for Price
Edition 35 17″H X 22″W X 10″D Sold Out
“I had always seen gorilla sculptures done on all fours with that mean posture and attitude. They are not at all like that. Although they do have a formidable look on their faces and sculpture can’t get around that, they are not in the least bit aggressive. They are a passive, kind, shy introverted animal. I designed this piece expressly for a zoo setting. I made a real conscious effort to design the Gorilla so that kids would not fear it and would climb on it and sit on its lap. I wanted it to lie in quiet repose.”
Permanent Collections:
- Benson Park Sculpture Garden, Loveland, Colorado
- The Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado
- Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Genesee Country Museum, Mumford, New York
- National Wildlife Art Museum, Jackson, Wyoming (Maquette)
Great Northern
Edition 25 27″H X 35″W $10,000
Permanent Collections:
- National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Grizzly (Monumental)
Edition 8 7.5’H X 9.5’W X 5.5’D Call for Price
Permanent Collections:
- Big Sky of Montana, Huntley Lodge, Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana, north of Yellowstone National Park
- Art in Public Places, Bend, Oregon, installed in City roundabout
- Private Collection
Herd of Birds
Edition 35 14″H X 38″W X 8″D SOLD OUT
“The challenge in designing Herd of Birds was to create a lyrical, perhaps even playful, mood while still maintaining the ostriches’ integrity.
“For a seemingly awkward animal, the ostrich is extremely graceful at full speed.”
Awards:
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Patrons Choice Award
Permanent Collections:
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
- Private Collections
Upon the stones
ten thousand years sooner than I,
Historians were scripting annals
of birds that run.
Shared is the desire to record
this wizardry of nature,
this ancient family of the savanna.
And, in the telling, images of
beaks agape hawking their journey
Sailing a sea of sand and wind.
Scratched in stone,
forms in bronze
Unabridged by space or subsequence,
The need remains,
we recombine.
Children of our,
show others their way.
Sherry Salari Sander
Turkeys
Edition 35 14″H X 15″W X 8″D $3,000
“The Turkey isn’t native to Montana, however, since its introduction, the Merriam Turkey has done well in its new environment due to stocking and careful management. These birds spent the winter at our ranch roosting and feeding on purposely left-over grain.”
Awards & Collections:
- Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky, Purchase Award
Whitetail Deer (Heroic Size)
Edition 15 7.5’H X 9’W X 4’D Call for Price
Permanent Collections:
- Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art, Boulder, Colorado
- City of Kalispell, Kalispell, Montana
- Private Collections
Wood Ducks on Still Water
Edition 35 21″H X 77″W X 22″D Call For Price
“My studio is built upon the banks of a secluded pond where I have the good fortune to see many varieties of birds and animals. One special day I observed the most beautiful of all waterfowl, the North American Wood Duck. This was a special event as they are not very social and several years may go by without a migration gracing our pond. I was granted a long visit while they rested and preened upon cottonwood deadfall at water’s edge giving me leisure time to develop this sculpture titled Wood Ducks on Still Water.”
Permanent Collections:
- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin