Desiree Holmes Scherini works in several different media, including watercolor, oil, pastel, pencil and
charcoal, as well as photography. She specializes in Home and Business renderings which are executed in
a realistic style, while her abstract paintings and impressionist work are expressive and colorful. She also
offers professional portraiture in a variety of mediums.
She enjoys and welcomes commissions of all subjects and styles.
Desiree holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, from the University of California. Her art studies began
in college and have continued through classes and workshops. She has studied extensively under
Impressionists Lee Boynton, John Ebersberger and Bonnie Roth Anderson, joining a following of their
teacher, Henry Hensche. She has had ongoing studies in figure and portrait painting with Cedric and
Joanette Egeli. She has also studied sculpture of the figure and head with Mary Arthur and Rick Casali.
Her experience studying under prominent pastel artist, Stan Sperlak has greatly influenced her work and
artistic outlook.
She enjoys sharing her love of art through teaching, as well. She has taught art since 2002 for various
programs including; St. Mary’s Elementary School’s enrichment program, ArtStart at Maryland Hall for
the Creative Arts and art courses at Anne Arundel Community College, in Maryland. She currently
continues as an adjunct faculty member at Anne Arundel Community College and will be offering new
courses at the South County Senior center in Edgewater, MD and at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
in late summer and fall of 2010. She also holds private lessons.
Desiree participates with several Annapolis, Maryland area art groups. She is a board member of the Mid-
Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, the awards chairman for the Annapolis Watercolor Club and an
active member of the Annapolis Arts Alliance, the Maryland Federation of Art, , Maryland Hall for the
Creative Arts and the Maryland Society of Portrait Painters. Her art has been displayed in several juried
and non-juried shows, and is displayed in homes and businesses across the United States and overseas.
Her artwork has been featured on the cover of the Baltimore Symphony’s Decorators’ Show House 2006
book, as well as posters and other promotional material for the event. Her painting “Abstract Annapolis”
was chosen for promotional material for ARTWORKS 2006 (a city wide arts celebration), and her
commissioned painting was used for the summer, 2006 cover of “Washtrends”, a regional trade magazine.
Her artwork was also chosen for the City of Annapolis’ 2007 Holiday card, and she was the chosen artist
for the celebrated Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade Poster 2009. Her colorful abstract was used on
posters and cards for the event.
You can contact her at: You can view her work and events at:
dscherini@hotmail.com
www.artistdesireescherini.com
phone - 443-694-5618
Commissions are welcome
Spa Creek Morning Pastel 16 x 20"
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