<![CDATA[Central Brevard Art Association - BLOG]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 02:06:02 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[2024 ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Elaine percoco]]>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:02:34 GMThttps://www.cbaaartists.com/blog/2024-artist-of-the-year-elaine-percoco
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ELAINE PERCOCO - I grew up seeing my mother paint on canvas, on paper, on wood, on shells, and she even painted landscapes on our walls.  When we retired and moved to Cocoa Beach; I saw that art lessons were available at reasonable prices.  So, I signed up for watercolor and acrylic classes. Five years later CBAA members Beth Greenburg and Helen Wheatly talked me into joining CBAA.  Even though I did not think my work was good enough, Beth had me to sign up for the Cape Canaveral Art Show, I sold my first piece that same weekend.  I was hooked, and the rest is history.  
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Cheryl Howard - Artist of the Year 2023

CHERYL HOWARD, Treasurer of CBAA; member for more than 5 years. She currently lives in Viera East and is originally from Augusta, Georgia.

Something about me no one knows...
I retired from Air Forces Reserves, served during Desert Storm. During a training exercise as a young lieutenant, I jumped out of a helicopter.

The best art I've given is a portrait of my granddaughter with her dog. I created a composite of the two of them seated in a mystical garden of mushrooms and fairies (her favorite!).

​My favorite subject matter is everything... creating digital composites from my library of over 80,000 photographs that I've taken over the years. 
In addition to photography, my preferred medium is acrylics.
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