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Abeke is an African name which means “we asked for her to pet her.” We saw this particular giraffe in the Masai Mara in Kenya. You never catch a giraffe sleeping because they only nap about 30 minutes a day in 1-2 minute intervals. They spend the majority of their life standing up . The beautiful and soft patterns on her body and the sweetness of her face made all of us who saw her want to pet her, thus we called her “Abeke.”

Cheryl Bowman was born in Pasadena, Texas, 1948. Her parents moved to the Rio Grande Valley when she was young. Her mother was a painter who influenced her love affair with painting. After managing an art center with a retail store, school, and gallery, she realized that the creative side of Art was what appealed to her. She began painting at 28. She received a BFA from University of Texas, Pan American in South Texas at the age of 38. She taught every medium at a Magnet school in South Texas for 19 years. Her travels around the world have influenced her variety of styles although the juxtaposition of shapes and colors remain most important in her work. As she strives to find her place in the great Pacific Northwest, she...