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I had just arrived in Zimbabwe from South Africa and decided to walk around the area in Harare. Just on the edge of town was a path leading to the Zambezi River. I had arranged to meet some new people there. Enthralled with the sounds and smells of Africa , I didn't hear the noise ahead of me. I suddenly looked up and was staring into the face of a huge elephant. I tried to remember what I had been told. "Back up and let them know that you know that they are the boss. " I backed up slowly and looked back into his eyes. It was then I realized that it was time for a "Snack" . He wasn't interested in attacking me today.

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...