SALLIE'S COTTAGE BY THE SEA

At the age of 7, Sallie started painting and has never stopped. When she was in the fourth grade, she started studying with instructors at the Toledo Museum of Art and continued there through her high school years. She went on to study art at

the University of Toledo and Ohio University.

She met and married Joe Grau and worked with him in their family owned business. For the next 25 years, Sallie painted and Joe did calligraphy. During those years, Sallie and Joe sold their art to many gift stores and also sold their artwork in their own store for 8 years. They also exhibited in many fine art shows throughout the eastern United States.

After Joe's death, Sallie painted on clothing and later on hand-made paper. Using her own special technique, Sallie continues to perfect her painting, giving each picture the soft look of pastel.

Sallie has painted on many different surfaces from boards to lampshades to furniture. She still prefers working with hand-made papers for the soft look that she perfected over the years and for which she is best known.

Sallie now resides in Lakeland, Florida, where she has her own studio. She continues to do art shows, mainly on the West Coast of Florida.

Artwork

Look closely at Sallie's artwork.

You will notice that each subject extends onto the mat,

making each framed piece a unique original.

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