Framed Watercolor of Duck Chicks by Sherrie Meline and Scott Russell, 8"x9", Signed and Dated. Autographed by Both Artists. Sherrie Russell Meline’s talent has been apparent and acknowledged since she attended high school in Tokyo, Japan. In 1972, she graduated with honors in fine art from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her professional career began in San Jose, California in 1974 when she applied her unique painting style to laminated wood sculpture. Although a decoy collector since her college days, Sherrie’s interest in waterfowl was not expressed in her work until after she moved to Mount Shasta, California in 1980. Northern California provides an abundant resource of material for Sherrie’s paintings. She feels that observing and photographing waterfowl in both their native and captive environments are essential for establishing proper bird attitudes. The additional use of mounts and study skins provide the source for the fine feather detail evident in Sherrie’s work.Her professional career began in San Jose, California in 1974