Finn Hill Artists Alliance

I am in love with fiber, fabric and paper, as well as cast away items that I can re-cycle and re-purpose.  I consider myself a collage artist as my passion is merging materials.  I enjoy doing many things and have a hard me liming   myself when it comes to my art, but currently am doing a mix of 2-dimensional mixed media collage, and fiber collage handbags.   

Besides my passion for creating, I am the mother of 3 grown sons and an Australian Shepherd/Husky mix dog, an enthusiast gardener and a student of the hammered dulcimer. I am the former owner of an art co-op in Laurelhurst called Sepia, and work full me for Seattle Parks and Recreation in the best job in the world, which is programming for ages 50 and over in Lifelong Recreation.

by Cheryl Brown

Ebb has two degrees in Design and has been an artist all his adult life. In the early 70s he developed a large mail order company named ‘Merri Makers’. The company marketed his portfolios of prints and other creations worldwide through a variety of major magazines such as ‘House and Garden’, ‘House Beautiful’ and ‘Southern Living’, to name a few.

During the original heyday of Lilly Pulitzer, Ebb developed and produced numerous products sold in her 27 stores nationwide, including the “Lilly Pulitzer Coloring Book.” Among other coloring books are “Naples”, “Sarasota”, “Yorktown” and “Jimmy Carter”.

Ebb’s drawings, paintings and original paper mache sculptures are in the collections of a host of famous people, from Sir Cecil Beaton to John Wayne. Thousands of others own his lithographs and other prints. Large Pate watercolors now hang in the Capital in Tallahassee, Florida, and many of his drawings have been published in Georgia Magazine and ‘Gulfshore Life’ based in Naples, Florida.

Truly bi-coastal, Ebb lives in both Virginia, where he paints scenes of Colonial Williamsburg/Yorktown/Jamestown, and southern landscapes. He is represented in The Gallery on Merchants Square, Duke of Gloucester Street Williamsburg, The Gallery at York Hall, Yorktown, The Gallery on the Hill, Yorktown and Parkland Gallery in Kirkland, Washington , where he paints local scenes and people.

Studied art at University of North Texas. With Angie Banta Brown in Richardson, Texas At Kirkland Arts Center

Taught art at Robert E. Lee Elementary School, Dallas, Tx

Currently has paintings at York Hall Gallery in Yorktown, VA and at The Gallery on Merchant’s Square in Williamsburg, VA.

Lives part time in Williamsburg, VA and Kirkland, WA.

Works in oils and mosaics.

Blossom Lane

Pond in Autumn

Finn Hill resident Leah Berner is the FHNA volunteer photographer and many of her images grace the pages of this website.

Living in the Kirkland area for over 12 years with her husband, Louis, an active FHNA member, and their four children. Leah keeps very busy as a full-time mom and volunteer at their schools as an art docent and sometime teacher’s aide.  She also volunteers when possible with her husband for frequent neighborhood projects going on around Finn Hill.  She loves adventuring outdoors taking photos, often with her daughters in tow, and is able to stick close to home where she easily finds much beauty throughout the many nearby parks, forests and waterways in the neighborhood.

Denny Dock by Leah Berner

by Sherrill Hull

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Sherrill Hull was educated in Fine Art with an emphasis on Classical Art. She also studied Design, Sculpture, and Commercial Art.

Sherrill was kept very busy for two decades in British Columbia, Canada and later Washington state, illustrating, creating privately commissioned art and teaching all media to all age groups.

She achieved considerable acclaim upon turning her talents to murals and Trompe L’oeil.

Five successive years of having her illusionary masterpieces displayed in mansions on display at the Seattle Street of Dreams helped to establish Sherrill as one of the most accomplished and sought-after Trompe L’oeil artists and muralists in the Northwest. To this day satisfied clients trumpet her accomplishments.

Sherrill has appeared in several publications including ‘Northwest Living’, ‘Seattle Homes and Lifestyles’, Seattle Design Resources’, ‘Sunset Ideas for Great Babies’ Rooms’, the cover of ‘Designers Resources,’ and the Seattle Times ‘Parade’ magazine. She has also appeared on the television show Evening Magazine and was featured in two television shows in British Columbia.

At present Sherrill is working at creating illusions in Trompe L’oeil, murals, and faux finishes and teaching art in her home studio. She is currently working on a series of fine art work for display and is available for commissions.