Creed Gallery in Ascot, Berkshire, offers signed limited editions, Artist's Proofs and hand-embellished canvases by Sherree Valentine Daines (also written Sherree Valentine-Daines), the British Modern Impressionist best known for her paintings of Royal Ascot, Henley and the great occasions of the British summer. Current works run from £500 to £1,850, and our team can advise on edition, framing and provenance for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey and London.
About Sherree Valentine Daines: Painter of the British Summer
Sherree Valentine Daines was born in Surrey in 1959 and trained at Epsom School of Art. Her biography describes more than 35 years at the forefront of British art, and a career that has included appearances on British television and, in 2019, an appointment as Artist in Residence to Cunard's Three Queens: Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2. Her biography also says she has been voted the UK's leading Modern Impressionist, and cites the Daily Express calling her "artist to the stars" and Art of England praising her as the country's finest figurative artist.
The Subjects: Ascot, Henley and the Social Calendar
Her paintings are about the British summer as people actually enjoy it: race days and Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, the Henley regatta, champagne on the lawn, the golf at the Ryder Cup, a stroll by the sea. She works in a light-filled impressionist manner, with loose, warm colour and figures caught in the middle of the moment. For collectors around Ascot, Berkshire and Surrey, it is painting about a world they know well.
Editions, Artist's Proofs and Hand-Embellished Canvases
Her prints come in a few forms. Signed limited editions are numbered runs signed by the artist. An Artist's Proof is one of a small number of impressions printed in addition to the numbered edition and traditionally held back for the artist. Hand-embellished canvases are printed and then worked over in paint by the artist, so each is finished individually. We say clearly which form each work takes, along with its size and edition details.
Collecting Sherree Valentine Daines at Creed Gallery
Creed Gallery is based in Ascot, and her Royal Ascot subjects feel at home here. Prices run from £500 to £1,850. Several works have sold, including Les Secrets and Royal Ascot Ladies Day I, so register your interest if you'd like to hear about comparable editions. Her biography lists a wide range of sitters, including Joanna Lumley, Sir Michael Parkinson, Sebastian Coe, Rick Stein and Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and says her collectors include members of the Royal Family and former Prime Minister Sir John Major. It also says her work has been shown at venues including the Tate Gallery and the Barbican, and is held in the Lord's Museum. You are welcome to visit the gallery to see works in person.
Why Collect Sherree Valentine Daines
Her work is warm, recognisable and rooted in a shared British calendar of events, and the editions make it accessible. As with any artist, individual pieces vary in demand and value, so our team is happy to talk you through the specifics of any work you're considering.
