Echoing the history of watercolor as a medium, used to record experiences, Sherwood often painted scenes that she had photographed, sketched, or memorized as she traveled.

1 Racine Art Museum Collection

Berta Trotter was born in Coal City, Illinois in 1916. In 1920 she moved with her family to Colorado Springs where she later graduated from Colorado College in the class of 1937. Berta also attended the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Academy and the Chicago Art Institute. She studied under Boardman Robinson, George Biddle and Laurence Barrett. In 1941 Berta married Charles Edward Sherwood in Chicago. They settled in Racine, Wisconsin.

Berta Trotter Sherwood was a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society and painted and taught watercolor workshops in Racine for over 50 years. In 1991 she began teaching Watercolor at the Wustum Museum in Racine. Berta painted many pictures of local scenes including the Wind Point Lighthouse. Some of her paintings can be seen today at the Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home, 803 Main Street, Racine, WI.

Berta’s travels took her to Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico, and around the United States where she enjoyed painting as well.

Information from Artist’s letter to Mal Hepburn, March 23, 1985, and Berta T. Sherwood Obituary, Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home, 803 Main Street, Racine, WI.

Berta Trotter was born in Coal City, Illinois in 1916. In 1920 she moved with her family to Colorado Springs where she later graduated from Colorado College in the class of 1937. Berta also attended the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Academy and the Chicago Art Institute. She studied under Boardman Robinson, George Biddle and Laurence Barrett. In 1941 Berta married Charles Edward Sherwood in Chicago. They settled in Racine, Wisconsin.

Berta Trotter Sherwood was a member of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society and painted and taught watercolor workshops in Racine for over 50 years. In 1991 she began teaching Watercolor at the Wustum Museum in Racine. Berta painted many pictures of local scenes including the Wind Point Lighthouse. Some of her paintings can be seen today at the Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home, 803 Main Street, Racine, WI.

Berta’s travels took her to Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico, and around the United States where she enjoyed painting as well.

Information from Artist’s letter to Mal Hepburn, March 23, 1985, and Berta T. Sherwood Obituary, Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home, 803 Main Street, Racine, WI.