Sherrie Russell Meline has been a professional artist since
the mid-l970s. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Sherrie attended high school in Tokyo, Japan, and 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.

Sherrie also shows at various art and wildlife art shows across the country.

Since 1982, Sherrie has been a member of the Pacific Flyway Decoy Association and has served on the Board of Directors since 1986. In 1990, Ducks Unlimited appointed her as Honorary National Trustee. She is a sponsor member of Ducks Unlimited and a life member of California Waterfowl Association.