rishylou (Richelle)

ABOUT

Location

Canberra, Australia

Born	3rd Jan in Toowoomba Qld, Australia

Gender

Female

Member

Standard

Joined

July 2010

Interests

photography and pastel art

My name is Richelle and largely self-taught, I have been an artist all of my life or at least since I could first hold a pencil in my left hand. As a youngster I worked mainly in charcoal and graphite and primarily drew portraits of my favourite pop stars and also family members. I continue to draw up until I was in my late 20s when being a wife and mother took over, although I did continue to do other crafty things in my spare time like ceramics, beading and a few other things. I took up photography a number of years back to follow in my father and great uncle's footsteps. My Great Uncle, JB Eaton, was a renowned photographer of the early part of the 20th century and was known as the Poet of the Australian Landscape. In February this year (2011) I was house bound for a couple of weeks with a back injury and was bored out of my mind, and so, after 20 plus years since my last drawing I picked up my pencils again and went about drawing some of my great uncles black and white landscape photography. I really caught the drawing bug again. Then once I was up and about and well again I decided to add some colour in my world and discovered pastels...and now I am hooked! I love painting with pastel and I even love their mess. It blows me away the works I have created this year, from landscapes to creatures to portraits and I feel blessed to have re-discovered my talent of painting and drawing again. I just love it. So all of the traditional art you will see in my profile have been created since...enjoy :-)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

My sleepy head finished third in the contest "Family Art Contest"

Toward the light finished second in the contest "Human Form Art Contest"

QT PI finished first in the member created contest "Baby Animals"

Crystral Tiara reached "Recognized" status.

In Reflection reached "Recognized" status.

In Reflection won the contest "Human Form Art Contest"

Ingrid and Humphrey reached "Recognized" status.

Lexie goes to the Beach 2 reached "Recognized" status.

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