ACS Brisbane Shelter Manager ' Jessica ' and guinea pig inspired artwork does well at art show...
An art major in highschool and having also participated at a couple of QUT art related groups, entering art competitions and exhibitions until late highschool, sadly life as busy as it is, my art passion seemed to be sitting on the fence the past few years. I recently realised that this was a passion that shouldn't be discarded so I took initiative and have begun painting once again my all time favoutite subjects of course...Guinea Pigs.

I am pretty much self taught, definitely still learning and definitely wouldn't call myself any picasso, with only highschool as my background although I'm currently regularly attending an art class/group. Acrylics are my medium of choice for painting. I also have held a keen interest in animal/portrait photography for many years and hope to start pursuing the photography again as well.

I recently entered a couple of artworks in the Samford Agricultural Show in the art and crafts exhibition held at the agricultural event. All artworks were judged by artists and RNA judges and to my surprise one of my acrylic paintings titled ' take time to stop and smell the roses '  was awarded first prize in it's section. Another exhibition I recently entered although not judged was the fellowship art exhibition at the riverside centre.

Their are many subjects that one could paint and be inspired by but somehow every time a blank canvas is in front of me what ends up being painted always tends to be ' guinea pig ' inspired...

I'm hoping to very soon offer a service so that others can send in photos and have portraits of their guinea pigs painted for them. I've just begun a series of paintings based on guinea pig awareness and I hope to create several paintings in relation to the subject over the next couple of months.

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