Winner Street Mermaid

Rhian is an artist and illustrator who works from her home studio in Paignton on the South Devon coast. In a previous life she was a graphic designer and typographer. 

She realised that she had neglected her childhood love of drawing, painting, and colour, so began to experiment, finding her artist voice and her own quirky style. 

Creating lively and colourful mixed media illustrations, Rhian repurposes old books and maps as both the backgrounds and the inspiration for her work, with a nod towards her design career. Her challenge is always to find an unexpected interpretation between word and image. Drawn by hand, then coloured with ink, gouache paint and pastel, Rhian uses traditional techniques and usually adds a sprinkle of wit or humour with hand stamped lettering. 

Rhian has built an extensive local following, successfully exhibiting at many Devon galleries, including Delamore Arts, SWAc Open and Torre Abbey. Her distinctive style lends itself to many subjects and themes, but recent involvement as an Accredited UNESCO artist for The English Riviera Geopark, has focussed on local sea life and birds. 

She recently completed a Masters in Illustration at Falmouth University and is writing and illustrating a children's book about a puffin.
 

Mixed Media on Vintage Coastal Chart Of Torbay

33x43cm

Framed Under Glass