A young Sunshine-based artist with a burgeoning portfolio is daring to dream big.
Fifteen-year-old Charliese Euphemia began taking art seriously three years ago and says things have snowballed from there.
“I started sketching mainly as a way for me to express my emotions,” Euphemia said.
“Instead of keeping diary, I put emotions onto paper.
As I learnt more, my technique got better and I grew to love it even more.”
A home school student, Euphemia said her mother’s influence also played a role.
“When I was younger, mum did a lot of art stuff with me,” she said.
“Later, I found Youtube and various other forms of media and discovered that people are doing this for a living and that’s when I got more serious.
Euphemia says she prefers realism and focuses on oil and watercolour painting.
“The beauty of realism is that it’s drawing real life … people are drawing inspiration from everything that’s around them and that’s what I love about it.”
While three years isn’t a long time, Euphemia has proven to be prolific.
“I do maybe 200 pieces a year … in the past month however I’ve done about 50,” she said.
“They vary in how long it takes to finish each one,” she said.
“Each piece is different. I guess it depends how passionate I am about each.”
For more information visit Euphemia’s Instagram: @charlieseeuphemiaart
