Biography

Artist, South-African born Vanessa Rousseau Richardson, has been
living in Cornwall for 6 years with her husband Peter, where she has found
much Inspiration by the natural beauty which draws so many artists to Cornwall.

Her style is very unique and Vanessa's focus is on three dimentional texture on
canvas using mixed medium, her own style of Modern IMPASTO. Vanessa has
taken the style and technique of Impasto to new and very modern heights. By
employing a very heavy Impasto technique, she is not just relying on the thick
paint to provide that essential element of deep texture, depth and a acute sense
of reality. She uses various other texture mediums such as gels, plasters and
pastes, to make her work come alive, creating an illusion as it were and
an expression of her emotions drawing you into the subject.

Her styles and variety reflects her colourful background having grown up in South Africa and
having lived there till 1998. It can certainly be said that her artistic abilities is a natural talent
she has been exploring since she was only a little girl.

Vanessa is mostly a self taught artist. She started art lessons right from the outset of her
school years from 1979 till she graduated from high school in 1991 with an Distinction in
Art. During these formative years of her life she found much inspiration from local artists
and her uncle, Martiin Rousseau, a well respected Still life artist in SA. Mostly though,
she developed her skill over the years simply by her painting and experimenting. Her
inspiration stems both from her passion for life and the beauty that surrounds her.

Vanessa is currently working on her "OUT of AFRICA" South African Art Exhibition. This exhibition will feature Paintings, Leather Wall Art, African Juju Hat's Wall Hangings, and many more other Decorative Arts.

This site will be regularly updated with images of works as they are completed for
pre-exhibition viewing.