Sara Riches Denmark, Western Australia, Australia Artist

Sara Riches

Denmark, Western Australia, Australia 

About Sara Riches

I am an artist living in Denmark Western Australia. I wrote and illustrated a children’s book at the age of 16, “Fat Frogs on a Skinny Log”, and have since illustrated other children’s books for several authors. I graduated the Advanced Certificate of Art and Design at Midland Tafe WA with a certificate of Excellence, and am now a Mother of three children. For years I was unable to put pencil to paper, being a Mother of three, and one with special needs, I felt I couldn’t express what I was feeling with my art. I forced myself in 2013 to draw everyday, even though to start with it was painful, but now I am unable to stop drawing. It has become not just enjoyable, but my longing and my therapy, a need and a relief. In the past my preferred medium was chalk pastels, and I was a realist painter, but didn't find it relaxing and therapeutic. I immersed myself out of my comfort zone with inks and watercolour, and from there my love of mix media and paint has taken off. I love figurative work, and am drawn to feminine beauty, its fragility and its strengths. My work is emotional, as my feelings are being transferred to paper, the mood of my work depends on my mood mostly, it is therapy to me to finally get out these feelings of grief, sadness, hurt, pain, but also love and happiness and strength. I was raised in a religious cult, of which I was unable to speak freely without major consequences, so my art became my voice. Painting my emotions became a part of my every day to be able to cope with the stage of life I was trapped in. Music is also a major influence in my everyday life and my art. I love adding vintage book pages and sheet music into my art giving it stories within the story told in my painting. I have exhibited my art in various exhibitions since 2014 in Australia, and was awarded the mix media award in Bruce Rock. Lately I have been privileged to have my work accepted into the Seattle Erotic Art Festival in April 2017. Currently I am illustrating the fable "Futuro" written by Michael J Bell

Exhibitions:

Bruce Rock 2014
Art Trail 2015
Art Trail 2016
Gallery 500 2016
Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2017

For the Soul
Drawing, 20.9 H x 17.7 W x 1.6 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Free Spirit
Drawing, 16.5 H x 11.8 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Cold Love
Painting, 24 H x 18 W x 1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 Desvestirse
Painting, 30 H x 20 W x 0.3 in
Sara Riches
Australia

The Dance
Painting, 24 H x 20 W x 0 in
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Australia

Wiwasteka
Drawing, 11.8 H x 15.7 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

Her Beauty is Shown
Drawing, 11.8 H x 11.4 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Feathers
Drawing, 15.7 H x 11 W x 0 in
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Australia

Ragdoll
Drawing, 8.3 H x 5.3 W x 0 in
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Australia

 The Girl in the Mirror
Drawing, 16.5 H x 11.8 W x 0 in
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Australia

Cold Comfort
Drawing, 11.2 H x 8.1 W x 0 in
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Australia

 Her Story
Painting, 28.7 H x 23.6 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

In the Moment
Drawing, 15 H x 22.4 W x 0 in
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Australia

Once Upon A Time
Painting, 23.6 H x 15.7 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Daisy Chain
Drawing, 11.8 H x 8.3 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 Angel Face
Drawing, 15 H x 11.4 W x 0 in
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Australia

Whimsy
Drawing, 11.8 H x 8.3 W x 0 in
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Australia

On The Edge
Painting, 27.4 H x 19.3 W x 0.6 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Peacock Feathers
Drawing, 29.9 H x 22.8 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Mystique
Painting, 11.4 H x 8.3 W x 0 in
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Australia

Her Key
Drawing, 15.7 H x 11 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Trapped
Painting, 31.9 H x 20.1 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

Bloom
Drawing, 18.1 H x 15 W x 0 in
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Australia

The Mask She Hides Behind
Painting, 31.5 H x 23.6 W x 0.2 in
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Australia

The Dove
Painting, 23.6 H x 23.6 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

 Let Her Be
Painting, 22.4 H x 15 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Night Owl
Drawing, 14 H x 16.9 W x 0 in
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Australia

 Eden
Drawing, 22.4 H x 10.2 W x 0 in
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Australia

She
Drawing, 11.4 H x 8.3 W x 0 in
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Australia

Conditional Love
Painting, 24 H x 17.9 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

Just Say You Love Me Like You Used To
Painting, 22.6 H x 15.9 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Cheeky Curves
Painting, 11.6 H x 17.5 W x 0 in
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Australia

The Core Of Me
Drawing, 23.6 H x 17.7 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 If The Stars Align
Painting, 25.6 H x 19.9 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Where Do Your Daydreams Take You?
Painting, 15.9 H x 22.4 W x 0 in
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Australia

Life Of Lies
Drawing, 20.1 H x 12.4 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

Do You Regret?
Drawing, 22.6 H x 15 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Eyes Behind the Mask
Drawing, 19.9 H x 17.5 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

A Picture Paints A Thousand Words
Painting, 15 H x 11.4 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Listen, Obey, or Die
Collage, 35.2 H x 23.6 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

But The Darkness Follows
Painting, 23.6 H x 17.5 W x 0.2 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 The Rose Elf
Drawing, 15.4 H x 15.2 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

..Bye
Painting, 20.3 H x 16.1 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

I Just Don't Recognise this Fool That You Have Made Me
Painting, 23.8 H x 18.7 W x 0.2 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Self Preservation
Painting, 22 H x 15 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Love's Dream
Painting, 15.4 H x 11.8 W x 0.4 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 Curtain Call
Painting, 23.6 H x 17.7 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 Stories of the Sea
Painting, 25.6 H x 19.7 W x 0 in
Sara Riches
Australia

 Lay My Head Beneath a Rose
Painting, 23.8 H x 17.9 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Love Is
Drawing, 19.7 H x 14.2 W x 0 in
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Australia

Dead Wings
Drawing, 22.4 H x 15 W x 0 in
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Australia

I've Lived a Thousand Lives, With You
Painting, 15 H x 11.2 W x 0 in
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Australia

Hung Out To Dry
Painting, 23.6 H x 18.1 W x 0.1 in
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Australia

He Holds Her Key
Painting, 35.4 H x 23.6 W x 0.1 in
Sara Riches
Australia

Sara Riches

 ...A SUIVRE...