richardbenoit

About me

Richard Benoit, from Kankakee, Illinois, is a self-taught artist with a degree in photography. He works in a full complement of subjects using pastel, charcoal acrylic paint and mixed media. He has been pursuing a career in art as a means of self-expression.
Richard has been exhibiting his ...

Richard Benoit, from Kankakee, Illinois, is a self-taught artist with a degree in photography. He works in a full complement of subjects using pastel, charcoal acrylic paint and mixed media. He has been pursuing a career in art as a means of self-expression.
Richard has been exhibiting his artwork, including his photography, for many years. Originally he got into photography when using that medium to take visual notes for his paintings and drawings but now he concentrates almost exclusively on that latter mode of expression. His work has been described as wonderfully intense, powerful and original and is included in the Illinois Institute of Art and Governors State University’s permanent collections, the Bourbonnais and Bradley Public Libraries, Aventis Pharmaceutical, Riverside Medical Center and many private and public collections throughout the U S.
Richard is a Guild member of the Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights, IL. and is an artist member of Tall Grass Arts Association in Park Forest, IL.

Information

• Name: Richard Benoit
• Country: USA
• State: IL
• City: Kankakee
• Joined: August 09, 2012
• School: Governor's State University
• Occupation: artist
• Favorite Music: jazz
• Favorite Movie: Amadeus
• Favorite Book: anything by Joseph Campbell
• Genre: Traditional Art, Drawing, Mixed Media, Collage, Painting, Photography B&W, Portraits

• Links:
• http://www.rbenoit.com

My Groups: BLUE

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