Cherie Heslin
Pastel / Charcoal
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Biography
Creating beautiful animal portraits one stroke at a time.
In 2019 I stumbled across a drawing tutorial on YouTube. Intrigued, I grabbed a #2 pencil and a piece of copier paper. My drawing was terrible but the feeling I had as my pencil moved across the paper was amazing. I was hooked.
When I discovered soft pastels, I knew I’d found the medium for me. My paintings can be as detailed or expressive as I want. Best of all, soft pastels are very versatile and tactile. I’m able to use my fingertips to blend and move the pastel around. It’s like being a kid with finger paints again. It’s a joy to be able to combine my love of painting with my passion for animals.