Richard Benoit - painter/photographer

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

Richard has been exhibiting his paintings and photography for over twenty years. Originally, he became interested in photography as a means to take visual notes for his paintings and drawings. He now concentrates almost exclusively on the art of painting.

Richard’s work has been described as wonderfully intense, powerful and original. His art is included in the Governor’s State University’s permanent collection, the Bourbonnais and Bradley Public Libraries, Aventis Pharmaceutical, Riverside Medical Center and many private and public collections throughout the United States. Richard is a member of the Chicago Artist’s Coalition, and is an artist member of the Tall Grass Art Center Park in Forrest, Illinois.

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