Rhiannon Geraughty is sharing with you a small peek into her new body of work entitled, "Beauty Beyond the Fragrance". Rhiannon Geraughty is a self taught artist that has experienced living in several states as well as Australia. In each place she has sought out solitude and nature as inspiration for her drawings. She began drawing as a very young child. She would find a quiet place and draw for hours. As a teen she began drawing portraits with astonishing detail. It wasn’t until she reached her mid-twenties that she discovered oil paint. She began painting things from nature such as wildlife, trees, and flowers.
In her forties she decided it was time to share her passion with others and enrolled in a teaching program at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS. She joined the National Art Education Association and is still a member. She graduated with a BSEd, majoring in Art Education; she also received a minor in Psychology. Upon graduation she began teaching in the public school sector. She is still currently teaching art in Baton Rouge, LA. But her foremost desire was always to teach at the university level so she enrolled in the Master’s program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA in order to get the credentials necessary to teach at the level she desired. At both universities she has learned much and has been exposed to art of many mediums and genres which has allowed her to become a well rounded artist.
Rhiannon is currently working on a body of work entitled, “Beauty Beyond the Fragrance”. This body is of close-up views of many different hybrids of flowers completed in oil on linen. The paintings that have been completed were on exhibit at the COC in Clinton, LA this year.