Painting Les ânes by Lennoz Raphaële | Painting Illustrative Mixed Animals

Raphaële was born into a family of veterinarians and grew up surrounded by animals. Within these scientific surroundings she learned to love as well as observe them carefully. Combining a keen sense of observation and a sure brushstroke, she joined the Art School of Lyon to study illustration. She began her career using her talents as an illustrator of children’s books. She also participated in the creation of theatre posters, magazine illustrations and postcards. But soon she discovered that she preferred to express herself in more personal painting exhibitions. She combines humour and lightness (that come from her background in illustration) with a sharper caricaturist analysis of the animal kingdom, giving depth beyond mere illustration to her animal series. Her often offbeat perception of the world is reflected in the harmony of shapes and colours that splash the canvas.