Drawing, Painting, Portrait, Wildlife, Landscape, Still Life
Denise Nonomura is an award winning pastel artist living in Stratford, Ontario. She pursues her passion for pastel painting full time whether en plein air or in studio.Denise masterfully uses soft pastel to portray the light, beauty and mood of unique settings. Her works range from representational landscapes to still life realism and she accepts commissions for these genres as well as beautifully rendered realistic pet and people portraits. She originally graduated from college in the health care field and worked in hospital pharmacy for 35 years. In 2013, Denise formally explored her dream of being an artist by attending Sheridan College of Arts and Design. She graduated with high honors in 2015 from the Fine Arts Continuing Education Program. In January 2016 Denise retired from healthcare and re-purposed her lab coat into a paint smock and now lives her dream of being an artist!