Hello, my name is Cherish!

I was born in Western Australia and started drawing as soon as I could 'hold a pencil'. When I moved to Tasmania, I fell in love with the native wildlife here and would draw and paint them whenever I had spare time. I am mostly 'self-taught' and enjoy learning from trial and error.

A couple of years ago I was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia and two types of arthritis after spending most of my life in pain and unable to do what normal children my age were doing. I am so grateful to be able to do art, knowing that I will have to live with this disability for the rest of my life. Art brings me such joy and relief from my constant pain.

While most of my artwork depicts wildlife or domestic animals, I also love to draw portraits and landscapes from time to time.