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Ellie Francesca Design Name - Ellie Francesca Watson Age - 24 Where are you based? I’m from Runcorn and work from Hazlehurst Studios, which is on the High Street. How long have you been creating art? Since I first picked up a pencil! But I’ve been running my business ‘Ellie Francesca Design’ for just over 18 months now. How did you first get into it? I’ve always enjoyed drawing. I find it relaxing. Well, most of the time! As for portraiture, I’ve no idea how that all started. I’ve still got portraits I’ve drawn dating as far back as 2005. I get a real kick out of that moment when a portrait comes to life and begins to look like a real person. It’s all in the eyes! There’s no doubt that the human face is my favourite thing to draw. Towards the end of college, I realised that if I wanted to be a successful portrait artist, I would have to have some sort of ‘commercial’ aspect to my work. Something people could recognise & relate to. That’s when I started drawing popular musicians. Music is my second love after portraiture, so to put the two together was a very natural fit. What training do you have? I studied Art & Design at Mid Cheshire College, and then stayed on to get my HND in Fine Art, I thoroughly enjoyed my 4 years there.
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