Lisa Rickard’s artwork can best be described as Imaginative Realism with her muses carefully choreographed to represent the universal themes that we all share as humans. The nude figures in each painting allegorically represent an abstract idea partially conceived by drawing in graphite prior to painting the dancing light she sees flowing over human form. Rickard’s work honors the nude model ultimately communicating thought-provoking images of the infinitely complex and mysteriously beautiful psychological characteristics, feelings and behavioral patterns within. She attended Temple University’s Tyler School of Art receiving her BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Her work is in the 2022 Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Salon Des Refuses, the 2021 International’s Guild of Realism Spring Salon, and can be seen online at Art Fluent in both the ‘Femme’ and ‘Lumiere’ exhibits as well as the San Fernando Valley Arts & Culture Center ‘Models in Motion’ exhibit as a first place recipient. Lisa’s figurative work has been awarded as Finalist in the 14th & 15th International ARC Salon (2019 & 2021), Artist Magazine (Jan/Feb 2021), International Artist Magazine (April/May 2021), & the Artist Magazine’s Best of Drawing special edition (Nov 2021).