Elizabeth Badria

I am a South African artist who enjoys painting art for nature lovers and to encourage nature conservation. I have always enjoyed participating and in creative activities whether it be wrapping a present so that it looks attractive or doodling while on the phone. Vision is the most powerful human sense and I notice the small things in design and colour wherever I go. I live in South Africa where the landscapes and wildlife is breathtaking and hard not to capture through painting. I also love to travel and a few of my paintings reflect inspiring moments during these travels including tropical beaches and snowy forests.

I paint in a photo realism and impressionism style using oil and acrylic paint on stretched canvas. I enjoy painting wildlife, particularly birds. I am South African and find the South African landscapes and wildlife to be breath-taking and hard not to capture through painting. I also love to travel and a few of my paintings reflect inspiring moments during these travels. My husband has taken most of the photographs that I have painted.

My paintings are aimed at creating an awareness of endangered animals and to improve people’s appreciation of nature. I enjoy painting birds as I like mixing colours to repli...

I am a self-taught artist. I meet with a group of friends each week we paint as a hobby, this is how I found my passion for painting using oil and acrylic paint.