{"id":43,"date":"2017-12-17T10:06:43","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T10:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artistricharddrayton.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:38:41","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artistricharddrayton.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c39fce elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c39fce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1952b1\" data-id=\"b1952b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b93f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03b93f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bio<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d28c655 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d28c655\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-997bde8\" data-id=\"997bde8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a9b7e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a9b7e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a053cfd\" data-id=\"a053cfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498e286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"498e286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> The Artist<\/span> <strong>Richard Drayton aka &#8220;Stylez&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I was born into a family of artisans, each gifted in their own right. Together, we have a wide collection of paintings as well as African and Caribbean handmade crafts including wood portrait carvings, village depictions (Of Trinidad), as well as hand made carpentry. My focus has always been primarily on paintings and carpentry with more of an emphasis on Renaissance, portraits of notable persons, Pawtraits (pet portraits), as well as landscapes. Mediums used include oils, pastels, acrylic and coloured pencil. <\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p lang=\"en\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I started my <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">journey as an artist at the tender age of ten months old. My father was a government architect. His office was at the house in his den where he worked on blue prints for multiple projects ranging from churches, schools, houses, and much more. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">At ten months old and the youngest of five children, my father would often double as babysitter while doing his job. He would always give me paper and crayons to keep me occupied so I did not disturb him. I drew and drew until I became better and better. I felt elated at age seven to be elected to draw Santa and the Reindeers at Christmas on the class board on a yearly basis. As I grew a little older to six years old I became fascinated with the artistic pictorials in the Bible which escalated my need to explore the world of art. I would sometimes the ask pastor at my church to borrow the Bible so I could practice drawing the pictures. Shortly after, I became curious as to who the artist or artists that did the depictions were. Soon, I began exploring the works of such artists like Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer. My art has even extended to cooking and I&#8217;m currently working on a cookbook for all cultures&#8230;&#8230; Stay tuned&#8230; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2be1988 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2be1988\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d85bb7\" data-id=\"3d85bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfad19d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfad19d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-01a8bbd\" data-id=\"01a8bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90122e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90122e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artistricharddrayton.com\/?page_id=414\">Let's Talk<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1567a10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1567a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79daca elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d79daca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"woocommerce columns-5 \"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio The Artist Richard Drayton aka &#8220;Stylez&#8221; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I was born into a family of artisans, each gifted in their own right. 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