Anne Sophie Richard

Anne-Sophie is a fifty-year-old Parisian woman with an infectious smile who has worked in communications for a long time. She has three daughters, boundless energy and an unshakeable happiness. Struck by cancer three times since 2008, her daily life has been profoundly disrupted and she is more aware than anyone else of the fragility of life. As a fighter, she takes refuge in drawing and, between two phases of treatment, discovers Indian ink, which allows her to escape, to evacuate and change into poetry her sometimes obscure states of mind. Her works reflect the moment of their creation: Strength, Friendship, Standing, Gratitude, Respite, but also: Thank you Life. A friend suggested that she create the Anne-Sophie R Gallery on social networks, to give more visibility and another scope to her creations. A part of Anne-Sophie’s profits are donated to the association Life is Rose (www.lifeisrose.fr) which fights against the social precariousness generated by cancer. The auctions were an immediate success. The inks in Anne-Sophie R's gallery are now sold at fixed prices. Everyone is touched by the depth of her inks, by her story and her wonderful life lesson. Never give up: "I tried to transform the threat and use it to create, dream, feel ... in a word: Live! Read less