Raquel Ventura is a self taught artist from Hawaii. At the age of 16 she started drawing as a thing to pass time and took long breaks in between drawing. At 17 years of age she has competed in several art competitions throughout the state of Hawaii and has had her artwork displayed in the East Hawaii Cultural Center. Several months before turning 19 she started to take drawing more seriously and is improving her skills on a daily basis. Now at 20, she is a student at Hawaii Community College (not an art student) but is focusing on capturing the beauty of life through her...more