Author: Adele Marie Crouch
Bio: Adele Crouch is a self-taught artist, working in: Acrylics, Oils, Colored Pencils, Graphite and Charcoal.  She has been selling her work for more than 40 years.  During the last 30 years, Adele has sold and displayed her work in galleries and other businesses in northern and southern California, Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, Arkansas, New Mexico and Arizona.  Her interest in art was inspired by a history lesson which featured Michelangelo when she was nine years old.  Three of Adele's relatives, her grandfather and two aunts, were artists.  This helped in giving her incentive to study and enhance her abilities in the field.  
	Adele has received numerous ribbons and awards for her work.  In the Cochise County Fair, 2009, she placed with all five entries, 2008 with all seven, and in 1997 with all five entries.  One of her favorite pieces, "The Message", placed at the San Pedro Valley Arts and Historical Society Annual July 4th Show in 1998.  This painting is available as a Limited Edition, Signed and Numbered Print.  
	Adele is also a published author.  "Catherine's Travels – Book I", an historic novel, was released in 2001 and is available on the internet (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waldenbooks), through her web site, as well as on Kindle. "How The Fox Got His Color", a children's book, was released in January of 2010 and “Where Hummingbirds Come From” was released in June of 2010. “The Dance of The Caterpillars.”, which she is illustrating herself was released on Kindle in September of 2010.  Adele’s children’s books are available on the internet (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waldenbooks), through her web site and on Kindle.  Adele is currently working on “Lawson’s Search, Catherine’s Travels – Book II.
	Adele and her husband, Doug, have traveled across nearly all of the Continental U.S. states, photographed landscapes and ruins, and visited with people from all walks of life.  Many of Adele's paintings are based on these experiences.  All originals are "one of a kind" pieces and a lot of them are painted from photographs of actual places and other inspiring objects.
    See: http://www.creationsbycrouch.com