Rebecca Harrison.

To be an artist is both a joy and a struggle. I never know what will inspire me. For example, I can find myself seated in coffee shop and I notice how the light dances in dust through the window, with a backdrop of an azure blue sky and my breath is taken away. I pick up my bag and I’m off to the studio. Inspired by a fleeting image, I am once again compelled to paint what I feel, what I see, what I can lose myself in.

Making art is a life long journey for many of us. Experimenting for as long as I can remember, I wind together many influences to create my work. The dance between impressionism and realism, dipping a toe into abstract expressionism and colorist theory. Some days the juices flow, other days it’s like walking knee deep in mud. But I keep on going - my boldness and sense of urgency propelling me forward.

Life has taken me on a journey from Australia where I was born, a land of expansive deep blue skies and hot white sandy beaches. To seven years in Japan, marriage and motherhood,, immersing myself in the rituals of Japanese culture and style. Then another move takes our family to Great Britain - the land of tradition and misty mornings. A chance to be with my husband and family. Finally settling in the USA where we have established our home for the past 17 years. All this has influenced my work in a way that’s difficult to describe.

I’m drawn to minute detail in trying to paint a blue and white china jug but also find my flow in plein air painting where all my senses are fully immersed in the moment.

I try to approach my canvas like I approach life - with a certain confidence but not totally without self-consciousness. I would like people to enjoy my art as much as I have enjoyed creating each piece.

QUALIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Member of NHAA (New Hampshire Art Association)

  • PMAC Board Member Emeritus (Portsmouth Music & Art Center)

  • Board Member (Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire)

  • SHOWS

  • KAA (Kittery Art Association)

  • PMAC - Plein Air show | October - November 2015

  • NHH - All Member show | November - December 2015

  • FUTURE SHOWS

  • KAA - Group show "From Here to There" - August - September 2016

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