Artwork
Rachel gained her BA(Hons) in Printed Textiles at West Surrey College of Art & Design. She worked in theatre wardrobe departments including Chichester Festival Theatre, The Thorndike Theatre and Wyndham's Theatre,London. During this time she continued to produce and sell her own work.
Rachel then began exhibiting artwork in galleries whilst following a varied career in mural painting,mosaic work, teaching and running courses plus furniture decoration and restoration. More recently she has taken part in local Art Trails and Artist's Open Houses in Sussex.At present she is pursuing her passion for painting the environment around her in West Wittering.The ever changing combination of sea,sky and sand act as inspiration for her atmospheric backgrounds to which she adds her subject matter.Her paintings are the result of years of participation and enjoyment with this seascape now viewed with a fresh perspective since having a family.
Oil on Board