Rebecca

Visual Art – Phoenix

I grew up here in the land of desert and heat, Phoenix, Arizona. I have been painting and drawing since before I can remember and started taking classes at the age of 5. I graduated Arizona State University in 2010 with a Bachelor\'s of Fine Art in Painting. I continue to live and work here in Phoenix, and paint out of my studio, which is my garage. When it comes to my paintings, I find that I concentrate most on what I know. The human condition is something that even when I do not understand it, I feel, and fixate on. I try to find ways to paint and express pain, confusion, discomfort, turmoil, and capture moments and people as they naturally are. In past years I would always meticulously strive to achieve photo realism in my work. I would slave over every brush stroke to perfect the illusion of reality. Now I find myself searching beyond visual reality. My interest in this period of my life is to create a mood, brought on by the emotions behind the subject matter, and the paint itself.