August 1, 2008
Rebekah's show goes on at Handworks Gallery, Blue Hill

Despite the loss of art work in the Northeast Harbor fire on July 29, 2008 Rebekah is opening her show at the Handworks Gallery in Blue Hill as planned. The opening is Thursday July 31st from 5 to 7 PM. Take a look at the paintings page and the sculpture page on this site for a peak at what she has showing.

 

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July 31, 2008
Art Work Lost In Northeast Harbor Maine Fire

On July 29, 2008 the Moss Gallery burned. Four buildings on Maine Street in Northeast Harbor are a total loss. Rebekah along with many other artists lost art work. Our thoughts go out to all affected by the fire.

 

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Jan.15,08
Morning after the Storm, 23 degrees

We awoke to a pink sunrise through snow covered branches to watch the Mourning Doves trying to find a place to land. A Gray Squirrel leaped from one branch to another blasting through the snow so brave as always with those amazing jumps. Quite a storm last night. I love being snowed in with my Man. We watched two deer in the back yard digging for left over cracked corn that I put out for the crows and other critters. We must have over a foot of snow! I can't wait to go tracking to see who was out there. I have my classes this morning and afternoon. Adults this a.m. and children in the afternoon after school. I concentrate on drawing lessons, as I feel if you are confident with your drawing it will help you with every thing else.

I finished a large portrait of a Moose for our favorite local restaurant in Blue Hill," Blue Moose." We have our breakfasts there every Sunday. They are such fabulous chefs and we love them and the staff. They have been showing and selling my prints there for the past 3 years. I have painted the Moose for them as a special thank you.

I have started working on a new approach with my paintings. I love using a goose feather quill dipped in ink for drawing. I find there is no room for tightness when I use the goose feather, which are from my own geese who drop them every spring. I am drawing directly on canvas and once the ink is dry I use acrylics and when the acrylics dry, I use oil pastels thinned with turpentine. It has a wonderful loose and expressive effect that I like. I like to see the drawing underneath which is strong from the original ink drawing. My subject matter is a cheetah in a patient and stalking like pose. I was inspired by a beautiful documentary on Public Television's Nature series. The drawing was spontaneous and from memory so anatomy correctness is not as important to me as the attitude of the cheetah. Well, off to shovel paths for the geese and to the bird feeders, may take a while, and be my exercise for the day.

 

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