Hello! My name is Rachel. I’m a self-taught artist, and I am currently practicing and exploring to strengthen and refine my style. This page serves as a documentation of that artistic journey. I am always trying to explore and mix mediums, but I primarily focus on painting - acrylic, watercolor & oil - and drawing.

I love art because, often, for the viewer to connect and understand it, they have to be present. I like how art is how we decorate our space and time in this world. How it is something so innate to us. How it creates and is created by culture in a beautiful cycle. I enjoy the peace it brings. It’s like a friend who truly understands you, offering solace or simply enhancing your surroundings.

Right now, most of my creative time is spent practicing and honestly failing. But the art I do create is representative of my life, opinions, and personality. I hope it invokes a moment of reflection to ponder our perceptions and purpose.

I know my work may fall short of that goal, but if nothing else, I hope it was fun to look at:) I would greatly appreciate any support you want to offer me. If you would like to support me, you can send me words of encouragement, purchase my work, or follow my social media pages.

Thank you for reading this far and visiting my website. I appreciate it!

about 

my background otherwise-

I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, specifically advertising and public relations and a minor in interdisciplinary design. I have remained in Minnesota since, working in the social services field, helping individuals find and keep housing, and as a behavioral analyst.