ARTIST STATEMENT

ARTIST STATEMENT

Celebrating the timeless beauty of the world around us, Rachel Hearn creates immersive paintings and murals that draw us into an intricate dialog with nature. Through a painterly approach that honors traditional techniques, she infuses her work with a contemporary, experiential element. By layering forms, light, and texture, she transforms ordinary elements into moments of wonder, inviting the viewer to pause and see the extraordinary within the everyday.

Hearn’s creative process begins with an emotional response—a fleeting light, a delicate shadow, or the vibrancy of a flower—and a deep desire to capture its essence. Working from life, photographs, and memory, she recreates these impressions on meticulously prepared canvases and panels, often made by her own hands. For Hearn, the act of painting is as much about instinct and trust as it is about precision and control. She approaches each brushstroke as a sculptor would, blending intention with spontaneity until the composition feels complete.

Her relationship with paint—a material she describes as "dirt suspended in drying oil"—reflects her fascination with its physicality and transformative power. Loose brushstrokes up close dissolve into striking detail when viewed from a distance, embodying the energy and harmony of nature itself.

Through art, Hearn inspires gratitude for life’s simple, ephemeral beauties, evoking emotions that resonate across time. In a constant state of evolution, her work deepens her own exploration of still life, decorative works, and the interplay between nature and humanity that speaks to us all.