About
Rachel Jeffery is a mixed media artist based in south-west Cornwall, UK. Her work demonstrates a ‘sense of place’ in a unique and unpredictable way, and directly responds to her environment, whether that be her garden, the local landscape, or inspiration from extensive travelling.
Surrounded by nature and living on the site of her family’s horticultural business, Rachel draws inspiration from her own extensive garden and the wonderful drama of the Cornish coastline. She says, “I absorb visual information and then I paint it out of me. My work has changed over the years. This is how it should be. We constantly evolve as we travel through our lives and this reflects in my art”.
Photography and printmaking play a large part in her artistic process. Photography (or part of a photograph) is used mostly as a reference or a starting point. Rachel’s work also embraces printmaking; she cuts her own stencils from her homemade printed papers. These techniques then harmonise with drawing and painting, resulting in surprising textures and abstract motifs.
Rachel says, The fact that the same piece of art can mean something completely different to each of us is a gift. I hope to make work to engage my collectors, that doesn’t give all of the answers at one glance. I hope that my work provides the ambiguity to reflect and the space to allow the viewer to connect with it on a personal level. Once a painting connects with you, you want it to become part of your life at home. Your choices of art work define your personality, therefore making your interior as authentic and unique as you are.
Visitors, by appointment, can visit my studio and view original paintings and art prints.
Email on racheljeffery2@gmail.com or phone on 07891474126
