Rachael Walker

For as long as I can remember I’ve always loved to be creative.  At York university I achieved a BA (HONS) 2:1 in Art and Design and then went on to complete a MSc with distinction in textile design at Huddersfield university. After spending a few years in the textile industry in 2008 I decided to work from home as a freelance embroidery digitizer. This freed up time to spend in the studio and now I’m able to paint on a daily basis which is what I love to do.

Based in Shrewsbury I am inspired by the landscape around me, from the rolling hills to the windswept coastal panoramas of the Welsh seaboard I seek to capture the beauty in our surroundings in a textured abstract contemporary form. Primarily focusing on landscape painting, I build up layers of texture using a variety of mediums which I then paint over with deep intense hues of acrylic, I can spend many afternoons working on the same piece building up layers to create depth and atmosphere. These paintings evolve from memory and experience with attention to movement and light. I have now been selling my work over the last 12 years and exhibit in galleries throughout the UK as well as participating in many local annual exhibitions in Shropshire.

More of her work and process can be found on her website and Instagram channel.

rachaelwalkerart.co.uk
instagram.com/artbyrachaelwalker