Rebecca Harper, Tide Pool Eyes that Stilled the Seventh Stream, 2022
Acrylic on watercolour paper, 21.5 x 15cm (unframed)
Rebecca Harper’s figurative images are rooted in drawing from observation whether it be from life, borrowed source material, or old photographs found in her family archive. Her subjects and their surroundings take on a dreamlike quality through Rebecca’s distinctive glowing palette and use of translucent layering. Whether working on canvas or paper, the resulting pictures are inhabited by characters that appear both languid and restless; seemingly stopped in time, like snapshots of memories.
This painting on paper is one of several new studies of the female figure; water is also a constant theme running through her practice. This growing body of work explores a new area of interest for the artist - the mythical world of mermaids and selkies. In Rebecca’s words:
’These studies examine the shedding of one’s skin and the discomfort felt during the transformative process of growth. River bound, the woman protagonist is a fish out of water’.
Rebecca studied at the Royal Drawing School, London, followed by the Turps Banana Art School, London. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and was selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in 2018. Anima Mundi Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall, presented a a solo exhibition of her work, ‘The Waters of Dwelling’ in September 2021. Her paintings were also shown by Huxley Parlour Gallery, London, in 2019. Most recently, Rebecca was selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2021. Rebecca’s studio is in Deptford, south east London.
Acrylic on watercolour paper, 21.5 x 15cm (unframed)
Rebecca Harper’s figurative images are rooted in drawing from observation whether it be from life, borrowed source material, or old photographs found in her family archive. Her subjects and their surroundings take on a dreamlike quality through Rebecca’s distinctive glowing palette and use of translucent layering. Whether working on canvas or paper, the resulting pictures are inhabited by characters that appear both languid and restless; seemingly stopped in time, like snapshots of memories.
This painting on paper is one of several new studies of the female figure; water is also a constant theme running through her practice. This growing body of work explores a new area of interest for the artist - the mythical world of mermaids and selkies. In Rebecca’s words:
’These studies examine the shedding of one’s skin and the discomfort felt during the transformative process of growth. River bound, the woman protagonist is a fish out of water’.
Rebecca studied at the Royal Drawing School, London, followed by the Turps Banana Art School, London. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and was selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in 2018. Anima Mundi Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall, presented a a solo exhibition of her work, ‘The Waters of Dwelling’ in September 2021. Her paintings were also shown by Huxley Parlour Gallery, London, in 2019. Most recently, Rebecca was selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2021. Rebecca’s studio is in Deptford, south east London.
Acrylic on watercolour paper, 21.5 x 15cm (unframed)
Rebecca Harper’s figurative images are rooted in drawing from observation whether it be from life, borrowed source material, or old photographs found in her family archive. Her subjects and their surroundings take on a dreamlike quality through Rebecca’s distinctive glowing palette and use of translucent layering. Whether working on canvas or paper, the resulting pictures are inhabited by characters that appear both languid and restless; seemingly stopped in time, like snapshots of memories.
This painting on paper is one of several new studies of the female figure; water is also a constant theme running through her practice. This growing body of work explores a new area of interest for the artist - the mythical world of mermaids and selkies. In Rebecca’s words:
’These studies examine the shedding of one’s skin and the discomfort felt during the transformative process of growth. River bound, the woman protagonist is a fish out of water’.
Rebecca studied at the Royal Drawing School, London, followed by the Turps Banana Art School, London. She has exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and was selected for the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the South London Gallery in 2018. Anima Mundi Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall, presented a a solo exhibition of her work, ‘The Waters of Dwelling’ in September 2021. Her paintings were also shown by Huxley Parlour Gallery, London, in 2019. Most recently, Rebecca was selected for the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize in 2021. Rebecca’s studio is in Deptford, south east London.
