Rebecca Meyer
The home I grew up in was surrounded on all sides by an art, music and theatre loving family. A mother who painted full time from her studio at home showed me what a rewarding and fun time could be had with this profession. However, being a child, I never realized that often it can be a difficult, scary and solitary career.
As a child growing up, drawing was "my thing". I remember being comfortable anywhere, so long as I had a clean piece of paper, and a pencil.
It wasn't so much that I chose to become a painter, rather it was what I felt most comfortable doing.
I am still processing the job description and all the things that are meant to make up an "artist". As far as I know there isn't one - so we go it alone.
Happy and loving the journey one day, when the ideas flow and it's only the hand that can't work fast enough, when the form takes shape the colours mix well, a life born from nothing.
Every day I walk to work and I'm glad of what I do.
The works may evolve over time, take on another look.
Maybe something completely different is waiting out there to be painted?
I don't know but for now, this is what I do.
Overture II' with work by Rebecca Meyer at nkb 11/09/08 - 02/10/08
'Soul Food and Stories a show by Kate Jones Madill and Rebecca Meyer at nkb 12/02/09 - 03/03/09