Rebecca James

Rebecca is an artist and writer based in Warrnambool, Victoria.

She works mainly with acrylics on canvas, using layers of paint to create depth and texture, often scratching back the top layer to reveal what's beneath.

With her paintings Rebecca attempts to capture the moments that make up a life -- that first morning cup of tea, the warmth of a wood fire on a cold day, conversations with friends, the beauty of a vase of flowers or a bowl of fruit. She paints with a sense of appreciation for the beauty and chaos of humanity and the world we inhabit. Her paintings encourage the viewer to pause for a moment, to consider and wonder about the people and objects within. There is an element of the familiar in her work, something we all recognise, and we are invited to enter the narrative of the picture, to interpret it through the lens of our own experiences, our own complex lives.