Water color and oil pastel on acid-free paper 30 in x 22 in
As a child, I believed that if I could draw something, I could somehow own it. Now, I feel like the work owns me. The art of drawing has reached in and pulled this work, like a secret from my core, and then delivered it to me, allowing others viewing it to bring their own stories.
—Rebecca Raubacher
Watercolor, acrylic paint, quill pen and ink on watercolor paper 39 ½ in x 28 in
Charcoal and wash on acid-free paper 40 in x 32 in
Drawing or painting begins with a mark, a line, a gesture and moves on to tell a story. I allow the mark to speak to me. There are no preliminary drawings or preconceived layouts, just the movement of the mark across the blank surface, letting the composition emerge. Keeping my cognizant self at bay allows the composition to develop naturally from my instinctual being.
-Rebecca Raubacher
Charcoal and wash on acid-free paper 40 in x 32 in
Charcoal, metallic and opaque markers, graphite, and watercolor on acid-free paper 32 in x 40 in
An environment envelops the figures, often including symbolic forms, colors, and values. The composition welcomes the viewer to move into the painting and enter the story.
—Rebecca Raubacher
Charcoal, acrylic paint, watercolor, metallic marker, and graphite on acid-free watercolor paper 42 in x 108 in