Rebecca Turner - Arts of Life

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Rebecca Turner

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About

Studio Member since 2011

b. 1984

Rebecca Turner is vivacious by nature and this expression shines through in her artwork. Though Turner has an established practice working with acrylic paint, her most recent works are assemblages made with paper and colored pencil.

“I just glued it on and it is a collage. That’s it. I told you. That’s all. Paper. Draw. Colored pencils and making art is a good part because it’s a very good part.

Through this technique she develops dynamic negative space, layers and depth. The raw edges of elements in her artwork create texture and reveal the spontaneity of her process. Paper pieces are affixed in a precarious nature and hint at underlying uncertainty and a willingness to accept the ephemeral.

“I like making art because it makes me happy. I like hanging out with friends and artists. I like to draw pictures. I like to draw elephants, Matisse, and I like the story about making cupcakes. That’s a birthday story. I feel excited.”

Turner’s work has been featured on the Arts of Life studio merchandise.

Portfolio Work

A Gold Church, 2017
acrylic
11" x 14"

About Rainbow, 2016
acrylic
116" x 20"

Landscape, 2019
mixed medium
8" x 10"

A Girl, 2017
acrylic
18" x 24"

Colors of my Piece, 2015
acrylic
18" x 24"

Flowers, 2016
mixed medium
12" x 12"

About People, 2019
mixed medium
10.5" x 10.75"

Ocean of Flowers, 2019
Watercolor
12" x 18"

Ladies, 2019
mixed medium
12.5" x 14"

Matisse, 2017
acrylic
11" x 14"

Flowers Pink and Roses, 2020
Collage
8.5" x 9"

Movie Theater, 2016
acrylic
16" x 20"

Passover, 2017
acrylic
16" x 20"

A Flower At Peace, 2020
Colored Pencil
12" x 9"

Picasso Abstract, 2017
acrylic
16" x 20"

Shapes, 2016
mixed medium
11" x 9"

The Man Who is an Artist, 2016
acrylic
16" x 20"

I Feel The Colors, 2017
acrylic
16" x 20"

I See Butterflies Yea, 2017
acrylic
18" x 24"

Untitled, 2019
mixed media on board
8" x 10"

Tree by the House, 2014
mixed medium
18" x 24"

Water Imagination, 2019
Watercolor
10" x 8"

Face, 2019
mixed medium
6" x 7"

Happy Principle, 2018
acrylic
16" x 20"

Glass, 2019
mixed medium
10" x 8.5"

Exhibitions

Carson's Furniture Gallery

Wilmette, IL - 2017

Like Sirens

Circle Contemporary North Shore, Glenview, IL - 2019

Art on a Hot Tin Roof

Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL - 2018