Dimensions: 7" by 9"

About the Artist:

Using drawing and monotype, Rachel Burgess creates iconic landscapes of Maine and Massachusetts that explore the connection between memory and storytelling. 

"To create my pieces, I start by drawing from life, outdoors.  I reduce my subjects to basic elements of form and color, and disregard extraneous details.  Afterwards, in a print studio, I create monotypes based on my drawings.  Monotype is a form of printmaking that yields just one image.  I paint directly on a plexiglass plate and then use a printing press to create a one-off impression.  As a result, I lose the painting that I spent hours working on, but I gain a new work on paper, mimicking the way we turn fleeting scenes into lasting memories.  The final product is a mirror image of the original – a metaphor for the fictionalization and abstraction that occurs in our minds."

See more from the Artist At:

http://www.rachel-burgess.com/