RACHEL ENGLISH
RACHEL ENGLISH
Rachel English is an American contemporary painter known for her vivid, hyper-realistic cloudscapes. Inspired by her late grandfather’s passion for astronomy, she developed a fascination with the celestial realm at a young age that has sustained her craft. Hand-painted stars, bolts of lightning, and crisp clouds are rendered in striking detail, forming connections between the physical laws of nature and spiritual themes like meaning and morality. English grew up in Austin where she earned a BA in Studio Art at the University of Texas, and currently lives and works at her ranch in Spicewood, Texas. Her career has led her to attended artist residencies in Iceland, where she documented and painted the Northern Lights, and at the prestigious Vermont Studio Center. She has taught workshops both privately and at public institutions such as the Dallas Museum of Art and the Cedars Union, and has exhibited her paintings in juried shows across the country. Her work can be viewed at Fort Works Art in Fort Worth, Texas, Commerce Gallery in Lockhart, Texas, and at Square One Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri.
