Rachel Hayhurst

Rachel Hayhurst, Sydney, New South Wales
@hayhurstrachel
www.rachelhayhurst.com

Rachel’s deep affinity with the natural world, and an appreciation for its beauty and diversity, informs powerful expressive abstracts, telling simple stories of complex issues.

Rachel Hayhurst is an English-Australian, Sydney based, abstract artist, working predominantly in acrylic, medium and mixed media to build depth and form. She is inspired by the sights and sounds of our unique world, translating experiences, memories and emotions, into conceptual rich complex layers through colour, 3D texture, form and light. Many of the marks, shapes and contours in Rachel’s work represent those seen only from the air, sights otherwise unseen or uncaptured, a by-product of many hours travelling coast to coast.

Her work is influenced by extensive travel, living in the UK, US and Australia, a diverse range of artists across many genres, most noteworthy impressionism (Monet) and abstract expressionism (Pollock), and lasting memories from gallery visits around the globe. Rachel’s current work explores Australia’s unique ecosystem, rich colours and topography.

Commercially trained in Atlanta Georgia, Rachel’s work has developed from detailed technical works to complex but freer compositions, whilst pushing boundaries to translate important messages through a deliberate blend of traditional and contemporary practice. Feeling her way across the canvas, the journey is as important for Rachel as the final destination.

Her work features in homes and private collections in England, America, Europe and Australia.