Combining her love for painting and writing, artist Rachel Dickinson selected ten homes in her village to create portraits of. The people who live in the homes, work in the buildings, or own the land, were all interviewed for the project: fictional essays were then written to accompany each painting that incorporated their voices as well as historical voices.
Rachel’s project culminated with a solo show held at the Freeville Literary Society.
BIOGRAPHY
Rachel Dickinson is an enthusiastic self-trained oil painter from Freeville, NY. Her paintings range from still-life to buildings. She’s taken workshops with Tim Horn and TJ Cunningham. In her other life she is a writer and spends one month a year writing in Iceland. Maybe she’ll take her paints the next time she’s there.
Rachel Dickinson is the author of six books and numerous articles and essays in publications like The Atlantic, Audubon, Aeon, and Outside Online.
https://www.racheldickinson.com/
Photo credits: Photos by Jill Bornand
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