That way I can work on several paintings at one time, or I can complete something in fifteen or twenty minutes or so. I paint in acrylic because it dries super quickly. What can you tell us about the materials you use? What do you find best for miniature work? I suppose that was an early sign that I would become a miniaturist. Then I started collecting comics and spooky little figures. I used to be spooked easily as a child, but when I started reading books by Enid Blyton ( The Faraway Treeseries), I became intrigued by the fairies and fantasy creatures. I enjoy looking at little figures and figurines too.
The miniature scale makes such a fun and interesting little world. To others he seemed strict and a little scary, but he looked at my pen art and told me, “One day you will really make something of yourself!” I will never forget it. I also remember a teacher watching me drawing with a biro pen. I remember that at college, I would often get told off for spending so much time on little areas of a piece. It may be brief, it may be temporary, but it is satisfying and comforting. I find it a challenge to squeeze detail into a teeny-tiny area.įor a moment, I can forget about the brutal reality of a harsh world and hide in the little new world that I have created. Miniature art has always been a fascination to me. How did you come to work on a miniature scale?Ī nickel shows the scale of this 1 x 1.5 inch landscape. Some of my deeper paintings have been created when I have gone through mental or physical pain. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and have to note ideas down because I have had a dream of something so interesting I want to capture it before I forget. I have always been a dreamer I usually have three or four dreams a night and can remember most of them. “It may be brief, it may be temporary, but it is satisfying and comforting.”Ī lot of my art comes from my subconcious mind.
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Our imagination is definitely intensified.Ībove: A full moon shines over the sea, 1 x 1.5 inches at a time. Rebecca: You know, I really believe that when the body is in pain - whether it is physically, emotionally, or mentally - we become our most creative. Could you talk about how they’re related for you?
Your work and your life story put the two themes together - miniatures as a partial cure for your own illness. ” The print issue of the magazine came out in June and featured a number of essays and poems on illness, along with images of the miniature and writings about the significance of tiny things. So it was natural that Susann conducted this interview in November 2018. To date, she has sold over eight thousand tiny artworks - yes, 8,000 - all over the world, as both original paintings and ACEO prints.įull disclosure: Our editorial director, Susann Cokal, owns several of Rebecca’s pieces. It has helped not only Rebecca but also some of her clients deal with their own disabilities.
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Despite visual impairment, her art has kept her going through rough times. Rebecca is also living with severe glaucoma and cataracts. Tiny masterpieces fit easily in the palm of one hand.īorn in England, Rebecca studied fine arts and design at Selhurst Tertiary Centre, Croydon College, and Epsom College, before marrying an American serviceman and moving to Orlando, Florida. She also produces more fantastical images of witches, fairies, and gothic settings. Working in acrylic on artist’s paper, she achieves a realistic effect nearly impossible on any scale. Much of her work measures only 1 x 1.5 inches - perfect for installing in a dollhouse, but just as popular for collectors who hang these paintings like tiny jewels on their walls. Hymes is a painter of miniature masterworks, an international artist with a special flair for ocean scenes that capture the depth and motion of water. “I really believe that when the body is in pain - whether it is physically, emotionally, or mentally - we become our most creative.” Rebecca at work.
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