Thi'ck Woman #1

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Hi, I'm Rebecca. I am a full time mumma, an avid meditator, an artist and small business owner.

I love to paint nudes! Specifically, nudes that challenge social norms relating to how we define beauty. I love the diversity of the human form and have a particular interest in the absurdity of ‘shame’ that surrounds nakedness.

After sustaining injuries during the birth of my first daughter, my interest in what constitutes beauty morphed from meer artistic intrigue onto something profoundly personal. Thick or thin, short or tall, we are all magnificent!

As an artist, I seek to abolish the embarrassment that is attached to nudity through the use of confident colour and style. I use the texture and depth of water colours to express the fluidity of Universal energy. I never finish a head, hand or foot because I believe we are all part of one universal consciousness that flows into individual manifestations.

I like to use acrylic paint and other ‘harder’ materials for my backgrounds to symbolise the tangible world and the illusion that we have no control over the things that happen around us.

It has taken me several years to gain the confidence to show my art… but here I am… as raw, vulnerable and exposed as the individuals I paint… this is a peek into the energy that flows within me.

You can also find my artwork on my latest business venture, The Naughty Naperer: www.thenaughtynaperer.com