Biography

Rebekah discovered her love for drawing animals as a child and began her career at an early age as a result of her success in various conservation stamp competitions, most notably the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest. While continuing her involvement in similar art programs and other conservation organizations, along with frequent travel to gather photo reference in wild places, her work has grown to encompass a wide range of wildlife. Rebekah has spent many hours in the field from the Arctic to Africa photographing and studying wildlife, which is a key part of knowing how to convey a wild animal’s character. While she has had a few mentors and has attended several artist workshops, Rebekah is mostly self-taught and has learned to paint in oils as her primary medium of choice. As her style and technique evolve, she continues to set her sights on more goals surrounding wildlife, art and conservation. Rebekah currently resides in Deepwater, Missouri with her husband Olen and works part-time for the US Postal Service as a substitute rural mail carrier when she’s not painting. In addition to art, she enjoys traveling, exploring wilderness, playing guitar/violin and flying airplanes.