After a few words of advise from a dear friend (thank you Mona www.wisewords.ie) on how to write a blog. I figured I best take her advise and write this post called An Introduction to Me, Rachel Dubber….(I am learning, learning, learning)!
Who am I?
My name is Rachel Dubber, my location at the moment is Cape Town, South Africa. Where I live with my husband, son and two very loving dogs. We moved here for two years from Ireland and have been here seven years, so I guess I should call it home.
Originally, I am from Galway, Ireland which is still home to all my family, who I don’t get to see as often as I would like, but that happens when you live quite so far away.
What do I do?
Well, I think I have summed it up in a nutshell more or less, in my statement below……..
Sometimes I feel I live many separate lives all in one body: an artist, a mother, a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter, each one encompassing a different realm of my being. In artist mode, I leave behind the routine of motherhood to become creator, explorer, and experimenter and am immersed in the creative rush. A shout from my son, a doorbell ringing tears me from the intense focus of creation, dragging me back into everyday reality. But I am never without my pensive, investigative, curious and creative side.
Every facet of life attracts my attention and stimulates my mind, from the mundane little piece of rubbish discarded on the roadside, to the endlessly fascinating creations that Mother Nature provides all around us. Nothing I see bores me; everything has a life, a story to tell, a past, a present and perhaps a future.
I hope my work expresses the passion with which I approach my art, and that it will leave the viewer with a small insight into the intricacies of my mind.
A sample of my work, titled Grumpy.
As you follow my blog or facebook page Rachel Dubber(Artist) you will see my greatest passion in life is for horses, dogs, and animals in general. As a child my mother was told by numerous people,”don’t worry it’s a phase, she’ll grow out of it”. Yes indeed, I stopped growing in height!!! But the horse obsession phase never left my heart, body or mind!
My love for photography, allows me to collect all the visual information I require to work on paintings or sketches. It gives me the freedom to play artistically with photographs, without too much mess or expense, and it is sometimes a much needed relief from the artistic blockages in the paint studio. Although, I do struggle with keeping a good filing system and hard drives that seem to love giving me a hard time, hmm maybe that’s what they mean by Hard Drive! My husband frequently comes to my rescue when I have gremlins…… As for my cameras I use a Nikon D90 and am lucky to have a 360 Spinner, which requires film and produces panoramic lomographic images….I am not afraid to use my phone camera when it is necessary, as it also captures the moment quite adequately….all that is a whole other story.
My dogs Tayto and Ripley
The youngster of the house…Ripley
And there you have it….well nearly…..
Cheers for now Rachel
theartist[at]racheldubber.com
Rachel Dubber 