Rachel Fields
I approach painting as a conversation with color — an intuitive, responsive process where I don’t begin with a plan or a concept. I work with acrylics, watercolor, pastels, and layered materials to explore how colors interact and shift in relationship to one another.
My process is guided by attention and curiosity. I listen to what feels alive. What emerges often surprises me. Sometimes a piece doesn’t come together. Sometimes something unexpected and resonant appears, and those moments are what keep me coming back.
I paint because I’m continually in awe of color — its moods, its energy, its ability to hold complexity without needing to explain. Painting is how I spend time with that awe. It’s a quiet devotion to being present with what wants to unfold.