Peonies

Rachel Burgess is a visual artist based in New York. Originally from Boston, she received a B.A. in literature from Yale University and an M.F.A. in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts. Her interest in narrative and sequential forms continues to inform her work. She has been an artist in residence at Zea Mays Printmaking and the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park. The coastal landscapes of Maine have been the main source of inspiration for Burgess for many years. Her ongoing fascination with how land meets water—along rivers, lakes and the seaside—fuels the creation of her stunning, expressive painterly monotypes. Gradations of subtle colors—pinks to blues to warm yellows—underscore the impressionistic views the artist captures, first in sketches and sometimes years later when she revisits particular images from her many sketchbooks.