Rachel Stewart – Artist Based in North Wales
About Rachel
Born in 1971, Rachel is a painter. She lives in Llysfaen, North Wales with her family and small flock of sheep.
Rachel discovered a passion for creativity and painting from an early age. She gained a BTEC National Diploma in art and Design at Bangor Art College where she was taught by Lesley Jones and Peter Prendergast. Before having three children she worked in her father’s architectural business and undertook a ceramics diploma. but her first love won, and she began to paint professionally in the 2000’s.
Art Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
- Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw – Summer Exhibition
17th July to 6th October 2025.
Previous Exhibitions
- Oriel Mon Art Studio – Summer 2025.
- Oriel Glasfryn, Caerwys – Winter exhibition 2024.
- Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Lleyn Peninsula – Summer exhibition annually since 2016.
- Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, hosting “Into the dawn and on to tomorrow” 2020.
- Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw , supporting Jonah Jones 2019.
- Oriel Ynys Mon, Art Studio 24/04/2023 to 16/07/2023
- Oriel Ynys Mon, Art Studio 12/2022 hosting “Silver Linings”.
- Oriel Ynys Mon, Art Studio 01/10/2019 to 31/10/2019.
- RCA Conwy, Open exhibition 2022.
- RCA Conwy, Open exhibition 2021.
- Gorstella Gallery, Chester 11/2018.
Painting Commissions
Commisions include:
- Landscape commission of Florence, Italy.
- Landscape commission of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Landscape commission of Boduan, Lleyn Peninsula.
- Landscape commission of Abersoch and her hometown Colwyn Bay 2021
Rachel’s Method of Working
Rachel works from life, either outside or in her studio with her dog Bruce for company.
She believes in observational drawing, keeping a sketch book to capture the emotional response to what she sees before her eyes, making little notes and splashes of watercolour to help her develop a finished painting.
Working in the studio she paints with vigour, sometimes completing a piece of work in that session or creating one over many sessions, by laying impasto oil colours and perhaps smudging or scraping the paint until happy with the composition and mood.
Subjects
Her work demonstrates her love of rural and coastal Wales nurtured whilst growing up on Anglesey and in Colwyn Bay and feature predominantly in her work.
Travels to Europe and New Zealand absorbing different landscape and culture, joined with a willingness to learn more about “paint”, inspire her to create new works.
Rachel’s Latest Paintings
Same of Rachel’s latest works are shown below. View her Portfolio Page for more paintings.
Buy Rachel’s Paintings
Some of Rachel’s work is available to buy. View the portfolio page and click the ‘For Sale’ button to view works that are for sale. Email Rachel for more details of paintings available for sale, or to enquire about a commission.