Painted in response to an encounter with a hare in Ireland. Hares have a mystical reputation in Celtic folklore, as shape shifters or messengers from the Otherworld. They portend good or bad luck depending on the type of behaviour and visitation. In this case it foretold a cruel fate.

Rebecca Hillery-Tong

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Rebecca Hillery-Tong is a London based figurative artist and ex Fashion Designer. She was trained in Fine Art and Fashion Design (BA) at Kingston University in London, UK. After a career spanning 30 years as a professional fashion designer, in 2019 Rebecca reignited her art practice by regular life drawing sessions. During lockdown in 2020 she began to create fashion inspired art and present images online. Her work is underpinned by inside knowledge of fashion design and encompasses modern portraiture. She takes inspiration from the worlds of fashion and contemporary art, with a bold, expressive style & experimental use of colour. She works using mixed media, sometimes blending hand drawn images with digital finishes. In 2023 Rebecca was invited by FIDA to sketch live at London Fashion Week, capturing backstage moments and the live catwalk, speed sketching in real time. She has had 2 group exhibitions in London UK in 2023 (The Winning Gallery) and one in 2024 (Robert Phillips Gallery) and exhibits a rotating collection of artworks: 'Fashion Faces' at DiSH cafe/gallery in London, UK. Rebecca currently works solely as an artist on commissions and personal work. She was a member of FIDA since 2021.