About

My paintings capture the language of highly emotional quiet spaces of introspection. I emphasize quietude through the composition of intimately controlled spaces and intentional object choices. Still life for me, is a way to live inside moments of peace as a refuge from today’s complex and busy world. I use specific objects and color to fill a personal void of isolation, exclusion, and vulnerability. I design tender images that use those themes and reflect them as a warm presence to counter the cold personal feelings, as well as the cold feelings in today’s society.



Rachel Hertz is a contemporary still life painter based in London/NYC. Working primarily with oil paint, her work combines observation with intuitive compositional set ups to give a sense of peace and a feeling of warmth to counter the busy and hectic world of today. Inspired by domestic life, Rachel uses fruits, flowers, and objects as the centre of her work as she carves out specific spiritual moments that portray a sense of calm compassion interplaying with her interest in colour and light.


Rachel received a Certificate of Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a MA from City & Guilds London Art School. She has also received technical training from the Jerusalem Studio School and has participated in group shows in the US, Italy, and most recently in the UK. She is at present creating a new body of work that continues to explore more deeply the intricacies of the geometry in form, and texture, and their roles in her compositions. Rachel is a native New York American who has spent countless years studying painting in several countries, and her work is included in private collections in the US and UK.