Artist's bio - REBECCA DUFFY BUSH
“Did you ever wonder what
happened to that girl from second grade that painstakingly handmade each valentine she passed out? A few decades later and I’m all grown up, now - mostly… but given enough free time, I think I’d still make my own valentines.” After years of construction paper and crayons, Rebecca Duffy Bush was formally trained at Bucknell University, earning degrees in Studio Art and Anthropology. Her studies led her to a fascination with culture, folklore, and storytelling which can be seen in each of her pieces. Practical post college employment brought a career in graphic design that moved her across the country and back, where she finally landed on the coast of North Carolina. |
specializing in the whimsically
sophisticated world of bright colors - blue oceans, green grasses, yellow suns, red umbrellas, and pink polka dots... 
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Rebecca began painting on canvas and has added greeting cards, prints, and metal sculptures to her collection. Also recently added to the collection is a line of handmade frames, handcrafted by her talented husband, Timothy Bush. These distressed wood frames are a perfect complement to the brightly colored, fun-but-sophisticated designs. From trains and barnyard animals to octopi and mermaids, Rebecca’s art has splashed its way across the east coast and continues to grow in popularity with each show.
Rebecca is currently focusing on expanding her hand painted steel line. These laser cut steel sculptures are each individually hand painted and signed. They are bright, fun, whimsical and functional—the perfect addition to any space. Specializing in nautical creatures, she is inspired daily by her three children to continue to create artwork that makes people smile. Her work can be seen in galleries across the country and beyond.
With their three children in tow, Tim and Rebecca continue to display at art shows up and down the east coast. They opened a permanent space in 2009 - River to Sea Gallery, Original Art & Wine Shop - along the Cape Fear River in historic downtown Wilmington, NC, where they showcase over 60 local artists as well as their own. River to Sea Gallery also hosts Cape Fear Paint & Wine classes and Cape Fear Yoga classes weekly.
Each day is filled with lots of love, laughter, chaotic silliness and creativity.
Rebecca is currently focusing on expanding her hand painted steel line. These laser cut steel sculptures are each individually hand painted and signed. They are bright, fun, whimsical and functional—the perfect addition to any space. Specializing in nautical creatures, she is inspired daily by her three children to continue to create artwork that makes people smile. Her work can be seen in galleries across the country and beyond.
With their three children in tow, Tim and Rebecca continue to display at art shows up and down the east coast. They opened a permanent space in 2009 - River to Sea Gallery, Original Art & Wine Shop - along the Cape Fear River in historic downtown Wilmington, NC, where they showcase over 60 local artists as well as their own. River to Sea Gallery also hosts Cape Fear Paint & Wine classes and Cape Fear Yoga classes weekly.
Each day is filled with lots of love, laughter, chaotic silliness and creativity.
