Rebecca Tombaugh

Rebecca Tombaugh is an award-winning artist known for her unique ability to capture the beauty of everyday subjects through a lens of abstraction and expression. With no formal art training, Rebecca’s work reflects a self-taught and deeply personal style that explores the relationship between form, movement, and color. Her paintings often portray a blend of fluid lines and dynamic shapes, embodying a sense of spontaneity and intention.

Rebecca finds inspiration in nature, personal experiences, and the world around her. She believes that art is more than a visual experience—it’s a way to communicate, connect, and add humanity to the world. Each piece she creates tells a story, inviting the viewer to explore their own interpretation and emotional response.

Driven by a passion to create, Rebecca’s art has become her way of navigating life’s joys and challenges, offering a place of reflection, expression, and connection. From her painted wine bottles and macramé hangers made from upcycled saris to her poems, her body of work is ever-evolving, yet consistently rooted in a celebration of imperfection, beauty, and individuality.

Self-taught

“Perfect, Imperfect. There is no truer sense of self and direction when it comes to expressing
the works of our Zone 1 3rd Place Award that goes to Rebecca Tombaugh and her 20x30 Ink ‘Under the Pink Moon, She Rises.’ You see the building but then an expression of what she’s feeling. Playing with the materials, experimenting and a willingness to accept the imperfections reflecting a lively night on the Plaza.”

—judges comment from 10/1/24 Plein Aire Brush Creek Art Walk