MEET REBECCA TAIT
Rebecca Tait was born in Camden New Jersey in 1961. Rebecca’s father, her earliest mentor, was a working artist who began her classical training at the age of seven. Rebecca’s passion for drawing and painting were nurtured under her father’s strict tutelage. She went on to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and eventually traveled to France to train with Ted Seth Jacobs at studio L’École Albert Defois.
While Rebecca continued to train with highly accomplished artists, namely Robert Liberace and John DiMartin, it was her father, and later her final mentor Nelson Shanks, who have had the greatest impact.
Rebecca is known for painting highly narrative figurative works in the classical realism style. She demonstrates her sheer passion for visual story telling through precision drawing, rich luminous colour, and dramatically engaging subjects.
Rebecca lives in New Jersey with her husband Anthony. In 1983 she founded The Studio at Glen Gables, where she continues the legacy of teaching classical realism with the discipline and dedication of the old masters.
Rebecca has won numerous honours, including the International Portrait Society’s Award of Excellence, in 2009 and she was an ARC finalist in 2019. Her work can be found in many private collections and continues to be exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the US.
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