JR Rapier is from Austin, Texas and a new Maryland resident. She naturally gravitated to drawing and painting as a child. Gradually through her life she grew more incumbent with her talent as a painter. JR vividly illustrates the power of spirituality through a poetic style of her own. She explores the human condition, inner child fantasies, and landscape themes by capturing the innate beauty through magnifying light, color, and structure. For as long as she can remember, JR has been enamored with the alluring landscapes in both coastal and arid regions.Nature inspires JR with an energetic sacred voice that speaks through her work. Her work has evolved into figurative work, both surreal and realistic. She explores human conditions with evoking emotion. Her work has transformed from capturing her exterior world around her to expressing her personal interior world with conviction. Most recently, her East Coast journey has inspired her to explore what she describes as “abstract skyscrapes”; dramatic storm clouds and sunsets. JR’s earliest inspiration comes from Georgia O’Keefe. She is also inspired by the works of Hieronymus Bosch, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Henri de Toulouse-Lantrec. Currently her work is represented in Austin, Texas by Wonderwall Studios, a Four Hands Company. In New Mexico, she is represented by Alhambra Art Gallery in Taos and Keep Contemporary Gallery in Santa Fe. JR is a volunteer and active committee member of the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis, MD. She works on commission with corporate art curators around the country and is commissioning work for her private clients. JR has been celebrated in national juried competitions, and in international art fairs around the world.