Rhea Groepper Pettit
About the Artist
Rhea Groepper Pettit pretty much loves all genres of art, but she is especially drawn to portrait painting. She has a passion for earth's residents: people and other species.
Rhea majored in fine art at the University of Texas, but the huge abstracts that were all the rage back then just weren't her style, and she wanted to earn a living. She switched to a more "practical" degree in graphic design. For the next 25 years she was a professional designer, doing a few paintings here and there, and a lot of digital collage for fun.
Since 2013, she has diligently devoted time to practice fine art and grow as a painter. She has taken workshops with David Shevlino, Jennifer Balkan, Karen Offutt, and at Laguna Gloria, which have been very helpful. In June 2016 she transitioned to painting full time as a professional artist.
Rhea draws inspiration from the multitude of contemporary masters working today, as well as the ones who came before us.
Rhea has shown in Austin, Georgetown, Round Rock, NYC, Taylor, Waco, Dallas, and Conroe group shows, and had a solo show in Georgetown. She is a member of Capitol Art Society, and looks forward to showing with them.
