Hi, I’m Rebecca!

I’m a magical realism & portrait artist and eternal optimist, from beautiful Nova Scotia.

With 20 years experience as a graphic designer I’m on a mission to make amazing magical art and support my creative peers by sharing my journey through the highs and lows of the creative life.

Likes:

Sweet milky tea, garden and forest creatures, sunsets, the moon and stars, the ocean, rock and crystals, ghost & alien tales, mindset, neuroscience and psycology, existential chats and more!

Dislikes:

Waiting, blame, judgement, raisins and spiders.

Art is often underrated source of joy in this life, both experiencing it and creating it. It improves mental health in so many ways. My dream would be that art is an encouraged and properly rewarded profession.

I believe we do better when we
– allow ourselves to show up as who we are
– support our peers genuinely
– and let it be fun!

Artist Statement

Rebecca Daphne Hill is a visual artist in her creative business Glowbug Design & Illustrations. Originally from Scotland, the magical forests often featured in her work are inspired from the woods around her childhood home and the woods surrounding her home in Nova Scotia. They are a beautiful bond from her from her roots to her present life.

Often working with acrylic paint, digital illustration & pencil crayons, and  references photos taken locally, she finds incredible beauty right on our doorstep, looking for connection, contrast a story and an element of magic.

Her art seeks to capture the limitless imagination hushed from childhood, and to invite the viewer to reflect on their own curiosity and true colours.

I landed on this planet in Scotland, spent my teens in the wilds of North England, bagged a degree in Graphic Design & Illustration in the bright lights of Newcastle (at Northumbria Uni, one of the leading UK design schools at the time), before setting off alone on a working adventure to Nova Scotia Canada where my unsuspecting future husband was living his life in peace. After a brief spell back in Cumbria, I battled a freak snowstorm (closing the roads and shutting the trains down) to miraculously catch a flight back to Nova Scotia and my destiny.

With 20+ years of working with creative clients to ensure they are happy with the finished pieces, (check out some reviews) I am committed to finding the best solution and create an enjoyable journey.

I’m currently open for art commissions, and creative collaborations with purpose based individuals and organizations with access to funding.