Rebekah Raye

Location: East Blue Hill, Maine

Rebekah Raye is an artist beloved for her bird and animal paintings and sculpture. Her warm, expressive work is derived from her affinity with the natural world around her at her studio and home in East Blue Hill, Maine (where she had a bear visitor not too long ago). She illustrated Thanks to the Animals by Allen Sockabasin and is the author and illustrator of The Very Best Bed. Rebekah shares her love of art and her skills in workshops for adults and children and makes frequent school visits.

"My early interest in animals of all kinds continues to be the focus of my painting and sculpture. Our pet chickens, geese, and cats as well as the wild bear, fox, crows, and deer are my inspiration. The more I learn about the animals I paint, the more I understand how we are all related." Rebekah Raye.

Northern Tides is proud to represent Rebekah Raye, author and artist, and Northern Tides wishes the honor Rebekah Raye for winning the 2010 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for writing and illustrating "Bear-ly There." The book received the Silver Medal in the category of Environmental Issues Book. Congratulations, Rebekah! To view her award winning children's book, visit "Bear-ly There" in our Books, Bookmarks, and Maps section.