Hi I am Rachel Bitton. I was born in Sussex in 1962 and have lived in Israel since 2001. I have had no formal education in art apart from some dodgy still life exercises in pastels whilst in high school. At home I started with watercolours and then oils and finally acrylics but there is just something about the texture of oils and the depth of colour that makes me keep returning to them. I love painting animals and now I am venturing into the World of portraits. My slogan with regard to art is 'Well, I never painted that before but how hard can it be?' If you think you have a new challenge for me, please, send me an email, and thank you for visiting this website.