Education & exhibitions
A lifelong studio practice
BFA, University of South Alabama, 1993. Solo exhibitions, publication in Alabama Arts Magazine, and recognition including Art and the Alabama Woman.
About the artist
Rayne Ethetton
Capturing the light, color and reflection is just plain fun. As a landscape painter, it is always the reflective light that I remember most about any location especially water.
The elusive quality of light and reflection can transform a figure or a landscape in just a matter of seconds. I strive to convey that sense of place by capturing its fleeting magic.
“I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.”
Walt Whitman · Song of Myself
Artist biography
Painting what a place or person feels like
Rayne Ethetton is an oil and mixed-media artist based in the Kansas City area. Her work blends realism and impressionism, with a love for color, light, memory, and the emotional connection people have to places, portraits, and personal stories.
Rayne earned her BFA from the University of South Alabama in 1993. Her work has been shown in solo exhibitions, featured in Alabama Arts Magazine, and recognized with awards including Art and the Alabama Woman. Today, she creates commissioned oil paintings for private clients and collections, while also developing original series inspired by landscapes, city scenes, nature, and the Redwood Forest.
Whether painting a portrait, a city street, a family home, or a landscape from a cherished photograph, Rayne approaches each piece as a personal collaboration between artist and client.
Current work
Redwood Forest series
An evolving body of paintings exploring scale, quiet, filtered light, and the feeling of being held within an ancient landscape.
Kansas City & beyond
Local connection, broad reach
Rayne welcomes Kansas City area clients and works from reference photographs for commissions anywhere. Shipping is available.
In the studio
A process built around looking closely
Each painting begins with conversation, reference material, and an understanding of what matters most about the subject. Rayne develops color, composition, and atmosphere in layers, sharing progress along the way.
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Turn a meaningful image into an original painting
Begin with a photograph, a memory, or simply an idea.
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