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R H Phister (Rochelle Heagh Phister)

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As a child, I watched old black and white horror movies late at night when I couldn’t sleep. I liked looking through art books about the Renaissance and Dark Ages and the paintings of saints and their agonies. I read the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, which were dark and beautiful. I wanted to emulate the lighting and style of the Renaissance and Victorian Romantic painters. I don't think I've changed much.

The paintings exist before I make them. It is my job to make them visible. The only control I have is to pay attention, be prepared to work, and then work. I am self-taught, so I probably do everything the hard way. I try to learn and improve everyday.

Adam in the Garden

Adam in the Garden

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

and She Was A Child

and She Was a Child

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

Belladonna

Belladonna

Blood

Blood

Christopher Learns Compassion

Christopher Learns Compassion

Christopher Waiting for God

Christopher Waiting for God

The Coronation of the Locust Queen

The Coronation of the Locust Queen

Dama Sangre

Dama Sangre

Dr. William Scott Johnston

Dr. William Scott Johnston

The Children

The Children

D. W. Fry

D. W. Fry

The Ecstatic

The Ecstatic

Eve in the Garden

Eve in the Garden

Heaven

Heaven

The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street

The Companion

The Companion

Immaculate

Immaculate: The Assumption...

Jarboe Waiting for God

Jarboe Waiting for God

Lady Macbeth's Dream

Lady Macbeth's Dream

The Living Jarboe

The Living Jarboe

Mosca the Magnificent

Mosca the Magnificent

Purgatory

Purgatory

My Sister Rachel Waiting

My Sister Rachel Waiting

The Parisian Waiting for God

The Parisian Waiting for God

Rachel and Marc

Rachel and Marc

Reconciled

Reconciled

The Red Dress

The Red Dress

The Secret

The Secret

Repose

Repose

Resistance

Resistance

A Secret Life

A Secret Life

The Siren

The Siren

Sister Vigilance

Sister Vigilance

The Servant

The Servant

Skin

Skin

Smoke

Smoke

Submission

Submission

The Succubus

The Succubus

The Visitor

The Visitor

The Stauffer Family

The Stauffer Family

Water

Water