How Hurricane Helene & a tulip field Inspired this artist’s colourscapes│ Rachel J Haungs

Rachel J Haungs nearly lost painting to the demands of corporate life, motherhood, and burnout. But after one landscape painting unexpectedly won recognition in a juried exhibition, everything changed. Inspired by Hurricane Helene, Appalachian mountains, and even a glowing tulip field in Harmony, Rachel now creates vivid “Colourscapes” that turn emotional moments into saturated, light-filled paintings. Her work isn’t about documenting places exactly as they are it’s about capturing how they felt