Rachael Catharine Anderson’s main artistic influence is her unique upbringing on a small apple orchard and flower farm in Ohio, where she trained her ability to discern the subtleties of organic form, change, and interconnectedness. Anderson was always drawn to creative pursuits, even as a child. As she got older, she began experimenting with a variety of materials, like metalwork, sculpture, photography, moving images, and painting. She studied painting and drawing at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She then received her MFA at Yale University, where she concentrated on traditional oil painting from observation.