Alice was raised in a household of artists. Both parents were graduates of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her mother, June Decker, was a painter and her father, Ferdinand Rebechini, a sculptor. The house had a large studio where her father and grandfather, who was also a sculptor, worked daily. Her mother painted in the same studio. From a young age Alice's daily recreation was drawing. During vacation trips to the American West, she was introduced to watercolor and gouache work guided by her mother. Alice went on to study watercolor, instructed by Peter Bodnar, while an architecture student at the University of Illinois, and gained a lifelong interest in this challenging medium. In recent years, Alice participated in studios with John Herron and Sarah Kaiser, and pursued expanded techniques, expressions, and subjects. Currently, she enjoys painting fully abstract works, as well as continuing with traditional landscapes. Throughout her studies and career Alice has enjoyed life drawing in various mediums, including charcoal and pastels.
"My art is about expression, energy, emotion, color, light, line, and composition. It has an expressive exuberance, intuitive, and bold with threads of inspiration found in nature, the earth, and the cosmos. I seek to engage the viewer in intriguing explorations at one level, while providing a joyful savoring of color, light and complex detail. I enjoy rich and vivid color with both explosive and nuanced images of the sky, water, and light. I also examine nature in detail, delving into the complexities of plants and the environment. I let my mind wander freely to the sensual and portray abstracted expressions of the mind’s eye. My medium is most often watercolor and pastels."
