Renata Reich Moise was born in Hancock, Maine in 1960, the only child of Eva Reich, M.D. and William Moise.  As a child, Renata painted in her father’s studio, absorbing his use of color and technique.

William Moise, who felt he had spent two years unlearning what he was taught during his Masters Program, did not encourage Renata to attend art school.  She painted with her father until his death in 1980. She has spent the years since his death happily painting, and now also delivers babies at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth.  She obtained a Masters Degree in Nurse Midwifery at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, continuing to paint throughout (including a painting as part of a project on theory):  painting is the one essential element for sanity and joy in her life.

 Renata lives across the rural road from the farm  she was born in, still using her late father’s studio for indoor contemplation and completion.  For most of her painting she ventures outside, in all weather, using a portable easel and pack basket.

   Her paintings hang in collections throughout the United States, as well as Australia, Italy, and Canada.  She lives in Hancock with her husband, Antonio, a musician and registered Maine kayak guide (visit www.hancockpointkayak.com ). Renata has one son, Chris Ross, age 23, who is a singer/ songwriter/ musician with the band Stiff Whisker and the Driftwood Kids.  Renata is currently beginning to sketch for a painting of the band playing.