Eric Rakov

Eric attended Rochester Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and an AA in Illustration. After graduation he got swept into the Internet frenzy of the late 90’s and joined a tech startup designing websites, which eventually led to a successful career in IT. After an extended art hiatus, Eric met his wife Nikki in 2014 and the creative side of him was re-awakened. ​Eric enjoys many forms of 2D media including drawing, acrylic paint, oil paint and is best known for his collages made from recycled magazines. Eric has been an active member of the St. Augustine Art Association where he currently serves on the Board as VP.  When not creating artwork, Eric enjoys early AM group fitness classes, playing guitar, travel and spending time with his family.

Nikki Rakov

Trained as an artist through her Fine Arts undergraduate work, Nikki earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Nikki works in acrylic, oils, watercolor or drawing media, which she layers to express her visions of a mysterious world. Her work is driven by site-specific research in the ancestral landscapes of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Her paintings reveal figures and animals interpreted from dreams, visions, and reference photographs woven together in ethereal and haunting landscapes. Inspired by research of folk magic, the supernatural and family history, her paintings invite the viewer to join her on a journey to transcend the ordinary. Nikki offers workshops at RSG and spends her free time planning her next adventures to Europe.

Penelope Rakov Lee

Penelope Rakov Lee is an upstate New York-based artist who works primarily with colored glass. She has degrees from Alfred University and the Tyler School of Art, where she developed her love of glass layering, originally based on the Murano tradition know as murrine.  She is known for her innovative techniques that create intricate patterns as well as for the jewelry and sculptures she makes with them.