Ðýé÷åë Êëèôèëä ðîäèëàñü â Àíãëèè 27 èþëÿ 1946 ãîäà. Ðýé÷åë – ñàìîó÷êà-âóíäåðêèíä.  þíîñòè, ñî÷èíÿÿ ñòèõè, îáÿçàòåëüíî èëëþñòðèðîâàëà èõ êðàñèâûìè êàðòèíàìè. Ïîñëå îêîí÷àíèÿ øêîëû îíà ïîëó÷àëà îáðàçîâàíèå â «Newcastle College of Art».
 1976 ãîäó Ðýé÷åë ïåðååõàëà â ÑØÀ, è ñîçäàë ñâîþ ÷àñòíóþ ãàëåðåþ íà áåðåãó îêåàíà â Ìàéàìè-Áè÷. Ðýé÷åë Êëèôèëä àêòèâíûé ó÷àñòíèê îðãàíèçàöèé çàùèòû ïðàâ æèâîòíûõ è ýêîëîãèè, òàêèõ êàê «Greenpeace», «Nature Conservancy», «Rainforest Alliance
Ðýé÷åë ãîâîðèò, ÷òî âäîõíîâåíèåì äëÿ íå¸ ñëóæàò ëåãåíäàðíûå ìàñòåðà Âîçðîæäåíèÿ. À èñêóññòâîâåä Sylvia Penn âîñõèùàþò êîëîðèò è îáðàçû: «Ðàáîòû Ðýé÷åë ïîçâîëÿþò ñîâåðøàòü íåçàáûâàåìûå ïóòåøåñòâèÿ â ìåñòà, íåòðîíóòûå öèâèëèçàöèåé. Âîò îáåùàíèå ðàÿ, â êîòîðîì øèðîêî îòêðûòûå ïðîñòðàíñòâà ðàçâîðà÷èâàþòñÿ â ïîòðÿñàþùèå ïàíîðàìû ñïîêîéíîé êðàñîòû. Ðàçíîîáðàçèå äåòàëåé, óçîðû, ñëîæíûå ðèòìû, äîáàâëÿþò âíóòðåííèõ ïåðåæèâàíèé, êîòîðûå íå ñêîðî çàáûâàþòñÿ…»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Waiting for Spring»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Altar of Thanksgiving #2»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Altar of Thanksgiving #1»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Altar of Thanksgiving #3»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Ladonna Madonna»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Walz of the Peppers»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Yellow and Red Gladioli»

Rachel Clearfield (born 1946) «Symphony in Red and Gold»