Monday, April 09, 2007

Busy Spring Break!!



Hi everyone! It's been a busy Spring break for me - I'm about to become a homeowner for the first time. It's perfect for painting - I'll have a studio that overlooks a serene pond - hopefully that will provide some good inspiration! It's not set in stone yet, as the closing is May 18th. Wish me luck! Here's a picture...




 


Here's the latest on my work
in progress...
I added a couple washes. First I wet the whole coin, then drop in some cobalt, and then some black for the silver coins. With watercolor, the water does the work and creates interesting textures and patterns as it dries.





 






These paintings are available
at www.rachelsstudio.com/sale.htm



Here's my mom's latest...



Click Here to visit EBay for this painting!


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Sunday, March 25, 2007

New Painting in Progress



These Originals are available at www.rachelsstudio.com/sale.htm




Original available here.
Scroll to the bottom for the newest paintings once you get there.


 


Here's a new work in progress!




I thought it would be fun to do a still life, so here goes! I chose these coins because of the challenge of all the little details, plus, I think they make an interesting design




There will be lots of detail when I'm done. These coins are about 50% done.




The green stuff is masking. It is a glue-like substance you put on, paint over, then peel off to leave white places.


 


Here is a new print my mom is offering...




Mom's Fish

Print



Be sure to check out www.rachelsstudio.com/sale.htm to check for discounts!


 


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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

New Paintings


These Originals are available at www.rachelsstudio.com/sale.htm




"Friesian Splash"

19" x 13"




"Cows in Arrangement"

10" x 8"




"Friesian Field Day"

13.5" x 11"




"Cog's Kitties"

8" x 10"




"Tuxedo Stretch"


7" x 15"




"Sadie on Porch"

8" x 10"




"Siamese in Mint Watercolor"

8" x 10"


Be sure to check out www.rachelsstudio.com/sale.htm to check for discounts!


 


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Thursday, March 15, 2007

New Small Paintings...

Here are this week's offerings...




"Friesian Royal"

Original
Available




"Face to Love"

Original
Available




Original
Available




Original
and Prints
Available


Be sure to check out www.rachelsstudio.com/sale.htm
to check for discounts!


Here are a new one by my
mother...




Original
Available


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Thursday, March 08, 2007

Here are this week's offerings...




"Friesian Royal"

Prints and Original Available




"Feline Knot"


Prints and Original Available


 


Here are some new ones by my mother...




Original Available





Original Available


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Sunday, February 25, 2007

New Paintings...


Here are this week's offerings...



Original
and Prints
Available




This one is BIG - 20"x19"

Original
and Prints
Available




Original
and Prints
Available




Original
and Prints
Available



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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Cold weather means lots of painting!


Hi Everyone! Are you all staying warm? It's even
been cold here in SC - At least it forces me to stay inside and get a bunch
of painting done! I hope you enjoy this week's offerings...




Prints
Available




Original
and Prints
Available




Original
and Prints
Available


Here is a painting my mom just finished...




Original
Available



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Saturday, February 10, 2007

New Paintings...


I've been doing tons of commissions, and I've just recently gotten a chance to paint for EBay again. Below are new paintings, several of which will be available as prints!




Original
and Prints
Available





Prints
Available





Prints
Available


 


The following are commissions I recently finished...








 



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Monday, January 15, 2007

Washington DC!!


Just back from DC! I've been itching to go to Washington DC to visit the Smithsonian museums, so when I found a cheap flight I jumped on it! Here are some highlights of my trip...




Me in Chinatown ~This is not at all like the Chinatown in San Francisco, where freshly killed chickens dangle by their feet with their heads chopped off. Here, you'll see Benetton and Ann Tayler Loft, except with Chinese writing on the signs!




You can go up in the Washington Monument and enjoy 360 degree views of the
city.





That's the Lincoln Memorial and the new WWII memorial in the foreground.




The US Botanic Gardens; a green oasis in the heart of the city!





The American Indian Museum



The Smithsonian Visitor Center - really well maintained garden



The Renwick Gallery - it focuses on arts and crafts




The Renwick Gallery is palatial inside!




The Capital



I fell in love with the work of Henry Shrady - a mostly self taught artist who completed this in the early 1900s. If you look closely, the middle horse's tongue is hanging out. I love the attention to detail.




The guy falling off the horse is the face of the artist.




Another tongue!



A gorgeous view from the Washington Monument




I'm sorry this is so fuzzy, the light wasn't very bright. The flowers around that fountain were amazing and made the whole rotunda fragrant. This is in the National Gallery of Art, home to an overwhelming collection of famous paintings.




Just a few artists in this gallery include Degas, Renoir, Picasso, Matisse,
Da Vinci, Rembrandt, O'Keefe, Cassatt, Monet, and many many others








Usually in pictures of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial, you only see one wall. But the memorial is actually shaped in a wide V, so this is only half of it. God bless our vets.


 



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