Finished a Commission

One down, tons to go!

New Winner!

Congratulations Island Cowgirl, you won this week's random drawing! Please email me and let me know your address! If you want to be eligible for a goody from me, click on 'follow this blog' in the top right area and I'll add you to the drawing next Tuesday!

Vote Twice - Two Polls to Vote In!

There were SO many wonderful photos that I couldn't resist doing two polls - I'm a glutton for punishment. I guess I just have to accept that I'll always feel like I'm TRYING to catch up. This will be the non-cat poll:

Pick www.rachelsstudio.com's next painting!

• Pugalicious
  
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• Sunflower
  
• Horse Musings
  
• Sunset Palm
  
• Horse Close Up
  
• Couch Dog
  
• Black Puppy
  
• Donkey
  
• Country Kids
  

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And this will be the cat poll...

What should Rachel's next cat painting be?

• Basket Case
  
• Two Siamese Buddies
  
• Gail's Siamese
  
• A White Tummy
  
• These Flowers Make me Loopy!
  
• Gizmo the Ragdoll
  

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If you want to enter then next photo contest, upload your photos to my Yahoo group or my Facebook group.

Two winners on Rachel's Studio!

Congratulations to the owner of "Josie and Kalie". You won a free print of a painting I will do of this image, and first dibs at the original!


If you want to enter then next photo contest, upload your photos to my Yahoo group or my Facebook group.

Also, Sandrine, you won the random drawing. Please email me and let me know what you like!

If you want to be eligible for a goody from me, click on 'follow this blog' in the top right area and I'll add you to the drawing next Tuesday!

Buy a book, support a breast : )

I am participating in a wonderful charity that will be raising money for breast cancer. An art book of work from different animal artists will be sold (including me), and the proceeds donated to a breast cancer charity. Click on the logo to read more!

Jelaine Faunce - you won!

Jelaine! I LOVE your paintings and I'm please to announce that you are the winner this week! Please send me you mailing address and what preference you have for subject matter for your goody.

For those of you who would like to participate in my weekly random drawing, please click "follow this blog" on the top right of the page, and next Tuesday you'll get your chance!

"Cynthia's Kitty" - New Painting

This was one of the winners in one of my previous photo competitions. You all did a great job picking this one - I love the light in this scene, and you can't get much more content than this cat.

Click the picture to view it in my gallery

Erica Lea, you won!

I've been crazy busy doing commissions and wedding stuff. I just bought my plane tickets for my honeymoon tonight - I'm so excited. China or Bust!!! We're flying into Beijing and out of Hong Kong.

I want to stay in a place like this...


There are tons of little traditional homes (theses old neighborhoods are called Hutongs) throughout the old parts of Beijing that have been converted to little B&Bs. They are disappearing - in its race to compete with the 'modern' world, these hutongs are being destroyed and replaced by slick high rises.

Here's another place I want to see in China...

The Li River

I've been listening to my "How to Speak Mandarin" mp3s on my Garmin GPS (how do people live without these gadgets by the way??) So now I can say ni hao with the best of them! (Hello = nee how)

And now for the best part - the Tuesday night winner!!! It's number 42, Erica Lea. Be sure to send me your name, address, and what kind of art of mine you like! If you didn't win this week, but would like a chance to, be sure to click "follow this blog' at the top right!