Zebra Painting and more wildlife!

I miss painting for a whole days, but I must admit I love my day job too (school social worker). I've gone back to work full time, as you can tell by my scanty blog posts. Here's the latest...

"Zebra x 2"
15" x 20"
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Thank you to Giovanni at www.flickr.com/photos/giovannimari/ for letting me use his gorgeous picture!!

"Flamingo Mini"
2" x 2.5"
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Thank you so much to Matt for his photo.
Visit him at www.flickr.com/photos/matthewmannphotography/

New Original Black Cat Painting

Sadie is SUCH a diva and she demands that I paint her often.

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This is a detail view
"Sadie with Red Curtains"
10" x 8"

My apologies...

Woops! I credited the wrong person for my last foxhunt painting. Thank you so much to Clive Bowsher at www.flickr.com/photos/clodhopperfotos for letting me use his photo!

"A Woman's Thoughts" Original Watercolor on Yupo

I always feel guilty if I take a day off from painting, and I've taken THREE days off!! So, I've been doing a lot of painting today, and this is one of the ones I finished. It started out as an experiment; then I really liked where it was going, so this is one of my few experiments that I decided to finish. It's done on Yupo paper, which is a synthetic, slick paper. It forces me to stay loose because the paint does pretty much what it wants to, unless you REALLY work at it. I like this splashy, carefree look, and I hope to do more along these lines!

"A Woman's Thoughts"
9.5" x 8.5"
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This is a detail view

PS - My days off entailed going up to the mountains to relax at Grove Park Spa, catch a horse show in Blowing Rock, and explore. My perfect vacation includes good friends...

Gorgeous places...(note waterfalls falling from above)

Funny dogs...

And no Rachel vacation is complete without some beautiful horses...

Original Yellow Labrador Retriever ACEO Art Painting

3" x 2"
"Yellow Labrador Retriever"

I just love to paint things that make me smile, and how can you not be happy looking at this guy?? This lab was entered in my photo contest, but he was begging to be painted, and I couldn't resist!

Wilmington, NC art - a new original

Since I'm doing a September show in Wilmington, I thought I'd do a few small studies. Here's the first...

"Wilmington Study"

3.75" x 10"

Thank you to Hunter Tate for the picture!

It's the end of the summer for me, so I'll probably slow down a bit - I've got several commissions I'm working on and probably won't have a ton of time to do much else. (But I'll try!!!) I've got TONS of ideas for paintings so I'm itching to get several done, so do stay tuned! Thank you everyone who donated for my at-risk children's fund. Watch for the drawing tomorrow night for who will win free paintings for their donations!

Finished the winning photo!

Congratulations Simone - your dogs make for an adorable painting : )

A new black cat painting - original art!

"Black Cat, Red Flowers"

5" x 3"

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Giraffe Art - A New Original Watercolor Painting!

This is a painting of a giraffe that lives at the amazing Giraffe Manor in Nairobi. Thank you so much to Eric Isaac at www.flickr.com for his gorgeous picture. I hope some day I can visit Giraffe Manor and live among these gorgeous animals for a day!

"Curious Giraffe"
3" x 5"
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New Foxhunting Art - an original watercolor

I just finished this one tonight. Although it's small, I spent HOURS on the little hounds - I got such a kick out of all of them! Thank you so much to David Baker at http://www.flickr.com/photos/clodhopperfotos for allowing me to use his gorgeous photo!

"Heading Out"
3.5" x 5.5"
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Charleston Battery Art - a new Watercolor Painting

I had the good fortune of finding a gorgeous picture of the battery in Charleston, SC by Bill Read (at www.flickr.com/photos/billread) and the even better fortune of his allowing me to use it. Thanks so much Bill!

This is a study. Once I get it the way I want it, I'll do a big painting. Love the splashes in this one! I think I'll work on the pallete of the battery though : ) Hey, since I like contests and giving away free stuff, send me ideas for titles of the final painting. If I use your title, I'll send you a free print! You can leave a comment here, on Facebook, email me, or air drop it at my house (last option expensive, not recommended)

"1st Study of Charleston and Dolphins"
5.5" x 10.5"

If you'd like to purchase this original, or buy a print, just click on one of the pictures.

Thank you for the shout outs!!!

I appreciate the following for giving me shout outs this week on their blogs or on Etsy...

mulberrylanefolkart.blogspot.com www.etsy.com/shop/mulberrylanefolkart

craftsbyellen.blogspot.com www.etsy.com/shop/craftsbyellen

www.etsy.com/shop/glendajo

www.etsy.com/shop/ArtdeJoie

www.etsy.com/shop/BayColonyDesigns (Cat lovers will love her kitty felt sculptures!)

www.etsy.com/shop/SherylHumphrey

More Miniature Watercolor Paintings...

I painted more minis yesterday - these are so darling on a mantle, stairs, desks - I love them! They would be really cute in doll houses too. Even Sadie is impressed : )

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Thank you to Chris Zachary for his gorgeous photo - click here to see his work!

Congratulations Mandy!!!

And the winner of the poll is...

New Mini Paintings

I've been doing mini paintings and have become SO addicted to them. Then I found these cute easels that are about 3 inches high that are just perfect. These little watercolors are done on extra heavy watercolor paper so they stand up by themselves. Even Sadie is impressed!




This is another non-winning entry but completely irresistible!

This painting is of Eva's kitty. She was in one of the contests and didn't win, but I still couldn't resist painting her gorgeous cat. I'll post these on www.rachelsstudio soon, but if you're interested in one, just drop me a note!

New Poll - Vote!

I hate that I haven't gotten any painting done lately - I've been moving! But I'll be darned if I skip too many polls, and there are SO many darling pictures to choose from. Voting will be open for 24 hours and then I will end the poll. The winner gets their picture painted and a free print of the original. To enter the next contest, enter pictures on my Facebook group, Flickr group, or Yahoo group!

What should rachelsstudio.com's next painting be?

• Hungry Kitty
  
• Great Blue Heron
  
• Sheltie
  
• Kitten in Basket
  
• Flamingo
  
• Kitty in Window
  
• Airdale
  
• White dog
  
• Grey Kitty
  
• Sideways Siamese
  
• Poofy Pom
  
• Black Kitty
  
• Happy Chihuahua
  
• Bulldog Love
  
• 3 Kitties
  

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Congratulations to Maggie the Pomeranian!!

Congratulations Maggie - your darling photo won. You will receive a free print of your painting. To participate in the next contest, go to Facebook or Yahoo and upload your pictures! Please note that it is allowed to use social networking to get votes and you can vote once a day. The next contest I may just keep the poll open for 24 hours as the ability to vote more than once gets a bit out of hand.

New Poll - Vote!

I know there are a lot of pictures to choose from, but it was SO hard to choose what to put in and what not to. I'm really sorry if your photo didn't get in; it's not because I didn't adore it!! There are just so many great pictures this time around.
Have fun voting : )

What should rachelsstudio.com's June painting be?

• Sunlit Dog
  
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• Up a tree
  
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• Spaniel in the grass
  
• Bunny
  
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• Orange Tabby
  
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• Napping Dog
  
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• White dog in grass
  
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• Blue Eyed Kitty
  
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• Shepherd
  
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• Pomeranian on Chair
  
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• Black Sleepy Dog
  
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• Cat with Sweater
  
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• Three Kitties
  
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• Sleepy Sea Otters
  
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• swans
  
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• One fast puppy
  
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• Proud White Dog
  
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• Afghan Hound
  

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If you'd like to enter the next photo contest, enter on Facebook, Flickr, or my Yahoo group