Member #53 won this week - ShelleyC! Congratulations!! Please contact me and let me know your address and I also need to know what you like (cats, dogs, horses, landscapes, flowers etc).
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!
I'm completely inundated with commissions right now so I'm not going to end the voting for the photo contest yet, but if you haven't, be sure to do so! If you want to enter then next photo contest, upload your photos to my Yahoo group or my Facebook group.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
New Painting of Columbia, SC
I've been wanting to do a painting of my home town, and here it is! A special thank you for the wonderful photo to Ga Girl on Flickr for the gorgeous picture.
Click the image to view the Original
Click the image to view the Original
Tuesday winner of random drawing...Honor!
Every Tuesday night I randomly draw someone who follows my blog. Tonight that was #8, Honor. Congratulations Honor! I need you to email me and give me your mailing addy and also please include in the email what subjects of mine that I paint you enjoy. If you would like to enter the drawing, click "Follow this Blog" on the right. There will be another winner next Tuesday!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Winners!!
Every Tuesday night I randomly draw someone who follows my blog. Tonight that was #35, Cherie. Congratulations Cherie! I need you to email me and give me your mailing addy! If you would like to enter the drawing, click "Follow this Blog" on the right. There will be another winner next Tuesday!
The winner of the painting contest is "Equine Eye". Congratulations Devon!!
The new poll starts tonight. To participate in the next poll add your photos to either my Yahoo group or my Facebook group.
The winner of the painting contest is "Equine Eye". Congratulations Devon!!The new poll starts tonight. To participate in the next poll add your photos to either my Yahoo group or my Facebook group.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Finished another Maine Coon
Here's another one I finished today.
If you'd like a print, click on the picture!
If you'd like a print, click on the picture!
Finished two paintings...
These are two painting that I did from my monthly photo contest. They weren't the official winners but I couldn't resist painting them! As for the real winner, the two Maine Coon cats, I'm still working on it! I have been videoing the progress and you can see some of the videos on YouTube.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
New Winner!!
OK - come heck or high water we WILL have a poll next week - I'm as caught up as I'll ever be! The winner of this week's random drawing is JennB. I need you to contact me with your info so I can mail you your free goody.
If anyone wants to be eligible for this random drawing I do each Tuesday, just click on 'follow this blog' to the right of your screen.
Next week's poll will be a collection of several pictures I think would make good paintings, and I'll let my members make the final choice by voting. The winner will get a print of the painting, and first dibs at buying the original. So upload your best photos here or here if you want to participate in the poll!
The winner for the current poll will also be announced next Tuesday. If you haven't voted yet, go here and vote!
If anyone wants to be eligible for this random drawing I do each Tuesday, just click on 'follow this blog' to the right of your screen.
Next week's poll will be a collection of several pictures I think would make good paintings, and I'll let my members make the final choice by voting. The winner will get a print of the painting, and first dibs at buying the original. So upload your best photos here or here if you want to participate in the poll!
The winner for the current poll will also be announced next Tuesday. If you haven't voted yet, go here and vote!
Works in Progress and Info on Next Poll
I am working hard to get my contest winners done so we can have another poll! Of course, these are a few participants in past polls that I just couldn't resist painting. How could I? They are gorgeous!
This is a commission I'm working on.
Another poll participant I couldn't resist - I just loved the light in this, and the cat's content expression. Such a perfect Zen moment! I think next week I'll be ready for another poll, so be uploading your pictures here or here! I think I'll just be picking pictures that I want to paint, so upload your best shots!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Getting Caught Up...
Slowly but surely, I'm getting caught up on the winners of the painting contest! Here's the latest...
"Lila's Zinnia"
8" x 10"
I did this painting on Yupo Paper because I wanted to force myself to be a little bit looser.
Yupo is a synthetic paper that feels a bit like plastic, or glossy paper. Paint slide all over it!
I'm going to make cards with this painting - Click on the picture if you'd like a set! I have a set of 10 in my store, but if you want 5 or a mix of different cards I can do that too.
I want you to know that when I add links to dickblick, I get a small commission. I want to make it easy for my artist readers to find exactly what I use, so I would do this even if I didn't get a commission. If this offends you, just don't use my links! However, I hope that for those of you who want to try out some of the products I like, it makes it easier to access exactly what I use! I never post links to things I don't use myself. (Unless I just slobber over them and would use them if I just had the money to do so ; ) If you want to learn how to do this on your blog, I would be more than happy to share with you how to do it.
"Lila's Zinnia"8" x 10"
I did this painting on Yupo Paper because I wanted to force myself to be a little bit looser.
Yupo is a synthetic paper that feels a bit like plastic, or glossy paper. Paint slide all over it!
I'm going to make cards with this painting - Click on the picture if you'd like a set! I have a set of 10 in my store, but if you want 5 or a mix of different cards I can do that too.
I want you to know that when I add links to dickblick, I get a small commission. I want to make it easy for my artist readers to find exactly what I use, so I would do this even if I didn't get a commission. If this offends you, just don't use my links! However, I hope that for those of you who want to try out some of the products I like, it makes it easier to access exactly what I use! I never post links to things I don't use myself. (Unless I just slobber over them and would use them if I just had the money to do so ; ) If you want to learn how to do this on your blog, I would be more than happy to share with you how to do it.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Confession
In response to the feedback I've gotten on my Victorian House (second attempt), let me tell you something. This was my SECOND try! I almost didn't do it because I felt like I needed to move on! But I really wanted to produce something nice for the dsfdf blog. So I pulled out my trusty Charles Reid’
book for some inspiration and got to work. AGAIN. Can I get a what what from all the people who hate doing a painting over?
Here is what helped me, a painting by Charles Reid in his book "Charles Reid'’s Watercolor Secrets" This book has MANY wonderful paintings that can be used for inspiration when you want it to be fast, wet, and loose. Your painting, of course!
book for some inspiration and got to work. AGAIN. Can I get a what what from all the people who hate doing a painting over?
Here is what helped me, a painting by Charles Reid in his book "Charles Reid'’s Watercolor Secrets" This book has MANY wonderful paintings that can be used for inspiration when you want it to be fast, wet, and loose. Your painting, of course!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Winner of my Random Drawing!
Every Tuesday night I randomly draw someone who follows my blog. Tonight that was #15, Kat. Congratulations Kat! If you would like to enter the drawing, click "Follow this Blog" on the right. There will be another winner next Tuesday!
New Painting - San Francisco Victorian
I've finished another fun little painting - did a lot of spattering and bright colors for this one. I'm getting braver! Click on the image to see a larger picture. Inquiries welcome for the original piece.
"San Francisco Victorian"
10" x 8"
"San Francisco Victorian"10" x 8"
Monday, January 26, 2009
Siamese Sculptures
My siamese lovers will like these little sculptures. Click on the picture to go to Etsy and see other darling treasures : )
Finished "Saluda River Rocks"
"Saluda River Rocks"16" x 20"
I'm pushing myself to try new things, so I scratched, splashed, sponged and sprayed to create the textures in this painting. Below are some details.
This is a scene near the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia. My fiance was very patient while I took pictures for an hour. I loved working with the abstract shapes of the rocks, trees and river.
Fun Painting Trip Idea, Anyone Interested?
This is a picture from National Geographic's Stay ListI just got back from a trip to Charleston and stayed at Middleton Place. I think it would be SO fun to do a watercolor workshop there. Would anyone be interested? It probably would be about $500. That would include two nights at Middleton Place, breakfast, tours of the Middleton grounds, and painting with me as much or as little as you wanted! We would get there on a Friday night, paint Saturday morning, then people could either tour the grounds from noon till 5, or paint more with me, then Sunday we could paint in the morning and then go our separate ways. It would be such a blast! I'm going to put out feelers to see if anyone would be interested in doing this the weekend of April 3,4 and 5.
To check out Middleton Place, go here...
http://www.middletonplace.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
New - I've added some clothing to my website
I can put any image you would like on these items, from sweatshirts to shoes to tote bags! See www.rachelsstudio.com to view the collection.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
The Inn at Middleton Place
For my birthday, my fiance treated me to a weekend at The Inn at Middleton Place in Charleston, SC. This pic isn't that great, but I wanted to show how wonderful the windows are - we looked out over the serene Ashley River.
Tao and me
The view right in front of the Inn.
A friendly resident. The Middleton Inn is on the grounds of the Middleton Estate, which has been turned into a museum. You can tour the stable yards, house, gardens (my favorite, even in winter!). They have artisans giving demonstrations of weaving, woodworking, tanning, and lots more.
Who let the sheep out?
There are trails from the Inn over to the Museum grounds. Before Tao got up, I found a bike and enjoyed a quiet ride all over the gardens. Later we found out the hard way bikes aren't allowed in the gardens. Come to think of it, I think we were supposed to rent the bikes, and I just grabbed a loose one. Woops : )
Friday, January 23, 2009
Woohoo it's my birthday!
Here's where I'm going for my birthday. You can click the photo to see more! It will be so nice to relax!
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