Rachel's Studio Blog

Here is the progression of my latest watercolor "Giovanni's Leopard"  11x14". If you would like to 'watch me paint o...

Hi all, it's been so crazy with my art, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while!  I'm doing a special promotion for Cyber Mon...

  This is the second time I've painted this couple - I saw them near the beach in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands where my brother got ...

Heee Heeeeeeeeee Doesn't this guy make you laugh?  I used to have a cross-eyed Siamese so I have a soft spot for them.  And lately, with...

Here are the paintings I'm working on right now... For a special project I'll let you know more about as it unfolds... I...

I just finished this "Great Tit" bird watercolor painting.  I am back working in the schools as a social worker - my summer is off...

It's official: my summer has started!  I work as a school social worker, so I have the summers off.  While I LOVE my "real" jo...

As many of you may know, I recently went on a trip to Japan.  If you didn't know, you should follow me on Facebook or on my two Twitter ...

I just finished this piece - and already sold it too - I had started it over a year ago and it got lost in my other projects, and then some...

Part of the fun of painting is the opportunity to get a glimpse into other people's lives, and have a share in it, even if for a shor...

This is a new painting I did of a picture I fell in love with on Facebook. I love the delicate look in this kitty's eyes. This is a...

March 23-24 I'll be participating in Open Studios, an event hosted by 701 Center for Contemporary Art   in Columbia SC.  The event is f...

Here's a commission I just finished.  I love how the eyes came out!  If you'd like to purchase a print, click here .

I LOVE the Friesian horse breed. I recently went to an event in Charlotte, NC called a keuring. Judges come all the way from Europe to jud...

This is the second painting I did from the Friesian Keuring that was held in Charlotte, North Carolina this year. Be sure to view my post a...

Once in a while I have to give in to the luxury of painting my own cat. Here is the latest of the one, the only, Sadie! Isn't she cute...

I think I'd get a lot more painting done if it weren't for my cat ; )  The real fun starts at :30  

This is a watercolor I did of my friend Karin's cat. I met Karin online when I contacted her to paint her beautiful Siamese kitties. S...

This is a watercolor painting I did of my friend Lauren, who's also a talented artist. Alex Powers is one of my favorite watercolor a...

This is a new watercolor painting of a tabby cat. He's another new friend I met on Instagram. There are so many gorgeous cats on Insta...