Another Penny Painting

These might not make me rich, but these little paintings are SO satisfying! Click to see it on eBay : )

Penny Painting

Another little goody - a penny painting with free shipping! Click on it to see it on eBay.

For Siamese Cat Lovers...

Here's my special treat of the week for my siamese cat lovers - Click on the picture to see it on eBay!

Catitudes - New Friendship Cards

Friends are so precious to me, and I love this quote by Emily Dickinson - "Friends are my estate". It is featured on my newest card, along with my painting "Snuggle" Click on the picture to buy it from my store.

This card features my painting "Slumber" and Emmerson's quote "A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of Nature." Click on the image to buy it in my store.

This card features my watercolor painting "Siamese Play" and Emmerson's quote "It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can be stupid with them." Click on the picture to buy it in my store.

This card features my painting "Happy Pair" and the quote "What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies" by Aristotle. Click on the picture to buy cards in my store.

This card features my painting "Tuckered Two" and the quote by Abraham Lincoln "What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies." Click on the picture to purchase it.

Cute Video - Basset and Baby

New Commissions...

I've been crazy busy with Christmas commissions - here are most of them...
If you click on the picture you'll see a larger image.

For Orange Tabby Cat Lovers...

Here's my special treat of the week for my tabby cat lovers! Click on the picture to see it on eBay!

Thoughts about art

One of the scariest things about creating art I think is the fact that you're sharing a little bit of yourself with your viewer. An artwork, I believe, reveals a part of the artist's soul. I think it's so important for the artist to be honest, and paint what their heart calls them to paint. That is the artist's sacrifice, to open the soul to others, even if it's scary. This, for me at least, is ultimately done to provide comfort, connection and peace to the patron of the artwork.

So much can be accomplished through art. The viewer may gain a sense of comfort when they realize they are not the only one to experience what that artist has portrayed. Perhaps the art will stimulate a thought or an inspiration, which will drive the viewer to a deeper exploration and questioning of currently held habits of thinking and existing. It may or may not bring about change, but at least bring the viewer out of their comfortable line of thinking, to "try on" a new vision, without having to "buy it" if you will.


I think one of the most beautiful things art can express is the Devine in the every day. It is often easy to see the divine in great things, but it's so important to slow down and find the Devine in simple moments. After all, a savior was born in a manger; monks find bliss meditating on their breathing. I truly believe that some of our most sacred moments occur in the quiet solitude of humble moments such as these: listening to a cat purr, a cricket chirp, our very inhalations and exhalations. I hope my art expresses some of these sentiments to the viewer.

Catitudes!

I'm going to start a new line of greeting cards...Catitudes! They will feature my art and pithy sayings of well known people. Click on the picture to see the cards in my store...
"It was such a lovely day I though it was a pity to get up." William Somerset Maugham 1874-1965

We have a clear winner - Cathy R and her very relaxed kitty got 30+ votes! I'll be painting this kitty and also the winner of the random drawing is christenx1. Congratulations winners! I have to take a breather and get caught up with all my painting projects, but we'll have another poll the first week of January! (Or sooner if I get done with all my commissions : )

Fun for Kitty

I just had to share ; )

Poll results are in, we have winners!

The results are in...and it's a TIE! I guess that means I'll paint two paintings.

The owners of both these GORGEOUS pictures will get first dibs at buying the painting AND a free print from http://stores.ebay.com/rachels-studio

Pant Pant. I still haven't finished the dog from the last one. But I will! (I'm a determined little artist)

I think this will be the last poll until January 6th, so be uploading those photos to either the yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rachelsstudio or the facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=41565211540

The next poll you need to be uploading for is any cat other than a siamese. As my groups are getting HUGE, not everyone that uploads a picture will get into the vote. Just the ten best, so practice those photography skills!!

And now for the fun part...

The WINNER of the random drawing is Yahoo Group Member Vanassa

(Both facebook and yahoo members were included in the drawing if they have been active in the last month in my groups)

Let's Vote!

By clicking the dot ABOVE the picture you like, you will vote for it! Click ON the pic to see a larger version.

Which should be the next www.rachelsstudio.blogspot.com painting?

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Good luck everyone!!!

New Painting "Hercules, Nessus, and the Newspaper"

Click to view on eBay!

Treat for my black cat lovers

Click to see it on eBay!

New Painting "Matriarch"

Here's the latest! Click to view on eBay!

Join my Groups!

Win free stuff by joining my groups:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=41565211540

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rachelsstudio

New Poll

OK - so you can't have it all. I like this poll because you can see the picture and cast your vote, and you don't have to jump around websites. The only thing I don't like about it is that I can't see who voted, so I can't do a random drawing of voters! But hey, at least it still involves all my members by using your pictures!! If anyone has a better idea of how to do this DO tell! Of course, if your photo wins, I will paint it and give you a free print, plus you'll have first dibs at buying the painting!

Which picture should be Rachel's next painting?

• Butterfly Kiss
  
• Lovebird
  
• Horse
  
• Horse Love
  
• Palms at Sunset
  
• Swans
  
• Flower
  
• Mallard
  
• Wood ducks
  

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Tinkering with polls...

Hello all - I'm tinkering with my poll process because I want to streamline it. I've been doing my polls through yahoo, but that's a pain because it's cumbersome to people to sign up there, look at photos on blogger, then go to yahoo to vote. I could do polls here on blogger but they don't allow me to collect the names of the voters, so there is no way to do a random drawing. I'm thinking that I may move my polls to facebook. There, I can create a poll with just the pictures, so you don't have to go back and forth from yahoo to blogger. I've started a group there and I think that may be an easier place to house my group. Join me on my facebook group at ...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=41565211540

Take a test poll at
http://apps.facebook.com/easyvote/sharedPolls.php?poll_id=11526

Be sure to watch for my next poll, which I plan to launch Tuesday! I'm going to send invitations to all the people that have participated in the poll to join facebook so watch for that!

Poll winners!

Winner of the poll - mdmsiamese!! Mdmdsiamese gets first dibs on the original painting and a free print. Tonyamouse has won the random drawing for a free print of her choosing. Below is the winning image. Click on it to see the print!

For a chance to win a free print, participate in the current poll running below. Once you vote, your name will be automatically entered into the drawing! Just click on the link to vote. You will need to join my yahoo group to participate. I NEVER sell your info to advertisers! Once you are a member of my group, you'll also get updates whenever I finish a new painting and have offers exclusively for my group members.