I used to play with pastels, no expectations of the outcome, just exploring colors and textures. When I ran out of paper, I started to use paper bags… the materials were not the most important thing, it was the action of exploring the art that was! Here are a few pieces from back in the day I recently found. I hope to do more soon, just to play!
The Fall wind is carving through the valley, leaving its mark. Leaves are changing, florescent oranges are bursting forth. I find myself in quiet pause as I watch the leaves gently fall to the ground. Everywhere I look, new colors are emerging…yellows and purples, bright reds and deep golds, black branches run criss-crossed underneath… This is our second year in the pacific Northwest, fall colors and the changing weather still captures my imagination.
Here are a few sketches I did for fun, trying to capture that elusive feeling of fall. I will be using these as the basis for a few new larger paintings, so stay tuned! 
Happy Fall Everyone!
8×8, Fiber Paste and Acrylic
8×8, Fiber Paste and Acrylic
And the last new pieces for the shop STASH are up! I really am having fun exploring these new mediums and playing with texture and color.
Here are some details from the pieces.
I had great fun these past few weeks preparing new work for STASH in downtown Corvallis. Below are images of some of my processes. I found this old cupcake pan was the perfect palette for me.
I hope to have the final photos of the pieces up soon, but in the meantime, visit STASH and you can see them in person!
What happens when my painters mind and graphic designer’s mind fuse? Dancing Trees! 
I had so much fun creating these! I am so inspired by and in love with all the beautiful colors in nature, why not push it further and combine it with my love of pantone and graphic design?
The result are these fun little pieces! Mix and match, or find your favorite!
Available at STASH!
Sleeves are here! Who else could get so excited about plastic sleeves? But I finally was able to package up my beautiful greeting cards and professional prints of my work!
Now available at the beautiful store STASH in downtown Corvallis. Stop in and pick out your favorites!
Archival Matted prints are just about ready too! I am packaging up selected professional quality full- color prints of a few of my favorite pieces! These bright, lovely prints are on textured paper (called “Bob Picasso paper” don’t you love it?) Ready for framing! Add that personal touch to your home or office!
Feel free to send me an email if you don’t see what you are looking for or have any questions. Thanks so much for your support!
My Mini Moo Cards are fun, fantastic and finally here! They are BEAUTIFUL! I love how unique the mini moo cards are. You can customize the back up to 100 images. It was hard to choose, but so much fun to design! I am thrilled to have tiny business cards. Anyone who knows me has probably heard me speak about moo cards for over two years. I am happy and proud to say, I finally made them!!
The Sakura Painting is complete! I wanted to share some of the details.
I used pinecones and twigs to create organic textures for the blossoms, and built up the tree using various papers and fiber paste. The glass beads are hand placed and indivudualy glued. I think all of this resulted in a highly textured dynamic piece! I am so pleased with the outcome, it felt like the tree was coming to life!
“Process or processing (verb) typically describes the action of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures or steps to convert it from one form to another” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki)
I think all paintings carry the history of its making if you look close enough! I wanted to share with you some of the history of this Sakura Tree piece – or the process of taking it from idea to finished painting. 
This was one of the first sketches, you can see the tracing paper flap was used to position the blossoms on top of the intricate branching patterns.
Here is one of the first painted sketches…. I had fun creating the texture with natural sponges, pine cones and what ever else I could try. Eventually I would use pinecones and branches on the final piece to help break up the monotonous texture of the blossoms I was getting with the brushes…
In looking back on the process of this painting, you can see and feel it when looking at the edges… looking back in its history. It really hits me when I am doing the final touches, and painting the sides of the canvases, sealing it closed, completing the piece.
… In the end, the clean crisp dark sides of the painting seemed to complete it- it was almost ready to hang!
A little inspiration! Sweet Peas from the local Farmers Market! Fresh flowers and plants always energize me. Now to position the glass beads!
Just about there! I really loved creating this piece, it was such a good challenge and so much fun! I hope the painting is enjoyed as much as I enjoyed creating it.
This blog is a work in progress… New photos and new art up soon!
Thanks for stopping by, come back soon!
Have an artful day!
-Rachel
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