Abstract and Landscape
Illustrating a blog for the better part of six years helps you accumulate a surprisingly sizable pile of sketches and paintings, even if you’ve been selling them here and there. I’m not the brightest bulb in the box, so took a few times rearranging my tiny studio before that I have an Etsy store where… Continue reading Something New
Ironically, the first pile of firewood in the driveway is still a sign spring is still springing. The day-lilies still so brilliantly blooming announce and celebrate summer, but for me, the Black-eyed Susans are the first color of fall. They open just after the middle of summer and the orangey yellow is a reminder to… Continue reading Fall Colors
Dune Blossoms, 9x12, Watercolor In any other garden, these would be weeds. On the dunes along Lake Michigan, they're delicate blossoms that, in concert with the dune grasses that cover the sandy bluff, prevent erosion with an effectiveness human might and engineering has yet to match. Prints can be purchased on Etsy here.
Prints can be purchased on Etsy here. This is a bouquet of blueberries I painted for my mom who is in the hospital right now. She should've gone to the blueberry Festival in South Haven Michigan last weekend, but instead she went to the ER. She's on the mend now, but I think the scariest… Continue reading Bouquet of Blueberries
Watercolor on paperapproximately 9″ x 12″ Prints can be purchased on Etsy here.
My landscape this summer is my studio/office window. It's a wonderful but small view and has me painting small things. When January gives us a foot of snow, these small things may seem a lot bigger. Prints can be purchased on Etsy here.
Work's been keeping me inside for most of the daylight hours this summer samosa the landscapes I'm drawing are of the aquarium or in my head. This one was inspired by a collection of flowers and critters I did a couple years ago for a show.
A week ago it was in the 30s, and this morning I walked out to the driveway to find that The first wave of dandelions had already bloomed and float away. This is a member of the second wave getting ready to open. I know they're weeds, and I probably won't be so philosophical when… Continue reading More than Weeds
If was rainy and cooler for most of April, and the May flowers arriving right on cue. A couple weeks ago, I bought a basket of pansies. I am the world's worst waterer --so bad that the Society for the Prevention of Picking on Pansies has sent several threatening letters warning me not to buy… Continue reading May Flowers
You can buy prints and cards of this watercolor here.
I know April showers bring May flowers, but i'm starting to worry that pink flowers in February may bring subzero temps. You can find prints and cards of this watercolor here.
Statice Report 9x12 Watercolor - Sold Prints can be purchased on Etsy here.
Rachel Barlow Art 