Snow Fall watercolor and ink by Rachael Shores YAY! Remember how I keep talking to you about storybook style paintings? Well, I finally got one of the most popular ones captured and I now have prints of it available to you and to everyone! This was a gift to my wonderful friend, Rebecca, years […]
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Max’s Mechinations – The Completed Steampunk Painting
Last week I finally told you about my Steampunk painting. I call it “mine” but it has been a group effort. I bounce ideas and names around, I talked to a welder, steampunk friends, google search, pinterest, anyone that might have a different perspective. If I’m lucky I can get artists to critique it. One […]
Planning, Sketching, and Pinterest for a Steampunk painting
Zapow, the gallery that I am at is having it’s first show of the year. The theme is Steampunk. I love steampunk and I have never done an art piece for it so the moment I heard the announcement of the theme I went to my steampunk friends for ideas. The challenge with steampunk is […]
American Folk Porch
I’ve been so good in waiting to share this with you! Another “storybook” style painting, a commission! It was an x-mas present to the subjects in it so I’ve had to keep it a secret since I finished it in November. November! Do you know how hard that is?! This commission came about from the […]
Happy Anniversary!!! an illustrated family farm portrait
Love on the North Star 8×10 pen and ink drawing by Rachael Shores 2005 I have the most beautiful painting to share with you today! I’ve had to keep it quiet for weeks so as not to spoil the surprise for the receiver. The anniversary was this week, the present has been delivered, and now […]
3 Moons -guided meditation
Three Moons 16×20 watercolor by Rachael Shores Here is the completed guided meditation that goes with and inspired this painting. Each print comes with two copies of this meditation, one to keep and one to pass on. Enjoy, I hope this helps you understand and connect with this image, it’s purpose is to cleanse the […]