Hawaiian Basketweave..Watercolor...Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

This one is dear to my heart. In color, the abstraction, the design, all are favorites of mine to dabble in.

16” x 20” unframed
Watercolor on Arches CP Paper

Prints of this image are also available through Fine Art America


Rae conducts workshops in Europe and the USA.
She also conducts online lessons under the banner of Dancing Brushes.

For more info contact Rae through this blog or her website
raeandrews.com

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Shadow Dance ..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Another unframed pastel close focus of eucalyptus leaves.

I am loving this process of overlaying an abstraction of colors over the subject. I do this in my app Sketch Club on my IPad.

It gets me out of the ‘color doldrums’ and can totally surprise the eye..

This one is a pastel on Sennelier La Cate sanded paper..

It measures 14.5” x 19.4” unframed.

$350 plus S/H

Prints of this image are also available through Fine Art America.

Thanks for visiting..

Rae teaches workshops in pastel and watercolor in Europe and America.

Contact her through this blog or via her website for more info..

RaeAndrews.com

Carnival..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

This pastel is on a full sheet of Sennelier La Carte paper..

I like to take my reference to a more abstract interpretation, and this one was so much fun to work with. The palm is in my backyard, and of course, the colors are all made up.

19.5” x 25” ( unframed)

Pastel on sanded paper

$500 plus S/H

This image is also available as a print through my Fine Art America Print Site.

Thanks for visiting...

Rae teaches workshops in all mediums through Europe and the USA..

For more info please contact her through this blog or via her website

RaeAndrews.com

Fan Palm Canopy..Step by Step ..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

I guess I am on a bit of a close focus track right now, loving the abstraction.

As you might know by now, I love to challenge myself with design options and lots of color.

My reference photo was taken from my back yard, and it was on a very dull overcast day.  

I tweaked my colors and contrasts in Photoshop and found a nice combination this way for me to paint.

I would be lost without Photoshop, it's a must for artists or at least a similar photo correcting program.

So here is the overall process, I hope you like it..

The next post will be the result of my efforts.

Thanks for visiting..

  Rae works and teaches in all mediums.. please contact her through her website at:

                                                         http://raeandrews.com