Vertical Splendor..Abstract Floral.. Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Again, this painting began as a wet into wet under painting for my pastels. 

It is on a Richeson sanded board. 

I guess I am on a roll with these florals, I hope you are not getting sick of them yet.. 

Maybe my next painting will be different genre, but I never plan things with my paintings, I just go with the flow, excuse the pun. :)) 

This image is unframed and measures 12" x 18".
$170 plus S/H

Prints are also available at Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/vertical-splendor-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:www.raeandrewsgallery.fineartstudioonline.com

Or..

rae-andrews.pixels.com

Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Sea Breeze...Pastel Abstract.. Texas Artist.. Rae Andrews

SEA BREEZE began with a liquid throw of paint, and the I found shapes to enhance with my pastels over the top.

I think you all know how I love to create 'confusion' and play with DEPTH in my art. Well this one was a great deal of fun, although at times it almost drove me to drink!

It is a 16" x 20" pastel on a Richeson sanded board.
$300 plus S/H

Prints of this image and more are available at Fine Art America:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sea-breezes-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:www.raeandrewsgallery.fineartstudioonline.com

Or..  rae-andrews.pixels.com

Blog Site at:
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Bamboo Patterns...Pastel Over Watercolor..Abstract...Texas Artist... Rae Andrews

                                                       

                                                         So here is the finished piece.. 
                                                       It is 10.5" x 12" and is unframed.

                                                                     $165 Plus S/H



Prints are also available at Fine Art America:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/bamboo-patterns-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:www.raeandrewsgallery.fineartstudioonline.com

Or..

rae-andrews.pixels.com

Blog Site at:
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Shell Design ..Semi Abstract...Pastel...Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

This is another semi abstract design done in pastels over acrylics.

I simply love this process. I never know the outcome, and these designs are always a challenge to me.

The whole surface is eventually covered in pastels in the form of pastel pencils and the soft variety sticks, after a fluid start with liquid acrylics and water.

I chose this elongated format as an added challenge, this gets me away from the 'expected' and I like the surprise .

The substrate is a white Richeson Sanded Board , which are fast becoming my favorite substrate for this mixed media work.

Original image is 20" x 7.7" (unframed

$150 plus S/H

Prints of this image and more are also available at:

 http://rae-andrews.pixels.com

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Rock Pool Treasure...Semi Abstract Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

I had the pleasure of doing this demonstration for the Austin Pastel Society last Sunday.

It was very enthusiastic crowd and lots of fun showing my techniques..

My start was using FLUID ACRYLICS on a SAND colored Richeson sanded board.

It was then allowed to dry before I used my pastels pencils and soft pastels to make my shell shapes come into being. I used real shells for my inspiration.

In the end, my board is almost completely covered with pastels.

The shapes from the acrylic pour give me some exciting shapes to enhance or cover up, as the case might be. 

I rarely know my chosen subject or how things will turn out using this technique. I rely on my sense of design and intuition.

This was a fun image to paint, I hope you enjoy this process.

This image is 16" x 20" 

$250 (unframed)

Prints are also available through Fine Art America:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/rock-pool-treasure-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

I mostly use my mixtures of liquid acrylics applied with a needle nose applicator bottle

I manipulate the paint pour at times with a brush and water.

I used pastels over the top of the dry painted areas to make the shell shapes appear.

The finished piece.

Delicate Balance...Abstract Design...Pastel...Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

This one is a pastel over an acrylic underlay, although most of that is hidden with pastels now.

That's the beauty of starting a painting like this, the acrylic gives you an option to go with the patterns the paint has made or not. Pastel is an opaque medium so it is not that hard to diminish the acrylic if you desire.

I mostly use my pastel pencils though, on this Richeson sanded surface. Oh, and yes, I am smudging quite a bit after the pastel is applied, something I rarely do with my pastels. This surface is pretty rough and for these designs I prefer a smoother result.

I hope you like this one.

It is an 8" x 10" unframed piece on foam sanded board.

$150 plus S/H 

Prints of this image are also available through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/delicate-balance-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Tropical Haze...Abstract...Pastel over Acrylics..Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

Tropical Haze began as an acrylic pour on a Richeson sanded board. 
I then worked semi abstracted leaves/flowers over this in my pastels.

Don't let anyone tell you ABSTRACTS are a cop out or easy for the artist! They make you think very hard on the outcome of the painting and design, arguably more than a realistic painting.

I love doing these paintings! For some reason they relax me, not the other way around.
I hope you like this one.

$220 plus S/H
Image size is 10" x 16" and this image is unframed. 

Prints are also available at Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/tropical-haze-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Bountiful..Abstract Floral..Watercolor.. Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

Hot of the press! This is another 12" x 16" unframed watercolor on Arches paper.

Trying to stay as loose and 'playful' as I can with these florals.. Having a great deal of fun.

No pre-drawing at all involved, it's all allowing the paint to move and make the images. 

Try it, you will certainly have to let go of all the disciplines of traditional watercolor.

This image comes unframed.
12" x 16"
$150 including S/H within the contiguous USA.

Prints available at Fine Art America:

http://fineartamerica.com/controlpanel/updateartwork.html?artworkid=16969068

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

On Butterfly Wings..Abstract Pastel over Watermedia..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Here is another small abstract using pastels over liquid media. It is on sanded UArt board.
This one is 8.5" x 9.00" unframed.

$150 plus S/H

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

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/on-butterfly-wings-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Coconut Shadows..Pastel..Semi Abstracted...Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Believe it or not this used to be horses. I decided I could do better, so I wiped it with alcohol and a rag and then splashed acrylics over the surface. The surface is a large Ampersand board by the way.

After my surface had dried, I worked my image into and over the marks, quite a challenge, but I think by now you all know how I love to challenge myself.

The photo reference was one I took on my recent trip to Maui.

This was great fun to do, although it took a while.

The size of this one is 24" x 36" unframed on board.

$450 plus S/H

Prints of this image are also available at Fine art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/coconut-shadows-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Frangipani Fantasy..Abstract..Pastel..Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

It's a great day to be in my studio. painting... as it's pouring and sooo cozy! 
So this one is exactly what I have been doing all morning, painting!

I began this with a throw of watercolor and inks, to get a loose wash of colors and shapes.

After having been on Maui in the last few weeks, I had some gorgeous photos of Frangipanis (Plumeria) from which to refer. I had my MUSE.

I 'found' a place to get my FRANGIPANI situated, the rest is basically made up to adjust to the shapes the first throw made.

I paint like this all the time in watercolors, and although the technique is a little scary to some artists, I find it comforting to have no clue as to where the painting will end.

It truly makes the artist think about design and BALANCE.

This is on UArt sanded paper, not a bad surface, but for me, not as fun (yet) to work on as the Richeson sanded surface boards. They are still my favorites.

This image is for sale.

$130 including S/H within the contiguous USA.

It measures 7.25" x 10" and is on a 0 .25" thick archival piece of foamcore.

Prints are also available through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/frangipani-fantasy-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Fissures Of Time...Abstract.. Pastel...Texas Artist.......Rae Andrews

I had started this a few days ago and got sidetracked with my URBAN PAINTINGS.. 

 I finally finished it today.
I still love doing these abstract pastels, they are such fun. I hope you like this one.

 Image size is 7.5" x 11" and it is on a Gator Board substrate.

This image is for sale..$150 Plus S/H 

Prints are also available through Fine Art America:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/fissures-of-time-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Check out the pillows, phone covers and other items FAA produces with this image.

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Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Lava Dance...Abstract... Pastel Over Liquid Acrylics.. Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

LAVA DANCE  is reminiscent of the Maui volcano flows. To watch the real thing is absolutely beautiful! But very scary and awesome (not to mention, smelly!

The pastel medium is a wonderfully pure medium for color, and over the liquid acrylics, I am loving the interaction of these two mediums.

The support is gatorboard and this one is a fairly deep rust color to begin with. I had to really push my contrast color on this, to make it have impact.

I worked mainly in the reds and its analagous colors with the lime green compliment, and a touch of blue to make it 'pop'.

                                               Image size is 5.5" x 7.5" (unframed)

                                              $150 inc. S/H within the contiguous USA.



                           This image is also available in print through Fine Art America:


       http://fineartamerica.com/featured/lava-dance-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true


     You might also like the other items Fine Art America produces using this image:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rae-andrews/shop/all/all/all

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rae-andrews/shop/all/all/throw+pillows

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rae-andrews/shop/all/all/iphone+cases

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com

Ascension..Abstract...Pastel over Liquid Acrylics...Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

ASCENSION was a challenge, for me, however, a MOST rewarding one. 

I am not one to overlay my pastels with other mediums. I usually just use pastel.

However, having won a whole bunch of art supplies recently (thank you Jack Richeson's Art Supplies) I had a lot of GATORBOARD. 

These boards are a great surface for mixed media such as watercolor, acrylics and pastels.. All are happy to PLAY together on this surface.


                               So here is my PASTEL ABSTRACT effort on GATOR BOARD .

                                                           Image size is 6" x 9"
                                                                  $200 inc.S/H


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

                   http://fineartamerica.com/featured/ascension-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true


                  You might also look at the other items Fine Art America offers using this image:

                         http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rae-andrews/shop/all/all/all

                        http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rae-andrews/shop/all/all/throw+pillows

                          http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/rae-andrews/shop/all/all/iphone+cases

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her techniques in ACRYLICS, PASTELS, OILS, and WATERCOLORS

For more information please contact her at:
rae4art@aol.com

Please visit my Web Site at:
www.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com