Mykonos Harbor..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

This is another painting in the URBAN SKETCH SERIES I started a few months ago. 
I had so much fun with these, using deliberate distortion and just playing with that playful concept.

Image size is 11' x 14"
Watercolor on Fabriano CP Paper
$350 plus S/H


                       Prints of this image are available through Fine Art America

Rae teaches workshops in both Europe and various parts of the USA..

Please contact her through this blog or via her website for more info.

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Mykonos Harbor Fun..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

I just finished this sketch and the steps are now posted on YouTube on my channel.

Here is the link..feel free to leave a comment and please subscribe

https://youtu.be/WCtK0l1jnfw

I am having great fun with these Urban Sketches and have been asked a lot about the process, so here is a short video for you all.

This image is on Fabriano Hot Press Watercolor Paper 

It measures 11.5” x 16”
$400 plus S/H

Prints of this image are also available through Fine Art America
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mykonos-harbor-fun-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

Please contact me if you are interested in any of my works.. 

Thanks for visiting...

Rae teaches workshops in Europe and the USA..
For more info please contact her through this blog or her website.

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Journal Entry..Greek Islands..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Today’s journal entry is of the Greek Islands. I took a cruise around the islands with my dearest artist pals a few years ago, great fun!

This image is from the island of Myconos, an island I had been to before, but still remains a favorite of mine.

I used my larger 8” x 10” Stillman Birn journal for this one.

Rae teaches workshops in both the USA and Europe. For more info, please contact her through this blog or her website.

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Portofino Glory..Pastel..Texas Artist...Rae Andrews

Just finished this pastel. It is on a piece of Sennelier sanded paper, my favorite pastel substrate.

The image is of the gorgeous reflections in Portofino Harbor, Italy. It was amazing to the eye, especially this 'artist's eye' !

$650 plus S/H

This image is presented unfamed.

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

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Thanks for visiting..

Rae teaches workshops in all media, in both the USA and Europe. 

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

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Portofino Interlude..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

This is another of the boats in the Portofino Bay. Same boat as my last post, different vantage point.

I loved all the colors when I was there, and of course I embellish them to my own liking as well. 

This image is a pastel on Sennelier paper.

The painting measures 16" x 20" unframed.

$500 plus S/H

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

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/portofino-interlude-rae-andrews.html

Thanks for visiting..

Rae teaches workshops in all media. For more info please contact her through this blog or through her website:

raeandrews.com

Portofino Drift..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Finally finished this one.. Pastel on red Sennelier paper.

I am a part of a pastel presentation for Austin Pastel Society on Sunday 28th October  (approx. 3.30-4.30 pm) at Precision Camera in Austin. Please come along if you want to see a fun demonstration by 5 artists.

You would be most welcome. We have a silent auction at the end of each work, and the money raised goes into our scholarship fund.

This presentation is called a PAINT AROUND where all five artists begin on their own artwork for first ten minutes, then it is passed around to the next artist for them to do another ten minutes pastelling  on it.

 The demo lasts one hour with the artwork ending up in front of the original artist, for them to 'tweak' what the other artists have done to their work.

Great fun!

The above pastel painting is me getting in readiness for this presentation.

This image measures 16" x 20" unframed

 $500 plus S/H

Prints are also available through Fine Art America:

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/portofino-drift-rae-andrews.html

Thanks for visiting.

Rae works and teaches in all mediums. For more info please contact her through this blog site or through her website

raeandrews.com

Becalmed..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Believe it not, I always thought sunset paintings were a bit 'cheesy' and I stayed well clear of doing any. I guess I have a had a change of heart in the last week or so.

This was an old demo and was trees originally. Yep..TREES!

I decided to just use a piece of foam to smudge the trees away enough for me to try doing the seascape you now see. I liked all my original colors, so wanted to take advantage of that.

                                  Here is the finished result.. I hope you like it.

                            This image is on Sennelier sanded paper unframed. 

                                                        13" x 19"

                                                   $295 plus S/H


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

          https://fineartamerica.com/featured/becalmed-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

 

 

Thanks for visiting..

 

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

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Memories of Venice..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

I did this pastel quite a while ago, when testing out Canson Touch paper. My decision on this surface is still not cemented in stone, but I know for this painting at least, I did not love it!

There is very little 'tooth' on this surface and I am heavy handed with my pastel application, so problems arose right from the start. It's very easy to overwork the art on this surface so be warned,  have a light touch!

Today I dragged the image out of the file drawer and thought I would try and resurrect it a little.
I liked the concept, that semi-abstract view Venice is so famous for, reflections and angles... however, parts of this image really bothered me.

I am sort of happy with it now, but....
Maybe I will try it again on a different substrate, there's an idea.

Oh, I think if my memory serves me, I did use a few of my photos here for reference, and made a sort of 'jumbled' abstract from them.

Today, I just jumped in and enhanced what I had.

                                       This image is 18.5" x 26" unframed..
                                                              $350 plus S/H


                   Prints of this image are available through my Fine Art America site:

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/memories-of-venice-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

 

Thanks for visiting..

 

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

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Hurst Harbor Glimpse..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

I saw this on my morning walk on the shores of Lake Travis . Such a gorgeous light on the water, had to paint it again. I have painted similar scenes from this vantage point in the past. The lake changes light so much, it's wonderful to see each day.

                                         This is a pastel on Pastel Premier sanded paper.
                                                             4" x 8" unframed
                                                                 $60 plus S/H


Prints of this image are also available on Fine Art America:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/hurst-harbor-glimpse-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true

                                                                Thanks for visiting..

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

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Portofino Passage..Gouache..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Another 'Small gem'. This is done in gouache on watercolor paper and is 5" x 7" unframed
$60 plus S/H


Prints are available through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/portofino-passage-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

Harbor Shapes..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

Just finished this one. It will be my last post for a couple of weeks as I am off to Spain to teach a workshop! Adios!

This is a large unframed watercolor 18" x 24".

$550 Plus S/H

Prints are also available through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/harbor-shapes-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

Thanks for visiting..

Rest In Peace..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews...SOLD!

I just finished Rest In peace.. It is a large watercolor on Arches paper.

I struggled with the mood of this painting. Maybe because I have been painting so many lighter, brighter, warmer and small watercolors, who knows. 

I am pleased with it (now). I wasn't  for a while though. It was almost in the trash.

This painting has SOLD!

This painting is also available in prints through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/rest-in-peace-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

Thanks for visiting..

Inlet..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

                                           Inlet is a watercolor on Arches paper unframed.
                                                                It measures 9" x 12".
                                                                     $125 plus S/H

Fishing Boats..Watercolor..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

This is a watercolor of boats on Arches paper.

I love to leave a lot of the whites of the paper showing, as many of you already know. 

This time I made a few linear marks in a water soluble graphite pencil, as I wanted to make the boats, the 'stars of the show'.

This image measures 12" x 18" unframed and is
$250 plus S/H


Prints are available through Fine Art America:
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/fishing-boats-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

Rockport Fishing Trawlers..Acrylic..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews

After a weekend with the Austin Plein Air Group, in Rockport, I painted this fishing boat painting. I used acrylics on canvas for this one, although my plein air paintings were all pastels. I was pleased with this one. I liked the early morning light.

This image is sold!