Showing posts with label soft colors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soft colors. Show all posts

Friday, January 12, 2018

Tidepool Interrupted..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews



I love to watch water move, whether it's a waterfall,  a pond or pool with a slight rippling effect. It's all mesmerizing to me and very peaceful.

I tried to capture that feeling with this one. That action of looking down into a rock pool when a ripple breaks the surface with such wonderful patterns. 

I hope you like this one, it was a fun one to paint.

This image is a pastel (unframed ) on Sennelier sanded paper.

18" x 24" 
$500 plus S/H

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










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

                                                         http://raeandrews.com







Friday, December 1, 2017

Morning Glow on Sugar Beach..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews


I just finished this pastel seascape. The scene is from Maui, a photo I took while on my morning walk last year. Sugar Beach is a wonderful walking beach near Maalaea. 

The glow is simply magical in the morning light.

So here is my interpretation of the scene.

This image is unframed.

Image size is 9' x 25'

$350 plus S/H

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





Thanks for visiting..

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

                                                         http://raeandrews.com





Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Soft Light on the Pedernales..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews



This one is similar to the landscapes I have posted before. Had a great time doctoring colors in Photoshop. But.. now that program seems to have died on me!! Oh woe!


I desperately need my Photoshop.


Looks like I have to call my computer guru.. Grrr!😒😒


Anyway, this image is a pastel on a bright blue Colorfix paper. 

It measures 15.5" x 18.5" unframed.

$300 plus S/H


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










Monday, August 28, 2017

Sea Cliff Haze..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews





Having traveled along the Amalfi Coast and seeing the wonderful vista of cliffs and misty coastline, this image evolved from memory. I often draw on my imagination when painting, I find it quite meditative. Just to let myself go with the rhythm of the sea and allow the marks to 'flow' from your fingertips..

Soft background music is also a help with this particular way of painting.

I know a lot of my students go through some angst when they can't pluck an image out of their heads and I understand this. It's not for everyone..

Even if you use a photo to begin a painting, put it away after the first few basic design strokes, and let your memory work for you, it does work, and you will get more of a 'personal feeling' about your scene which is (for me) far more seductive for your viewer.

I was trained to visually see a scene and memorize it a lot, especially with seascapes. 

Also doing so many demos for various art groups, sometimes I have to use what's in my head to get a point across. 
So, I so hope you like this one.. Seascapes are magical to paint, especially with pastels.

I used Pastel Premier paper for this one, and this surface is becoming a favorite of mine I have to admit. There is not a great deal of texture to it as with Sennelier, so certain subjects might not work as well for me. However, seascapes are a perfect subject matter.

Image size is 12" x 16" unframed

$300 plus S/H

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

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sea-cliff-haze-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true



                                        

Thanks for visiting..

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

        http://raeandrews.com

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Sunset Afterglow..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews







SUNSET AFTERGOW is inspired by Maui and all the beach walks I did there at sunset. The soft and romantic colors are wonderful at this time of evening. How I miss that part of island life.


I always fine soft high key colors difficult to portray in my art, so this was a challenge.

                                  This image is unframed and measures 8" x 10".

                                                                $150 plus S/H


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


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



Thanks for visiting..

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

                                                         http://raeandrews.com

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Freshly Plowed..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews







I have done this scene before in acrylics on canvas. Who knows, I might do it again in oils.

A friend gave me this photo, thanks MJ..
I loved it! The colors, the panorama, the distance, it's a painting waiting to happen! I believe it's a scene near Blanco here in Texas.

                                                      This image is unframed.

                                                                6": x 12.5"

                                                            $100 plus S/H



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

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





Thanks for visiting..

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

                                                         http://raeandrews.com

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Peace..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews



Just a small pastel on Sennelier sanded paper.
I was warming up for a larger piece yesterday, and  decided to get the pastel dust flying on this little guy first.

                                            This image is 3.75" x 8" unframed.

                                                               $65 plus S/H

                                                        Thanks for visiting..




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

                                                         http://raeandrews.com

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Last Light Over the Hills Frayssinet, France..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews


Another landscape of the area around Frayssinet in southwest France . This area is dotted with sheep farms, and wonderful pastures.

I just happened to be walking at twilight and saw this heavenly sky, just had to try and do it justice.

I also love this panoramic format, challenging but perfect for this genre.

The substrate is a sanded paper, not sure which one, but it's not Sennelier. Maybe Wallis?

Diving into my stock drawer is a bit of a lucky dip with selecting my papers for pastels. :))

                                              This image is 9" x 25"unframed.

                                                           $500 plus S/H

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

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/last-light-over-the-hills-france-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true



                                            

                                                               Thanks for visiting..

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

                                                         http://raeandrews.com

Monday, December 5, 2016

Perfect Walk..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews



Just finished this one. Sooo cozy in my studio with all the rain we are having, perfect to paint!

The scene is one I took a photo of while on my morning walk in Austin. I love this greenbelt area, so much to see. Of course I tend to romanticize my colors.

 In actual fact they were all pretty green on the actual day, so this is with the 'Rae' touch. :))

This is a pastel on Sennelier sanded paper and is unframed
5.5" x 7.25" 
$75 Plus S/H

Prints are also available through Fine art America:

Rae conducts workshops and demonstrations of her many techniques . She uses all media.

Please contact her through this blog, or via her website at:



Thanks for visiting..

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Red Bud Beauty..Pastel..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews



RED BUD BEAUTY is a pastel on a UArt sanded panel.
It is unframed.

This image is 8.6" x 13" unframed
$275 plus S/H

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

Rae teaches workshops and does demonstrations of her techniques in all media.

Please contact her through this blog or via her website at:

Thanks for visiting..

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

After The Rain...Pastel Landscape..Texas Artist...Rae Andrews




I have been just edging my way through some old demos half finished, and this one was a test to my 'gentle side' of painting. :))

I usually love bold and dramatic colors as you know,so this high key painting was a discipline for me.

I think I like it, and might do more in this vein. 

The scene is here in Austin. I was on a walk with the puppies on the greenbelt in Lakeway, and we had just gotten caught in a small rain shower. The colors on the water were so romantic and soft. I knew I would have to paint it.
This image is in pastels on sanded paper and is 11.5" x 15.5" (unframed)

$150 plus S/H

Prints also available at Fine Art America:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/after-the-rain-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

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Surf Action..Pastel Seascape...Texas Artist...Rae Andrews




This one is a labor of love.. I adore doing water as a subject. Especially a dramatic scene.
It's not an image from anywhere in particular, just painted with the feeling I get from watching waves at the shoreline.

This image is a pastel on Sennelier paper. 
It is unframed.
Size of this image is 12.75" x 20"

$295 Plus S/H

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

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/surf-action-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

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Golden Splendor..Pastel..Semi Abstracted Landscape..Texas Artist..Rae Andrews




I began this one with a very bright random coverage of MAGENTA liquid acrylic on a TEXTURED board. 
When this had dried, I drew a simple landscape and worked my pastels over the top of the magenta. 
I like the bounce of colors in this one. It is almost completely covered with pastels, the acrylic is just a start.
More to come, hope you like it.

                                       This image is an unframed 8" x 10" PASTEL

                                                               $150 Plus S/H 

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

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/golden-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.yessy.com/raeandrews

or my Blog Site at:
raeandrewsgallery.blogspot.com