Started two new yellow and red paintings a while ago, but I really fell behind on posting any pics of them. Here are two pics from early on in the process...

I started this new series of yellow boxes back in July. These canvases are really cool because they are 2.5 inches deep so they really stand out.

Since I'm just getting around to posting these pics now I actually have a update on these paintings below...

Yellow boxes in July...



Yellow boxes in August....

I think you can see the orange highlights I started to add in this pic

The orange series of 4 is complete! Yea!
I think I missed a few updates on the final layers, but here are the completed paintings...

Ok, so I have been a little lax in posting updates lately. All I can say is that I have been really focused on completing a lot of paintings in preparation for two art shows I am participating in this month. The first one is tomorrow--here are the details:

SOMArts Main Gallery

934 Brannan St in San Francisco

October 2, 7:00-10:00pm: ArtLaunch 2010 http://artlaunch2010.eventbrite.com/
ArtLaunch features:

More than 400 works of art for sale by SF Open Studios Artists, Open bar with Pernod Absinthe cocktails, Fun eats by Thomas John Events, An interactive art project to stimulate your creative side. Creative cocktail attire is encouraged.

If you can’t make the party, the exhibition will also be open to the public October 6, 2010 through October 24, 2010.

Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 12pm to 4pm, and Sat-Sun10am to 5pm

Here are some pics of us getting set up...

That is my painting 'Three Sunny Days' on the three small canvases in the middle

Here is a broader shot...you can even see the ladder we were using :)

I'm not really sure where this other muted palette painting is going, but I'm having fun with it...

Another orange series of 4 update. Added some new red and orange to balance the shadows out a bit.

I'm still working on the muted palette paintings. The skyline is really starting to come through on this one...

Orange series of 4 update...
Added some additional depth to the shadowy areas. This photo doesn't really show it very well. Sorry about that. If you squint you can kind of see what I am talking about.

Two not so great photos of the other two 8x8 squares.
I used raw umber and burnt sienna on these as well to try to get to that deeper brown...


The first one is much more severe than the second, don't you think? The second one has a more mellow vibe...

I added some new layers on two of the 8x8 squares. I used variations on raw umber and burnt sienna to start getting into the brown tones I wanted to pick up.

These two are really starting to take on their own personalities now...

Hello! My name is Rachel and I paint modern abstract paintings rendered in acrylics. All of my paintings are originals, painted by me in my San Francisco studio.

I started an Etsy store (http://StudioOn8thStreet.etsy.com) and I thought it might be fun to blog about the progress of my paintings that I’ll be selling there.

Here are some pictures of my studio (it's messy I know!):