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  • An Invitation to Visit My Studio Before It Closes

    by Rachael Grad

    Before my studio closes this September, I’m inviting you to step inside and experience my large-scale paintings in person. Join me for a private studio visit to explore recent works, discover the layers of colour and texture within each painting, and spend time with the artwork in the space where it was created. Many of these pieces are best experienced up close—the scale, movement, and details of the painted surface reveal themselves in ways that cannot be captured through photographs alone. This is an opportunity to view a selection of recent paintings together before they move to future exhibitions and collections in fall 2026.

    Posted in Art on View, Studio Process

  • Nuit Blanche Open Art Studio

    by Rachael Grad
    Reflections in the Dark: An Artist’s Experience at Nuit Blanche Every October, during the first Saturday night, when the city refuses to sleep, so...
    Posted in Art on View, Studio Process

  • My First Open Art Studio – And You’re Invited!

    by Rachael Grad

    My first open art studio at Wychwood Barns this May 2025. 

    Posted in Art on View, Studio Process

  • Travel Art Made at Home

    by Rachael Grad
    Art Dioramas to Paint from Observation  In 2020 during lockdown in Toronto, I became more nostalgic for travel. While I usually enjoy painting and...
    Posted in art inspiration, Paintings, Studio Process, Travel art

  • Daily Drawing During a Pandemic

    by Rachael Grad
    New Daily Drawing Project in Lockdown  I started a new daily drawing project in March 2020 when Toronto schools and businesses closed because of C...
    Posted in art inspiration, drawings, Studio Process

  • Colorful Painting in Progress

    by Rachael Grad
    A current abstract painting in progress with lots of fun, bright colors. Texture and color are layered slowly in this new artwork.  After all, what...
    Posted in Paintings, Studio Process

  • Collage Painting in Progress

    by Rachael Grad
    Mixed Media Collage Artwork of Tel Aviv A detail of a new collage painting in progress. The process of creating mixed media collage artworks has b...
    Posted in Paintings, Studio Process, Travel art

  • Collage Paintings Inspired by Travel

    by Rachael Grad
    On my recent trip to Tel Aviv-Jaffo, I took a ton of photographs that are now influencing my paintings. Travel always inspires me to bring back n...
    Posted in Paintings, Studio Process, Travel art

  • My Favourite Painting Tool

    by Rachael Grad
    This is my favourite painting tool that no art supply store carries in Canada. I’m guessing it’s because this inexpensive tool helps you get every ...
    Posted in Studio Process

  • Art & Motherhood: On Being an Artist and a Mom

    by Rachael Grad
    Art Working at Home with Young Kids My 3 kids of different ages all love making art. So I've learned the hard way that I have to work on art commi...
    Posted in art inspiration, motherhood, Studio Process

  • New Profile Photo...

    by Rachael Grad
    Here's a recent photograph of me in Sami Art Print Leggings with new abstract color paintings in the background. I really hate photos of myself a...
    Posted in Studio Process