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  • The Living Earth Art Show

    by Rachael Grad
    Group Art Show at The Heliconian Club In honour of Earth Month, six of my original landscape paintings will be included in "The Living Earth" gro...
    Posted in Art on View, Travel art

  • Recently Sold: Venetian Italy Painting

    by Rachael Grad
    Original Painting of Venice, Italy Alley My large original painting of 5 cats and 5 figures in Venice, Italy recently sold. Painted with acryl...
    Posted in italy, Paintings, Travel art

  • Dog Days of Summer: 2 Dogs Swimming in Venice, Italy

    by Rachael Grad
    Studying Art Italy in Summer Summer is the time of year when I dream of travel in Italy. I like to say that I fell in love twice: with art on my ...
    Posted in animal art, art prints, italy, Travel art

  • Paintings of France Commissioned for Toronto Home

    by Rachael Grad
    Thank you to Jaya for sharing these beautiful photographs of my commissioned artwork in her home. I was honoured to work on these three original p...
    Posted in Paintings, Travel art

  • 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

  • Brain Project Sculpture Sold!

    by Rachael Grad
    Baycrest Brain Sculpture 2020 I'm thrilled to announce that my original sculpture for the 2020 Yogen Früz Brain Project sold last week on the day ...
    Posted in Art on View, Travel art

  • Italy Artwork of Rendentore Festival

    by Rachael Grad
    Italy as Art Inspiration Italy continues to be a source of inspiration for me. In my Toronto art studio I keep coming back to my Italian travel pho...
    Posted in art prints, italy, Travel art

  • Sketchbook Drawings of Vacationers at Florida Pools

    by Rachael Grad
    Drawing People at Swimming Pools in Florida  Shown are quick gesture drawings and pencil sketches that I drew last week. Lucky to take a break fro...
    Posted in drawings, Travel art

  • Quick Gesture Drawings in Pen and Pencil

    by Rachael Grad
    Travel Sketchbook Pages As promised in an earlier Art Blog post I’m posting some sketchbook drawings. Even while traveling and spending time with f...
    Posted in drawings, Travel art

  • 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

  • Sketchbook Drawing on the Beach in Tel Aviv, Israel

    by Rachael Grad
        Drawing People on the Beach I bring my sketchbook and drawing pencils everywhere I go, including on family trips. On a  trip Tel Aviv, I’ve bee...
    Posted in drawings, Travel art