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  • 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

  • Last Minute Passover Gifts

    by Rachael Grad
    Gifts for Toronto Jewish Families on Passover   If you're based in the greater Toronto area and want to send a fun gift for Passover to your famil...
    Posted in gifts

  • Happy International Women's Day

    by Rachael Grad
    Canadian Women in Art Leggings Today is International Women's Day all around the world. As you can see from this photo of dogs and Grace in my Al...
    Posted in Clothing, gifts

  • Books I've Read So Far in 2021

    by Rachael Grad
    Great Books I Recommend In January I wrote about my Book Recommendations and Reading Goals for 2021. In the first months of 2021 I've read multip...
    Posted in Books

  • Mother's Day Gifts for Moms and Grandmothers

    by Rachael Grad
    Art and Gifts for Mother's Day 2021  Mother's Day in the United Kingdom is fast approaching on Sunday March, 14th, 2021. In the U.S. and Canada, M...
    Posted in gifts, mothers day

  • 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

  • Happy Valentine's Day 2021

    by Rachael Grad
    Staying Safe and Warm at Home on Valentine's Day  Valentine's weekend 2021 has been super cold here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (the weather at m...
    Posted in gifts

  • Spotted in Collingwood, Ontario: Art Leggings

    by Rachael Grad
    Canadian-Made Art Leggings in Winter... Winter in Canada can be extremely cold, long and dark. This year most Canadians are staying home because ...

  • Video Tour of My Sketchbook

    by Rachael Grad
    Daily Drawing Project in 2020 Lockdown Last March 2020, I started a daily drawing project when Toronto schools and businesses all closed because o...
    Posted in art inspiration, drawings

  • "If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing." - Marc Chagall

    by Rachael Grad
    Inspiration from Artist Marc Chagall Valentine's Day is quickly approaching so I'm thinking about Marc Chagall's quote about creating art from the...
    Posted in art inspiration

  • Book Recommendations and Reading Goals for 2021

    by Rachael Grad
    My Year in Books An avid book reader, book worm and overall nerd, I enjoy reading books from across different genres. In the past year I've read m...
    Posted in art inspiration, Books

  • My Favourite Drawing & Art Supplies

    by Rachael Grad
    Drawing Tools for Artists & Amateurs Daily drawing is a fun way to keep challenged as an artist. Over the years I've completed several daily d...
    Posted in art inspiration, drawings