“Sunrise on the Palouse from Kamiak Butte" 36"x48"
Original Available
Prints available on tinyExpanse (Etsy)
It is inspiring to me how important the arts become to us when our lives get uncertain. Take a Virtual art tour so you can enjoy the artwork that is currently hanging in downtown Boise.
Current
Boise Art Museum Triennial
Evermore Gallery"Cycle" Solo Exhibition
780 W Main Street, Boise
208-991-3837
Please stop by Evermore Monday - Wednesday 9-6 pm or Thursday 9-7 pm.
Runs through the end of August.
*Visit Evermore's website for the digital tour of the exhibition.
First Thursday at Capitol Contemporary Gallery
New exhibition opens each month on First Thursday from 5-8.
451 S. Capitol Blvd, Boise
The Gallery is now open for regular hours (M-F 10-6, Sa 10-3).
East End Studio
Open by appointment only
Please contact my studio manager Ashley Kennedy to schedule an appointment.
akstudioassistant@gmail.com
Upcoming
Confluence
This project is a collaboration with Advocates for the West, a non-profit environmental law firm based out Boise. The series of paintings follows the migration path of the Pacific Salmon from Central Idaho to the mouth of the Pacific Ocean in Astoria, Oregon. The body of work will be exhibited at locations along the migration route in the summer and fall of 2020. To view the online exhibition, and to purchase prints and originals, click here.
Exhibition Schedule
We are currently rescheduling many events previously cancelled due to Covid 19. Events listed below have been planned to enable social distancing and are outdoors.
Ketchum, Idaho
at the Forest Service Park
August 22nd, 2020 from 5-8 pm
Downtown Moscow
September tbd, 2020
Additional shows (details tba): Boise, Salmon, Tri-Cities, Hood River, Portland, Astoria, Seattle, San Juan Island
Available Works
A selection of original works available for purchase. Message studio for prices.
tinyExpanse
Daily Reminder's of Nature's Vastness
tinyExpanse paintings are a daily practice of meditation and contemplation through visual journaling. Since her first one in 2008, Rachel has painted over 4,000 of these little works, including three year-long daily painting collections. Currently I am working on my fourth year, to be completed in November 2020. These on-site paintings are a reminder that beauty is available everywhere, you just have to pay attention!
Visit tinyExpanse on Etsy to view and purchase available inventory.
One of the sweetest things someone has said about tinyExpanse: "Her ability to capture the essence of an expansive landscape on such a small canvas is like a haiku in oil."
Please note that the paintings below are for examples and may not be available.
2020 Archive
Sold and commissioned works archive
2019 Archive
Sold and commissioned works archive
2018
Sold and commissioned work archive
2017
Sold and commissioned work archive.
2016
Sold and commissioned work archive
2015
Sold and commissioned work archive.
2014
Sold and commissioned work archive.
Plein Air Process
Plein Air painting in the Boise Foothills.
I love to rise before the sun comes up and head out with my paints in time for the first light. In the winter, I stuff a hot water bottle into my coat to keep warm. I work wet-on-wet, or "alla prima," meaning that I complete a painting in one sitting and don't go back and rework details. For me this is in harmony with my focus on immediacy - experiencing and expressing a specific moment in a specific place. Plein Air painting is the foundation for the larger works I complete back in the studio. Read more about my Plein Air process on my blog.
