• Rachel Teannalach

      Landscapes and Further Exploration

    • Featured Work - "Half Moon Bay Spring Sunset"

      Inspired by a recent trip to California. Original available, prints coming soon.

      30"x60" oil, wax and charcoal on linen.

    • About

      Rachel Teannalach is a contemporary landscape painter based in Boise, Idaho. Originally from northern New Mexico, she has also painted extensively in northern California. Her traveling pack has taken her from Marin County to Iceland and many places between.

       

      Her work is guided by the belief that the observation of nature revives our recognition of beauty and restores our sense of belonging in the natural world. For Teannalach, painting provides a way to step out of the frenzy that life so easily becomes, to appreciate both stillness and the beauty of passing time. Her work inspires viewers to leave, in W.B. Yeats’ words, “a little space for the rose-breath to fill.”

       

      Teannalach's focus over the last several years has been collaborations with conservation organizations, supporting their efforts to preserve the lands she loves to paint. She is known especially for her "tinyExpanse" daily paintings, which can be purchased on Etsy, along with small works and prints.

       

      For pricing or to purchase art below, please send a message using the form below.

       

      Gallery Representation:

      Simon Breitbard Fine Arts (Mill Valley/San Francisco)

      Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery - Lafayette, CA

      Boise - Direct sales only through Rachel Teannalach Studio

    • Current

       

       

       

      My family is currently preparing for a year of living "off the grid" in a shipping container home on the Big Lost River near Challis, Idaho (pictured in the painting above). The home, built by my husband, will include a second level studio where I will be able to paint without distraction for the year. Because of these preparations, I am not exhibiting work regularly right now.

       

      The best way to see my work in the next year is by visiting my studio during Garden City's "First Fridays" (every other month starting in April), or by making a personal appointment at my studio. You can also sign up below for my mailing list to receive monthly updates on new work and upcoming events.

       

      Keep in touch!

       

       

      Upcoming

       

       

       

      Summer 2018 and Beyond

       

      Garden City First Fridays

      Oct.5th/Dec.7th

      5:30-8:30pm

      208 E. 37th Street #4

      (My studio is part of the "Tactile Studios" conglomerate.)

       

       

       

       

    • 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. 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.

       

      Two sizes of tinyExpanses - 3"x3" and 2.5"x3.5"
      February 17th, 2017 - Meyer lemons
      February 11th - Depot from Vista Avenue
      March 10th, 2017 - (almost) Full Moon
      January 23rd, 2017 - East End alley
      February 12th, 2017 - Lucky Peak Reservoir
      January 30th, 2017 - The Modern Hotel
      March 12th, 2017 - Full Moon over Boise
      February 22nd - Woodland Empire, Boise

    • Prints and small works

      Purchase giclee prints and small works on Etsy.

      My etsy shop, tinyExpanse, features giclee prints of many original oil paintings in various sizes. "tinyExpanse" oil paintings and “tinyExpanse Postcards” can be purchased here as well. Take a look! For fans of my works featuring teleidoscopic patterns, visit Teleidoscopia.

    • 2018

      Sold and commissioned work archive

      "Rise" 36x48" Oil, wax and charcoal on linen.
      Advocates for the West Campaign Donations
      "Good Morning Sun" 8"x8" oil, charcoal and wax on linen
      Boise Arts and Humanities Building 8"x10" Oil, wax and charcoal on linen
      Raidy and Nonno 8"x8" Oil, wax and charcoal on linen
      42 Piece Collection of Canyon County Vignettes at Saint Alphonsus Hospital, Nampa
      Vignette - State and Lemp 5"x5" Oil, wax and charcoal on panel
      Vignette - Jordan and 30th 5"x5" Oil, wax and charcoal on panel
      "To the Brim" 24"x36" oil, wax and charcoal on linen - Available at the Junior League Diamond Gala Auction May 12 (more info at top of page)
      Armadillo 18"x24" oil on linen 2018
      Vignette - Bogus Basin Road from Hillway 5"x5" Oil, wax and charcoal on panel

    • 2017

      Sold and commissioned work archive.

      tinyExpanse 365 Year 3 - 365 Daily Paintings, each 3"x3"
      "Portals" at Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa. 88"x48" each. Oil, wax and charcoal on linen
      "Portals" at Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa. 88"x48" each. Oil, wax and charcoal on linen
      Portal - Big Lost River and Mount Borah 88"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Portal - Centennial Marsh 88"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Portal - Boise Foothills 88"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Portal - Sawtooths 88"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Crestline Triptych - 2017 24"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Portal - Payette Lake 88"x48" oil and wax on linen
      After the Rain 36"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Lost River Sunset 28"x62" oil and wax on linen
      Castle Rock and Table Rock on a Winter Morning 28"x62" oil and wax on linen
      Limantour 28"x62" oil and wax on linen
      Happy Birthday Raidy! 8"x8" oil and wax on linen
      Purjue Canyon in the Owyhees 10"x8" oil and wax on canvas 2017
      Devil's Bedstead in Spring - 42"x33" oil, wax and charcoal on linen
      Devil's Bedstead Panorama 28"x62" oil and wax on linen 2017
      Foothills from State Street 18"x24" oil and wax on linen 2017
      Williams Lake 26"x34" oil and wax on linen 2017
      Bubble Beard 8"x8" oil and wax on linen
      Sherri's Chukar 12"x12" oil and wax on linen
      Rimrock Reserve Spring 6"x6" oil and wax on panel
      Yosemite 12"x18" oil and wax on linen 2017
      "Shrinky Peaks" Surel's Place Donation Item
      La Med - Puglia 17"x47.5" oil and wax on panel
      Mairead's March on Idaho 8"x8" oil and wax on linen
      Boop Boop! 8"x8" oil and wax on linen
      Idaho Valentine 9 5"x5" oil and wax on panel
      Idaho Valentine 8 5"x5" oil and wax on panel
      Idaho Valentine 5 5"x5" oil and wax on panel
      Arts and Humanities Building, Boise ID 8"x10" oil and wax on linen
      Facet - Sage (Four graphite drawings on paper, 5"x5" each. Framed
      Facet - Folded Crane (Four graphite drawings on paper, 5"x5" each. Framed

    • 2016

      Sold and commissioned work archive

      Simple Things - WinterBerries 5"x5" oil and wax on linen
      "Mairead Meets Her Shadow" 8"x8" 2016 Oil and Wax on Linen
      "Double Trouble" 24"x24" 2016 Oil and Wax on Linen
      "Raidy Meets the World" 24"x24" 2016 Oil and Wax on Linen
      "Well Hello Bear!" 8"x8" 2016 Oil and Wax on Linen
      Eating and Sleeping Dr. Seuss "8x8" Oil and wax on linen
      First Crossing of the Golden Gate "5x5" Oil and wax on linen
      Glamping Gals Aimee and Raidy "24x24" Oil and wax on linen
      Snake River at Lewiston 36"x48" Oil and wax on linen
      I-84 West "18x24" Oil and wax on panel
      Hyde Park Morning 16"x20" Oil and wax on linen
      Eclipse over Boise River 12"x12" Oil and wax on linen
      Early Spring in the Boise Foothills 40"x50" Oil and wax on linen
      A Drive Through Long Valley 30"x60" Oil and wax on linen
      Still Morning on Payette Lake 18"x24" Oil and wax on linen
      Camas Bloom in Long Valley 24"x48" Oil and wax on linen
      Payette River 8"x10" Oil and wax on linen
      Jug Mountain in Storm 8"x10" Oil and wax on linen
      The Edge (Iceland) 36"x48" Oil and wax on linen
      Keep Our Forests Green 12"x12" Oil and wax on linen
      Tank Farm 18"x24" Oil and wax on panel
      Urban Migration 12"x12" Oil and wax on panel
      I-84 West 18"x24" Oil and wax on panel
      Foothills Fall Cloudburst 18"x24" Oil and wax on panel
      Squaw Butte from Bogus Basin 24"x30" Oil and wax on panel
      Fire in the Sky Mairead Watches Ada 36"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Idaho Valentine 1 (Trail Creek) 6"x8" Oil and wax on canvas
      Idaho Valentine 2 (Sawtooths) 6"x8" Oil and wax on canvas
      Idaho Valentine 3 (Foothills Above Inversion) 6"x8" Oil and wax on canvas
      Idaho Valentine 4 (Highway 21) 6"x8" Oil and wax on canvas
      Love is in the Air (Valentine's for AIDS auction donation) 6"x8" Oil and wax on canvas
      Raidy and Her Gram 8"x8" oil and wax on linen
      Raidy and Granddad Invesetigate 8"x8" oil and wax on linen
      Brownlee Dam 12x12 oil and wax on linen 2016
      Fire in the Sky 36"x48" oil and wax on linen
      Oregon Trail 12x12" 2016 oil and wax on panel
      The Symbiosis Begins 24"x24" oil and wax on linen

    • 2015

      Sold and commissioned work archive.

      The Chama River
      Snowbow 36"x48" Oil and wax on linen
      Road Trip (Willow Creek Summit) 48"x60" Oil and wax on linen
      Intersection 34 (Eclipse over New York) 24"x18" Oil and wax on linen
      Intersection 27 (Tahoe from Plane) 6"x6" Oil and wax on linen
      Intesrection 33 (Willow Creek Summit) 12"x12" Oil and wax on linen
      Foothillls Westward from Tablerock 33"x55" Oil and wax on panel
      Foothills Spring Storm 18"x24" Oil and wax on panel 2015
      Intersection 6 16"x16" Oil on panel
      Intersection 19 (Tank Farm) 5.5"x5.5" Oil and wax on linen
      Intersection 22 11.5"x15.5" Oil on linen
      Table Rock from Crestline II 18"x24" Oil and wax on panel AVAILABLE
      Intersection 10 16"x16" Oil on panel
      Intersection 5 24"x24" Oil on panel
      Intersection 7 45"x60" Oil and wax on panel
      Intersection 8 8"x8" Oil on panel SOLD
      Intersection 3 8"x8" Oil on panel SOLD
      Intersection 2 6"x6" Oil on panel
      Intersection 1 6"x6" Oil on panel
      Intersection 9 5"x5" Oil on panel
      Intersection 4 8"x8" Oil on panel SOLD
      Intersection 12 6"x8" Oil on canvas
      Lost River Range from East Fork of the Pahsimeroi 45"x72" Oil on panel
      Angus of the Chukar Hills 24"x 36" Oil on panel
      Foothills Little 8"x10" Oil on canvas
      Foothills Little 8"x10" Oil on canvas
      Rarey's Diner 8"x12" Oil on panel
      Elaboration - February 1st 2014 16"x16" Oil and wax on linen
      SOLD Elaboration - January 19th 2014, Muir Beach 30"x18" Oil and wax on linen
      Elaboration - October 5th 2013, Gray's Peak 24"x96" Oil and wax on linen
      Elaboration - November 26th 2014, Kirkham Hotsprings 51"x35" Oil and wax on linen
      Elaboration - November 23rd 2013, New York City 24"x14" Oil and wax on linen SOLD
      Snow Study 3 6"x6" Oil and wax on panel
      Snow Study 4 6"x6" Oil and wax on panel
      Snow Study 5_12"x12" Oil and wax on linen
      Intersection 18 48"x72" oil and wax on panel
      Intersection 28 (Plane Shadow) 6"x6" oil and wax on linen
      tinyExpanse 365 Year 2 (365 consecutive daily paintings, each 3"x3", oil on canvas
      Elaboration (Lost River in Snow) 48"x32" oil and wax on linen
      Intersection 32 (White Knobs) 12"x12" oil and wax on linen

    • 2014

      Sold and commissioned work archive.

      tinyExpanse 365 (2014-2015) SOLD
      tinyExpanse 365 detail SOLD (2014-2015 project )
      Table Rock Glow SOLD
      "Twilight is the most elegant form of leave-taking (John O'Donohue)"
      Seasons of Sage - Summer 12"x12" Oil and wax on panel
      Seasons of Sage - Winter
      Seasons of Sage - Spring
      Boise Foothills Autumn Splendor - SOLD
      Boise Foothills Summer Morning
      Foothills Glow
      East from Mores Mountain (Fall) 8"x10" Oil and wax on panel
      Railroad Ridge 5am-11am
      Elkhorn Slopes - SOLD
      Baldy - SOLD
      Soldier Mountain - SOLD
      Smokies - SOLD
      Boulder Front 5am-12am SOLD
      The Boulder Front 48"x72" Oil and wax on canvas 2014
      Redfish Lake - July 25th, 2014 30"x48" Oil and wax on panel, 2014 SOLD
      Priest Lake Morning - 30"x48" Oil and wax on panel, 2014
      Reeder Bay 5am-11am - 8"x48" Oil and wax on panel, 2014
      Selkirk Crest from the top of Chair Six (Schweitzer) - 18"x24" Oil and wax on panel, 2014
      Birch Trees, Morning and Evening - 6"x8" Oil and wax on copper, 2014
      Camas Prairie - Corral I - SOLD
      Camas Prairie - Corral II SOLD
      Camas Prairie - Corral III SOLD
      Untitled (commission) 48"x100" Oil and wax on panel 2014
      Blossoms on Grey - Apple I SOLD
      Blossoms on Grey - Forsythia I SOLD
      Blossoms on Grey - Forsythia
      Cusp of Spring I SOLD
      Cusp of Spring II SOLD
      Cusp of Spring IV SOLD
      Foothills Dusk SOLD
      Foothills Little I SOLD
      Foothill Little II SOLD
      Mount Tamalpais Glow SOLD
      Foothills Sunset SOLD
      Table Rock Northward - SOLD
      Foothill Little IV - SOLD
      Foothill Little III SOLD
      Foothill Little VI SOLD
      "Fire" SOLD
      Hoar Frost Triptych - SOLD
      Hoar Frost and Foothills SOLD
      Reeder Bay 5am-11am 8"x48" 2014 oil and wax on panel

    • Process

      Plein Air painting in the Pahsimeroi Range

      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.

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    • Press and Curriculum Vitae

      Representation

       

      Idaho

      Directly sales from studio

       

      California

      Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery - Lafayette, California

      Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts - San Francisco and Mill Valley, California

       

      PRESS

      Milk Community April 2018

      Territory Magazine March 2018

      Boise Weekly January 2018

      The American Scholar November 2017

      Boise Department of Arts and History October 2017 

      Eye on Sun Valley October 2017

      Greenbelt Magazine July 2015

       

      EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

      2013 and 2014 Idaho Conservation League Artist in Residence

      Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, Vermont - Winter 2005

      Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Art at Scripps College, Claremont, CA – 2003

      Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland - 2002
      Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy - 2001

       

      AWARDS, PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS, AND COLLECTIONS

      Sun Valley Resort, Gondola wrap design, Ketchum ID

      Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, Nampa, ID

      Brassey, Crawford & Howell, LLP, Boise, ID

      Citywide Home Loans, Boise ID

      Elam & Burke Attorneys, Boise ID

      DB Fitzpatrick, Zion's Bank Building, Boise ID

      Lewis Street Landscapes, Ketchum light industrial area, Ketchum September 2013

      Utility box design, City of Nampa, September 2013

      Three utility box designs, City of Ketchum August 2012

      Boise Weekly cover artwork, Boise ID 2011-2016

      9th and Bannock traffic box design, City of Boise, October 2011

      Wendy Gruber Award finalist, Marin Arts Council, Marin County, CA 2008

      Painting Residency at Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT, March 2005

      Booker Prize in Painting, Pomona College (Nominated by Prof.Enrique Martinez Celaya), May 2001

       

      EXHIBITION HISTORY

      February-April 2018 "tinyExpanse 365 Year 3" State & Lemp, Boise ID

      December-March 2018 - "Portals" Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa ID

      November 2017 - "Small Things" Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA

      June 2017 - "Paintings for Mairead" Solo exhibition at Evermore Gallery, Boise, ID

      March 2016 - "tinyExpanse Woodland Empire" Woodland Empire Craft Ale, Boise, ID

      November 2016 - "Paintings for Mairead" Solo exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID

      June 2016 - "Exploring McCall Through Paint" Solo exhibition at Gallery 55, McCall, ID

      April 2016 - "Intersections and Encounters" Solo exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID

      December 2015 - Group Exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID

      October 2015 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID

      June 2015 - "tinyExpanse McCall" Popup show at Bistro 45, McCall, ID

      May 2015 - "Primavera" Group Exhibition at Beside Bardenay, Boise ID

      February 2015 - "tinyExpanse Marin County" Popup show at Trouve, Fairfax, CA

      Jan-March 2015 - "Reductions and Elaborations" Solo exhibition at State & Lemp, Boise, ID

      November 2014 - "Befriending Time and Place" Solo exhibition at Gallery five18, Boise, ID

      September 2014 - "Boulder-White Clouds and Beyond" Silvercreek Art, Sun Valley, ID

      August 2014 - "tinyExpanse North Idaho" Panhandle State Bank, Sandpoint, ID

      June 2014 - "tinyExpanse Helsinki" Factory St. Gallery, Helsinki Finland

      June 2014 "Silvercreek Art Grand Opening" Group Show, Sun Valley, ID

      May 2014 "Zion Bank Artist's Reception" Zion Bank, Boise ID

      May 2014 "Modern Art" Modern Hotel, Boise ID

      April 2014 "Primavera III" Beside Bardenay, Boise ID

      February 2014 Group Show, Lisk Gallery, Boise ID

      Nov. - Dec. 2013 "Small Works Invitational" Lisk Gallery, Boise ID

      November 2013 "Landscapes for Idaho" Beside Bardenay, Boise ID

      October 2013 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
      April 2013 "Primavera II" Beside Bardenay, Boise ID
      March 2013 “Landscapes” Grinder Gallery, Ketchum, ID

      Jan. 2013 Current Featured Artist, Pottery Barn Artist Gallery, PotteryBarn.com

      November 2012 "Landscapes for the West" Beside Bardanay, Boise ID

      October 2012 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
      September 2012 One King's Lane online sale, OneKingsLane.com
      July - Aug 2012 "Sequence" Sage Yoga & Wellness, Boise ID
      May 2012 "Modern Art" Modern Hotel, Boise ID
      April 2012 "Show Off" Smith & Coehlo, Eagle ID
      March 2012 "Primavera" Group Exhibition at Beside Bardanay, Boise ID
      December 2011 Winter Sale Boise, ID
      November 2011 “Celebrate Art” Group Exhibition Meridian, ID
      Oct. - Dec. 2011 “Artists and Healers” Solo show at Sage Yoga Boise, ID
      October 2011 BOSCO Open Studios Boise, ID
      August 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
      June 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
      May 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
      May 2011 “Celebrate Art” Group Exhibition Meridian, ID
      May 2011 “Modern Art” Modern Hotel Boise, ID
      Sept. 2010-Apr. 2011 “More than a Pretty Face” Boise Art Museum Boise, ID
      March 2011 Serena and Lily “Bazaar” Serenaandlily.com
      December 2010 Aqua Art Miami Miami, FL
      Nov. - Dec. 2010 “Edges and Expansion” Solo show at Sage Yoga Boise, ID
      November 2010 House of Art, Gem Noble Building Boise, ID
      August 2010 House of Art, Aspen Lofts Boise, ID
      May 2010 Affordable Art Fair New York New York, NY
      May 2009 Marin Open Studios Lagunitas, CA
      May 2009 "Kid's Eye View" Student work exhibition Mill Valley, CA
      Jan. - June 2009 "Big Trees" Solo exhibition at Cafe del Soul Mill Valley, CA
      Jan. - April 2008 Solo Exhibition at Yoga of Sausalito, CA
      October 2007 "Abstract Works" Exhibition at Yoga of Sausalito Sausalito, CA
      August 2007 "Landscapes of Marin" Depot Cafe & Bookstore Mill Valley, CA
      April - June 2007 "Edges and Expansion" Cafe del Soul Mill Valley, CA
      February 2004 Open Studio show Muir Beach, CA
      May 2003 Scripps College Senior Exhibition Claremont, CA
      January 2003 “Paintings” Dual show at Motley Coffee House Claremont, CA
      December 2002 Scripps College Fall Show Claremont, CA
      May 2002 Glasgow School of Art 2nd Year Show Glasgow, Scotland
      May 2001 Pomona College Annual Art Show Claremont, CA

       

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