Rachael Grad’s Art Blog

Sculpture is pretty new for me, but I’ve started taking Jock Ireland’s excellent class at the New York Studio School.  Shown are different views of the same sculpture.

Can you spot the puppy? Shown in the drawing studio is my new puppy Cassidy.  She’s very popular at school.  I’m trying to train her to stay calm through my extended drawing sessions and pose as a model.  Wish me luck!

Shown are two of my small paintings done with a limited palette of colors.  Currently hanging in the NYSS lobby until Monday.  Check them out if you have a chance!

I was able to attend the openings of a few great shows up in New York city right now. Check them out if you have time:

- Frankenthaler at Eighty; Six Decades. at Knoedler & Company (70th and Madison).  Curated by Karen Wilkin, a teacher at my school (New York Studio School), the paintings are from Frankenthaler’s personal collection. Runs from November 6th to January 10th.

- Ron Milewich at the Elizabeth Harris Gallery (Chelsea). Ron is a fantastic drawing teacher at the New York Studio School. Shown above is my favorite painting of his from the exhibition, titled “Family from the Sky.” Runs November 13th to December 20th.

- On the way to Ron’s show, I mistakenly crashed the neighboring opening for Lisa Breslow at Kathryn Market Fine Arts. Runs November 13th to December 20th. Below is my favorite painting from that show.  I love how the tree blends into the sky.

Check out my posts at Apartment Therapy DC, including these recent ones on art:

- Hot or Not?: Figurative (Nude) Paintings on Dishes

- The Gallery: Cyndie Widmer’s Oil Paintings and Open Studio Tour

- Sondra Arkin Recycles and Repurposes in her Art Studio

- Look!: Antique Art Store Pigment Cabinets

- The Gallery: For and Against Benches by Linda Hesh

Shown above is a painting by Cyndie Widmer.

Scene from the South (downtown Durham, North Carolina): the pick-up truck of a Middle Class, Middle Age, White Male. Remember to vote!

Shown is a photo of my painting space taken last Friday.  You can see my palette, some paints, and a painting in progress.

Shown is a recent painting where I experiment with painting in bright colors. I worked on this off and on for about a week.

I just found out that a photo of the drawing shown here is included in the new New York Studio School (NYSS) course calendar. I did the drawing during the recent NYSS fall 2008 drawing marathon.

Shown are two recent paintings done with a limited selection of oil colors.  No white was used in either painting! The painting below is 9″ x 12″.