Linda Rauch Artist

“Country Morning” acrylic 24″ x 36″ $2000

Linda Rauch — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:54:21 +0000

Each spring my husband and I drive through the country to enjoy the wildflowers. We usually leave early in the morning and make an entire day of it. This particular painting is a combination of several places that we drove to. I loved the bright flowers in the sunlight, and the old wooden fence. The Hill Country around Fredericksburg, Texas, is absolutely stunning once the flowers bloom! This painting combines the brilliant colors of the flowers, with the peacefulness of the country.

Shipping
Small pieces – $13.00, large paintings – $25.00

“Summer” Giclee on canvas

Linda Rauch — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:34:57 +0000

I was inspired by two completely different summer scenes when I created this painting. One was a country ride that I went on in the Hill Country, and the other was from a group of gorgeous wildflowers that were growing. The painting combines both of these scenes together. “Summer” has the bright happy colors of summer wildflowers, combined with the peacefulness that you feel in a country setting. I was intrigued with the challenge of combining peaceful feelings with intensely bright colors when I painted this.

Available in various sizes, prices vary. “Click here to inquire.“.

Shipping
Small pieces – $13.00, large paintings – $25.00

I just finished “Summer”

Linda Rauch — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:29:27 +0000

You will be able to see my newest painting very soon. Its called “Summer”. I particularly enjoyed painting this piece because of the challenge I gave myself when I first began. I had two ideas in mind when I started. One selection was a very peaceful country scene that my husband Rick and I drove through in the Texas Hill Country. I loved this particular place in the country because it made me feel so relaxed and at peace. I also loved a patch of wildflowers that were growing in Colorado. I have been wanting to do a painting that would portray the moods of summer. When I decided to combine these two ideas it definitely provided me with an interesting challenge. The colors that are usually associated with peacefulness are soft gentle colors. The colors of summer are usually bright and intense. I wanted to combine these two feelings in one painting. As I began to paint I was intrigued with how I could do this the best. Soft and gentle in the background and fading into the sky and clouds was the decision for peace. Big, bold and bright was the decision for the foreground. Once I had solved this problem the painting was there! “Summer” has already been sold, but is available as a giclee on canvas.

Copper Butterfly. 9×9″ $35.00

Linda Rauch — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:40:55 +0000

This gorgeous butterfly was created by copper sculptor Rick Hewitt. Its intense colors are chemical burns into the copper. Each butterfly is hand cut, hammered and burned. All of the butterflies are completely different in coloring. Each butterfly is a Rick Hewitt original. You can attach them to walls, fences, bird baths and trees by using the hook on the back of the butterfly. These butterflies will stay with you even during the cold winter months.
They are available at “Linda Rauch Gallery” and on our web site.

Shipping
Small pieces – $13.00, large items – “inquire for quote“.

Blanco Lavender Festival & Art Show

Linda Rauch — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:50:07 +0000

“Linda Rauch Gallery” will be showing at the Blanco Lavender Festival this weekend at the “Uptown Blanco Arts & Crafts Show”. This art show will be held inside the historic building that is located at 317 Main St. in Blanco, Texas. This building is located on the southwest corner, at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. Hwy 281) and 4th St.

The show opens on Friday the 10th from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. It is open on Saturday the 11th from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The last day of the show is on Sunday the 12th from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

We will be bringing some new pieces from Rick Hewitt, copper sculptor, as well as his popular “Wind Dancers”. I will have my new painting “White Orchid” there, as well as gift sets, watercolors, prints and paintings.

I would like to invite you to join us for a fun day of art, lavender and entertainment!

“White Orchid” acrylic 18″ x 24″ $475.00

Linda Rauch — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:32:05 +0000

Orchids have always facinated me. They look so exotic that sometimes they don’t even look like real flowers to me. This one caught my eye at an orchid show that I went to. I loved the starkness of the white and the soft shadows that played on its petals. The petals reminded me of ruffles on a dress. In order to enhance the pure white of the orchid, I chose to place in on a black background. I like the contrast in this painting, and the way that it has a contemporary feel to it.

Shipping
Small pieces – $13.00, large paintings – $25.00, large items – “inquire for quote“.

Art Show & Artisan’s Workshop

Linda Rauch — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:49:19 +0000

"Sun Dance"

This Saturday, April 23rd, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., “Linda Rauch Gallery” will be at Mimi’s Restaurant for an art show. I would like to invite everyone to come on out and enjoy the spring weather here in Bee Caves, Texas. For those of you that don’t know where that is, it is just southwest of Austin, Texas. I will have paintings, watercolors, prints, and gift sets available. Rick Hewitt will be showing copper wind dancers, copper butterflies and copper vines. For those of you that already have plans for this Saturday, remember that you can come on out to our gallery in Spicewood, Texas. We are open here weekly. For a map to our gallery click on the gallery tab at the top of the page.

“Wedding Day” Giclee on canvas

Linda Rauch — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:17:39 +0000

This painting was a piece that I painted for our son Christopher and his wife Rita. I named it “Wedding Day” because it has the colors of their wedding in it. The painting has flowers that bloom in the spring, which is when they were married. This painting combines the reds and purples that were sprinkled throughout the wedding ceremony. I chose the pale pinks to represent the softness of a wedding, and the reds to represent the passion of young love. The style that I chose is a combination of what Chris and Rita liked in two very different paintings. It is mid-way between the softness of Monet, and the boldness of my hard edge fantasy style. Chris liked the hard edge bold paintings, and Rita liked the soft impressionist style that I paint in. This painting brings both styles together for them.

Available in various sizes, prices vary. “Click here to inquire“.

Shipping:
Small pieces – $13.00, large paintings – $25.00, large items

Depth in “Wedding Day” painting

Linda Rauch — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:48:18 +0000

"Wedding Day"

This particular detail in Chris and Rita’s “Wedding Day” painting illustrates the depth that was achieved by using layering techniques. The beginning of the painting was painted using the cool colors because they tend to recede. After I painted the background colors in using greens, blues and purples, I sealed the painting with a thinned mixture of painting medium and water.

The next layer of colors were the pale pink poppies and the hot pink or crimson poppies. If you look at the painting it appears as if the poppies are closer to you. This is because of the medium I thinned, and also because warm colors advance. This layer also included the lime greens seen in the poppy buds as well as the yellows in the native grasses. After I was satisfied with these colors I sealed the painting once more.

The final colors that I added were the bright red poppies and the large pink poppies in the foreground. These colors appear as if they are very close to you. This is because of the layering and also because warm colors advance.

I found using both of these techniques together gives the appearance of great depth in the garden. The next blog will show other details in the painting that I have discussed.

“Wedding Day” is now complete.

Linda Rauch — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:21:33 +0000

Chris and Rita's "Wedding Day"

I finished the painting “Wedding Day” just in time for Chris and Rita’swedding. Their wedding was this last Friday and was absolutely gorgeous. The colors that were sprinkled throughout the wedding were purples, pinks, and reds. I will begin today by discussing the addition of the bright red poppies into the painting.

Because the bright reds in the poppies are so intense they caused an entire new set of dynamics to happen in the painting. I have to admit that when I first added the sprinkling of reds into the painting I was concerned about them dominating the piece. Because the reds are so intense, they tend to draw most of the attention. This can be both positive and negative when you are painting.

I will add some smaller segments of the painting to my blogs during the rest of the week, so you can see the areas that I will be discussing. Today I will talk about the foreground in the painting.

The main areas that I was concerned with were the left foreground, the middle foreground and the right foreground. I was so frustrated in balancing the red poppies in the painting that I actually repainted several parts of the foreground multiple times! This was because I was not happy with the reds dominating the painting. After nearly a week of changing my mind about the placement of the reds and pinks I finally got it the way I wanted it. I will discuss these areas in detail during some of my other blogs.

In general I am extremely happy with the layering techniques I used in the painting. This building up of of layers at certain points during the painting causes this painting to look very deep. This was achieved by watering down my painting medium and painting it on top of what I was finished with. The next group of colors that was placed on top of the medium began to look like they were closer. If you look at the purple larkspur in the background you will feel like they are much further away than the red and pink poppies in the foreground. This is the effect that I wanted to achieve.

The feeling I wanted to capture on the canvas was the softness of love, the passion of youth, and the excitement of the day that Chris and Rita were married. The colors in the painting were chosen for these reasons, and also because they are the colors that were in their wedding. Because Chris and Rita were married in the spring, I chose poppies and larkspur. These are flowers that begin to grow during the spring months.

My next blog will concentrate on some of the individual parts of the painting. I hope you enjoy seeing Chris and Rita’s new painting ”Wedding Day”.