pages in life

here are my newest pages

Sketchbook Project

http://arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject
Back in college at Tyler Junior College I helped start a Art Club. Was a lot of silly fun that turned into a serious fun thing. Its still around! I get the emails about what is going on and found out about the Sketchbook Project and jumped aboard!

I’ve got a cute black sketch book to fill up before Jan.15, and I’m loving the excuse to draw away.

Here are just a few pages so far.

Happening soon!

Coming event!

This new painting of mine was picked to be part of this Juried Exhibition!









THE UNCOMON IMAGE: AN EXHIBITION OF THE ABSTRACT AND THE NON‐OBJECTIVE

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday Aug. 5, 2010 4:00 – 6:00 pm

at

GALLERY MAIN STREET

a Program of the City of Tyler Main Street Department

110 W. Erwin

(903) 593-6905



I will unfortunately not be able to make the opening reception but the exhibition will be up all this month and you can find out more at http://www.heartoftyler.com/ExhibitionSchedule.htm

http://www.lisarachel.com/?page_id=446

http://www.lisarachel.com/?page_id=421

I have also made 3 other paintings in this series. I was inspired by a rainy day landscape when you look out your car window. I love how the colors will meld together and become more ideas of the land.

If you would like to find out more about these paintings your more than welcome to see them on my website along with my current body of work.

http://www.lisarachel.com/

 

Have a great summer!

Lisa Rachel Horlander

Menu

I have been working out, trying to fit back into my pants (darn holidays months ago, lol) I haven't seen the results I hoped for so I am looking at how my family eats. I decided we needed to have planed meals, and that inspired me to make a menu board.

Fun last min. comishion

So I had a friend who called this week, wondering if I could do a painting for her by tomorrow for a baby shower. YES!!! (I love a good challenge!) Fortunately if you look at my last blog, you will see that I started 3 new paintings this week. I love having friends who like to take advantage of my art;) Thanks Ashley!!!

in the works

I’ve been finding more time to paint somehow (whoooho!) and here are a few paintings I’ve started and a commission of 3 paintings I’m working on. I’m so happy to be getting more things out soon!

newest painting

I just finished this painting for a friend, she always keeps me painting! (Thanks Tracy)Its a wedding gift for a good friend of hers. I did one like this years ago and wanted to do more like it but have never had a chance. A few years ago I worked at a camp and on weekends i was in charge of an area of parking. I had a perfect view of a creek and trees were growing down the creek. The sun would light up the land behind the trees and just glow.

SALE!!

Half off all my paintings!!

for this week only

(tuesday the 11th - sunday the 16th)

Happy Mommys Day

This was my first Mothers Day that my son knew what was going on, but it didn’t go as id imagined. I wanted to sleep in, but Asher wanted to sleep with us and wiggle. After he finally went to watch cartoons I thought I could sleep. Nope. My sweet husband had gotten up and came to me urgently, and with a lot of remorse about wakening me up, asking me to come look at something. I was now awake. In the Bathroom was a little snake! I happen to be the only one who can properly tell if a snake is bad or harmless (thanks to my brothers obsession) but it was too dark to truly tell. so we put it in a plastic bag and outside. No I didn’t kill it outright because we found a few ground snakes in our garden and want to keep them to kill the bugs. It was just a little gray garden ground snake. whew!!


the rest of the day was mostly normal except I didn’t cook or clean and we just relaxed (ahhhhh!)

I did paint! a lot of backgrounds but it was nice to paint without worrying about anything else.

I also finished these 2 paintings of my cat :D

my boy in my bag

I am currently unable to sew (sob!) ...my sewing machine is not working and needs to go to the doctor. So I've been doing many other things, mainly on the computer.

All this isnt what I'm blogging about today, no .

So I'm eatting lunch and watching cartoons while checking up on all the things to see on the computer. I look over and my son is peeking out of my huge shopping bag!!!

I had to share.

up up and away!!!

WAY TOO FUN!!!!

I discovered a wonderful little shop called Sparkle on 155 going out twoards Lake Palistine. Its a baby butiqu (verrrrry colorful and fun!) and she is intersted in some of my handmade items and wanted me to create some children's capes (such a GREAT idea!)

so hear they are!

This is the first one completed and i hope to finish them and maby have some for sale on Etsy soon.

This is blue gray and covered in sparkles!! with a velvet ribbon around the neck with velcro for closer and safty. It works for little to big kidos.

front page!!

FUN!
One of my spring paintings is on the front page of this shop!!
http://www.myhandmaderegistry.com/

Its a place to make your own wish list for any occasion.
pretty cool!

Tonight I have an art show I’m in! I am so excited !(yet slightly stressing) The art is all at the place and hung. One of my friends from when I worked at star bucks (ages ago) has been putting together these shows. I helped her set up the paintings this morning. I had my son with me and he keep pretending to have a pet dog. It is always fun to be part of the set up of a show.

Its an all girl show and turns out 3 of us used to be (or currently is) the Art Club presidents at Tyler Junior College! Small world !(or town) I helped start the club and ended up becoming the first president of the club (o so much fun!!) Good times, good school.

So all of my art are trees and seasonal. I love nature and especially trees! The beauty and memories that they bring to me inspire me daily. My husband says I’m a hippy (yet I am too young to be so) and it always makes us laghf since he use to be in the military and is still such a gun nut! Well opposites attract right!

So in the show tonight I have 10 paintings. Beautiful, close to my heart, and well made paintings. I love sharing them with others and am excited that blogs exists so I can share them with you on hear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wooho to a new purse!

I boght this purse (but in green with white leather) and got it in today! Ive had bad luck with 'pleather' purses and decided a leather one was in order

Its big and roomy and beautiful!

A fun friday!

My son loves to shake his grove thing!! (in your face preferably) Although I always scold him, I also always get a good giggle inside and treasure his sweet little nuttiness. Today was one of those days with my family that was rely memorable. We truly just relaxed and played and it was fun.

A few favorite things, my 'garden' of potted plants (a copple I have keep alive a year now!) seadlings almost ready to plant, my son picking flowers in the clover, my family being so silly we need a camera, my paper punches (fun stuff)

things like these make my days fun.

blossoms

A perfect! i added blossoms and am very content with my spring inside! I’m in an all women show the 20th (did i mention that?? o well) and am making my favorite, trees, for my part. I love painting trees, so peaceful and contemplative to do and yet fun and free from preconceived notions. and they are pretty! (my fave part)

lovely day!

Its so beautiful today, and the tulip trees are in bloom. I did a couple paintings yesterday in my excitement. I want to just soak up all the beauty and spill it out as art.

ahhhhhhhhhhhh

o and i made fudge, yum!

 had lots of fun makeing it pretty for my friends

tags

I made these last year but haven’t done much with them, but I love them! I love combining stamps and paper and even fabric and lace!


I want to expand my tag collection in my shop, so I started with what I have and took better pics.

I also want to start drawing up my own cards and stamps. I love to draw and have not added anything except paintings in my shop! Why? No idea, just shy some.

I am going to be in an art show on the 20th (wooho) that a friend of mine is throwing in a local restaurant, and I have been inspired by spring to paint trees, but that’s not far from what I always paint. I love trees and especially when they bloom with color.