painting – Rae Dunn

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:19:51 +0000

tokyo, japan
february 2016

japanese boro textiles . . . so beautiful.

better late than never.

Rae — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 05:39:36 +0000

i just used oils for the first time in my life and painted my first abstract painting ever. it was SO. MUCH. FUN ! i never knew what i was missing but i’m so glad i found it. i’ve been having fun in my studio doing what ever my heart desires . . . feeling very content.

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:23:26 +0000

june 2014
vallauris, france

this piece is actually for sale in the WESTMONT MUSEUM OF ART 5 x 5 show. you can go HERE to bid online. august 28th – september 11th.

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:44:40 +0000

june 2014
vallauris, france

from my “étude de bouteilles” book.

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:23:46 +0000

march 2013
berkeley, california

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:59:49 +0000

august 2012
mount holly, vermont

acrylic painting on wood.
8 x 8

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:57:30 +0000

june 6, 2012
vallauris, france

i am trying my hand at acrylic painting and am still not quite sold. it is so antithetical to watercolor. the paint just sits there and doesn’t absorb into the canvas, i’m not used to that. i will be spending half of my residency here in france painting. there is so much to be inspired by.

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

Rae — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

march 7, 2012

berkeley, california

this is the B in my alphabet series. it was done with charcoal, pastels, and water color. i’m trying to bring a little more color in my life, though for me, “color” means vague, muddy and subtle.

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

Rae — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:29:00 +0000

march 14, 2012

berkeley, california

one of the projects in my “painting class” is to draw the alphabet in different medium and fonts. this “A” was done in charcoal and is approximately 14″ x 20″ (it’s a BIG little A).

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

Rae — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:54:00 +0000

march 8, 2012

emeryville, ca

my friend, jessie, and i have started a painting salon (with just the 2 of us as members). we meet every wednesday morning, lock ourselves in her studio with a LOT of tea or coffee, blast the music, and then draw, paint, charcoal, pastel, ink, oil, scratch, smear, etc . . . with reckless abandonment.

one of the assignments we gave ourselves was to pick an object and to draw it every single day for 3 months. i chose this antique key from france as my object. it was a completely random choice, as my office is loaded with objects. but now that i think about it, it seems the perfect choice, plus it has a deeper significance. hopefully this will be the key that unlocks my inner-creativity. there ARE no accidents in life, right ?

friday field trip (from the sketch book).

Rae — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:23:00 +0000

berkeley, california

july 2010

(click on the image for a closer look)

i’ve been sketching + painting right onto my pottery and combining my 2 great loves. sketching right on the clay feels so permanent and set in stone, which can be quite daunting at first. but nothing that can’t be thrown against the wall at the end of the year !

this is one of my favorite quotes from “the little prince.”

friday field trip (from the sketchbook).

Rae — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:04:00 +0000

vermont.

august 2009

(click on image for up close + personal view)