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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers Painted #5
65 Layers Painted #5, 12" x 9," Acrylic on Canvas, 2021 Loosely based on my 52 Digital Collage Mommy Mayhem Series, this abstract expressionist painting has blue, green, red, white, orange and pink colours. My Mommy Mayhem Series stems from... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #5
This abstract painting of a toy bunny rabbit in a landscape has red, yellow, purple, green, black, white, and blue multicolors with lots of white showing through the background. My abstracted bunny paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Toy Elephant Cross-Legged
TOY ELEPHANT CROSS-LEGGED, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 2021, 18" X 24" My abstracted elephant paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy elephant in different positions. I have painted and sketched this particular stuffed... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #4
Bunny Landscape 8 x 8" x 1.5" acrylic on panel donation My abstracted bunny paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy rabbits in different positions. I have painted and sketched this particular stuffed animal from... More
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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers Painted #4
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers Painted #4, 36" x 24 x 1.5," Oil on Canvas, 2021 My Mommy Mayhem Series stems from documenting my three kids and their perpetual messes through life drawing and painting. I combine 65 layers of this observational art in... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #7
This abstract painting of a toy bunny rabbit in a landscape took over 3 years to complete. Thickly built up paint in red, yellow, purple, green, black, white, and blue multicolors completely covers the canvas. The surface texture is so thick that... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Elephant and Doll (Diptych)
ELEPHANT AND DOLL (DIPTYCH), ACRYLIC AND OIL ON CANVAS, 2021, 36" X 48" This abstract painting of a toy elephant and floppy doll has pink, black, yellow, purple, green, white, and blue multicolors. My abstracted elephant and toy paintings are... More
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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers #1
Mommy Mayhem 65 layers #1 is a large abstract painting on canvas measuring 8' tall. This artwork is the first in my Bunny Landscape Mommy Mayhem series. The painting blurs the distinction between representation and abstraction in combining many... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Tired Toy Elephant
TIRED TOY ELEPHANT, ACRYLIC ON CRADLED GESSOBORD PANEL, 12" X 16", 2021. My abstracted elephant paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy elephant in different positions. I have painted and sketched this particular... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Elephant Resting Landcape
Measuring 8 x 5 feet, this large oil on canvas painting depicts an abstract version of a favourite stuffed toy elephant. My abstracted elephant paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy elephant in different positions.... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscapes (Diptych)
BUNNY LANDSCAPES (DIPTYCH), 2021, ACRYLIC AND OIL ON TWO CRADLED GESSOBORD PANELS, 24" X 36" My abstracted bunny paintings are based on loose, gestural sketches of the same stuffed toy rabbits in different positions. I have painted and sketched... More
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Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #2 (Diptych), 2022
Mommy Mayhem: Bunny Landscape #2 (Diptych), 2022, Acrylic and Oil on Two Cradled Gessobord Panels, 24" x 36" This abstract painting of toy bunny rabbits in a landscape has multicolours including red, yellow, purple, green, black, white, and... More
Work by
Rachael Grad
Drawing and Painting
“Motherhood is mayhem. My art subjects reflect parenting moments, and my painting technique is a reference to, and mocking of, art history movements such as the machismo of the Abstract Expressionist...” [More]