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Dream Space
“DREAM SPACE (TRIPTYCH),” ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 7' X 4', 2021 This large painting tryptic is based on loose, gestural sketches of an abstracted interior expanded into a reimagined scene. This project involved recreating my memories of a New York... More
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Dream Space #3
DREAM SPACE #3, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 4' X 2', 2021 This abstract painting is my second painting based on loose, gestural sketches of an abstracted interior expanded into a reimagined scene. This project involved recreating my memories of a New... More
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Experimental Blues (Diptych)
Experimental Blues (Diptych), ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 3' X 4', 2021 This large painting diptych has blue, teal, green, peach, purple, yellow, black, and white colors. I worked to alter the forms, light, colour saturation, and depth of space in the... 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
Digital Media
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings #1
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings #1, 2021 The first 5 digital collage in my Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper photographed then merged together in Photoshop to create a fine art print. 100... More
Digital Media
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings & Paintings #18
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #18, 2021 Number 18 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper and paintings in acrylic and oil photographed then merged together... More
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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #2
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #2, 2021 Number 2 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper, travel photographs, and paintings in acrylic and oil photographed... More
Digital Media
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #26
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #26, 2021 Number 26 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper photographed then merged together in Photoshop to create a fine... More
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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #27
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #27, 2021 Number 27 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper photographed then merged together in Photoshop to create a fine... More
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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #35
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #3, 2021 Number 3 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper photographed then merged together in Photoshop to create a fine art... More
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Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #35
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #35, 2021 Number 35 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper photographed then merged together in Photoshop to create a fine... More
Digital Media
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #48
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #48, 2021 Number 18 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper and paintings in acrylic and oil photographed then merged together... More
Digital Media
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #5
My art is driven by an obsessive-compulsive need to document my children and their perpetually changing debris (meaning toys, books, clothing, and messes). Daily household and art routines, rituals, and schedules reflect my attempt to reign in the... More
Digital Media
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #6
Mommy Mayhem: 65 Layers of Toy Drawings and Paintings #6, 2021 Number 6 in the digital collage Mommy Mayhem Series features 65 layers of my original drawings in pencil on paper photographed then merged together in Photoshop to create a fine art... 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: 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 #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
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train
The first painting in my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series was awarded a 2021 Mercedes Matter Art Award and shown in a group art exhibition at the Margalit Gallery, in SOHO, New York City from October 7th 2021 through December 31st, 2021. The... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Cross-Country #2
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Cross-Country #2, 2021-22, Watercolour on Paper, 36" x 36" is the second large painting in this series. This painting has been commissioned by RBC for a limited edition fine art print. THE INSPIRATION AND... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Cross-Country #3
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Cross-Country #3, 2021-22, Watercolour on Paper, 36" x 36" is the third large painting in this series. This painting was made by dipping a small Thomas the Train toy into watercolour paint and rolling it across paper... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #1
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #1, 2021, Ink on Paper, 14" x 11." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #2
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #2, 2021, Ink on Paper, 14" x 11." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #3
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #3, 2021, Ink on Paper, 14" x 11." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #4
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #4, 2021, Ink on Paper, 14" x 11." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #8
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #8, 2022, Ink on Paper, 12" x 9." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #9
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #9, 2022, Ink on Paper, 12" x 9." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #2
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #2, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 11" x 14." The colourful abstract painting is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with watercolor heavyweight watercolor paper.... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #3
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #3, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 11" x 14." The colourful abstract painting is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with watercolor heavyweight watercolor paper.... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #4
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #5, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 11" x 14." The colourful abstract painting is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with watercolor heavyweight watercolor paper.... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #5
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Grey Line #5, 2021, Ink on Paper, 14" x 11." The Grey Line abstract painting series is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with black ink on heavy weight watercolor... More
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Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #5
Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train, Route #5, 2021, Watercolor and Metallics on Paper, 11" x 14." The colourful abstract painting is part of my Motherhood Hit Me Like a Train Series. This original artwork is painted with watercolor heavyweight... More
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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]