Goldie by Rachel K Schlueter

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Oil on 6x7" panel
I used a  photo reference of mine to make this painting.
I know it's a little strange but that never stops me...
I am an abstract expressionist at heart.

Ruth Farmer by Rachel K Schlueter

Oil on 8x10" masonite panel.
Ruth Farmer is a new friend that I met through her daughter Jill Farmer who commissioned me to paint her mother's portrait for Ruth's 97th birthday. This is the second portrait of Ruth Farmer I've painted, here she is quite bit younger than in the first portrait .

Orange Tabby by Rachel K Schlueter

Oil on 8x10" panel. Once again a painting from a photo I took of a particularly friendly and charismatic young male cat we met during a visit to Weaverville.
"Orange Tabby" will be on exhibit and available for purchase in June at Sewell Gallery of Fine Art
423 F Street in Eureka CA.

Fire Cat by RK Schlueter

Oil on 7x9.5 panel.
Another from the Weaverville cat files.I have spent some time photographing cats to use for painting and I have never been so blessed with lucky shots as in the case of this young orange male. 

"Orange" by RK Schlueter

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Oil on 8x10" panel. Painted from a photo I took of a young male cat at an Inn where we stayed in Weaverville. This young cat was so friendly, I got many good photos of him to work from. Link to: greeting card

Last Rays by RK Schlueter

Oil on 6x7" panel.
Painted from a photo of a cat in my neighborhood. Sometimes I walk around and photo cats I run into. There are always lots, every other house seems to have at least one, they are usually happy to say hello.

"Blue House, La Penita Mexico" by Stock Schlueter

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Oil on 4"x5" panel.
This little painting is from LaPenita Mexico. It is a lovey coastal town about an hour north of puerto Vallarta. We have been there a couple times, once for three weeks and then for a month. We made friends with some of the locals and had an exhibit of our work at an art gallery there. A young local artists took me to several places to paint that otherwise would not have been available. "Blue House"was one of those places. The landscape is jungle right down to the beach.
I painted everyday.

Siddi by RK Schlueter

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Oil on 6"x7" panel. Painted from a photo of my little Calico "Siddi' she is six years old now but still has a kitten personality, which I love most of the time...

"Desert Rainbow" by Stock Schlueter

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Oil on 7"x9" panel.
"Desert Rainbow" by Stock Schlueter, is an attempt to capture a rainbow just outside Borrego Springs.
Ahh the smell of first rain in the desert.

Shadow and Light by Rachel K Schlueter

Oil on 6"x6" panel, available for purchase at 208 C Street Hall Gallery and Studios in Eureka. Today begins a three day fundraiser for Panthera, doors open at noon, the auction continues through Saturday night Arts Alive! Original artwork by forty artists will be on exhibit.
Please join us and be part of our success in creating an art venue that serves the community and the world!

In One Door Out the Other by RK Schlueter

Oil on 6"x6" panel. Inspired by the beauty and grace of cats I am always seeking ways to create with their image. Here I was influenced by days of reading The Secret Life of Salvador Dali then moving on to Magritte, I found a new appreciation for surrealism!

Fortune Teller by Rachel K Schlueter

Oil on 9"x12" panel. I painted this at my residency in March. I was looking through art posters in Mr. Graves' studio and found a great one of a local woman, I believe she has passed. She sits at table with a crystal ball over a spread of tarot cards, the photo was taken by Peter Palmquist. The lighting throughout is purple. I wish I had the poster, I would love to take another crack at it using the whole image, It's a great photo. If you are interested in the purchase of "Fortune Teller" please contact me through email.

"Spring" by Rachel K Schlueter

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oil on 6"x7" panel. "Spring" is a painting of celebration of sunnier days. I used a photo of a kitty I met in Weaverville CA.. I see lots of cats in my travels and if I have my camera I will take as many shots as I can, to use for my paintings.

Tiger's Gaze by Rachel K Schlueter

Oil on 10"x12" panel. I painted this Tiger for our upcoming fundraiser. Thursday April 5th and Friday 6th 12-6:00pm and Saturday 12-8:30 in conjunction with Arts Alive! Bids may be made by email or in person.
Over 37 artists will be participating in the fundraiser.
For more info. please visit: Art Helps the Planet
The Hall Gallery is located at 208 C ST. in Old town Eureka.

Beasley by Rachel K Schlueter

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Oil on 6"x5" panel. "Beasley" was the first painting I did during my three week residency at the Morris Graves Foundation in Loleta CA. I arrived at noon on the 5th of March, unpacked and began painting immediately, I worked in the studio where Mr. Graves painted... it has to be one of the most beautiful studios on the planet! It has high ceilings and huge north facing skylight, built on the edge of a natural 6 acre pond surrounded by old growth forest, the pond is home to countless birds and one little otter. It was great to be there, I got a lot of paintings done. Three weeks is a long time to be without loved-ones and there was no radio, phone, TV, or computer, so I was able to collect my thoughts and gain some perspective...it's great to be home!

"Charley" by Rachel K Schlueter

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Oil on 8"x8" gallery wrap canvas. "Charley" was a clients' kitty I painted years ago. This painting is the second "Charley" I've painted. I was given permission to use the photo again which I truly appreciate because I love this image. When I find an image I like I may use it several times.

Scrub Jay

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Oil on 5x9" panel. Jays are so beautiful. A few years back my husband and I raised a jay that had fallen out of his nest. We were camping and on our first day plop out of the tree he came flopping around on the ground, it was not long before a raven began circling. I thought to myself I can do this, we have the time. So we did. It was six weeks on the Trinity river painting and being new new parents. Our scrub Jay friend was male, we named him Juno because the month was June. In the end it was hard to leave him but we knew he would be fine when he started bringing friends by and sharing his food. For photos, click: Juno. This painting is not Juno but what he would look like at full maturity.

Pagani Ranch by guest artist, Stock Schlueter

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This painting was done on a Plein Air trip to Sonoma. This scene is part of a large old Family ranch. While I was painting it I met the owner. And we talked about the old days and how it has changed over the years. Link to Stock's website

Otis

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Oil on 6"x8" panel. Otis is our black cat, adopted the year Stock and I were married in 2004.
I am currently involved in a fund raising event for Art Helps the Planet -a group of professional artists in the Pacific Northwest selling original work, and prints and cards made from that work. A percentage of the sales price benefits animal rescue organizations. The first two are Save the Tiger Fund, which is now panthera.org and Sequoia Humane Society. Art can be purchased directly from the blog, through our Etsy shop, by emailing us using Paypal, and seen in person at the C Street Hall Gallery in Eureka.

So far, we've been able to donate $492 from blog, gallery and studio sales, and Panthera has agreed to promote our Tiger show to benefit them in April of 2012.

Regina case decided to do this after organizing the Japan Animal Rescue Project, an auction of art in Eureka, California to benefit animal relief organizations after the earthquake in Japan.

J -Walker by RK Schlueter

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Oil on 6"x9" panel
Click to Bid on DPW I have recently joined a Blog for painters called Daily Paintworks, the blog has an amazing amount of very nice work at great prices and their own bidding system.
J walker is a neighborhood cat, I met on a cat shoot. I walk around the neighborhood where I live and photo cats hanging around on the streets, in front of their homes usually.