Last Dance – oil painting of irises, and a warm green

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I listened to an interview with Quang Ho while I was painting these wilting irises. And that inspired me to think about why exactly I paint. Maybe it’s the kind of question where the question itself is more important than the answer? Anyways, this painting started yesterday as a depiction of one of my favorite [...]

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Watching the Red Green Show

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Can you see my studio companion in this painting? We love the Red Green Show on PBS, and when I saw the two apples together I thought it would be fun to make them a silly homage. :) This one was a real challenge for me. Reflective metal can really kick my booty – so [...]

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Happy Smells – January Painting Marathon daily painting by South Dakota artist Jessie Rasche

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SOLD / Happy Smells / 6×8 inches / oil canvas board Special January Painting Challenge In Private Collection in Ireland (!) *Available Paintings * / Love it Guarantee / Talk to Jessie I’ve been thinking about my still life setups a little differently the last few days – choosing my items more deliberately. I got [...]

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Clippings – oil painting of flowers in a plein air / impressionist style by Jessie Rasche

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I took a picture of the painting and inadvertently captured the 3rd dimension of the painting (below). Usually you can’t see that, since I take pictures in indirect light. I’m working on controlling my colors in the setup part of the painting process. It’s not something I’ve given a lot of thought to before, but [...]

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Daisies

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Daisies are a fun challenge – to keep them simple with all of those petals. Thank you for viewing my paintings! Daisies / 5×7 inches / oil on gessoboard / ready to frame / January Painting Challenge #12 / available at http://jessiesfineart.com    

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SOLD. Purple Iris – 6×12 inch oil painting by South Dakota artist Jessie Rasche

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My first profoundly inspiring museum exhibit was a Monet exhibit back in 1990 – I was in art school at the time and could just walk down the hall to the Portland Art Museum (which was very cool). I had seen Monet lily pads in books, but in person it was a completely different experience. [...]

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Kiss – early Valentines Day Painting by artist Jessie Rasche

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Kiss / 5×5 inches / oil on gessoed hardboard / January Painting Marathon #10 / available at http://jessiesfineart.com This is a pomegranate and a tangerine sitting on the windowsill. I liked how the light was coming between them except that small spot where they’re touching. I’ve been really struggling… I  wiped several paintings yesterday before [...]

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Gaze – figure painting by artist Jessie Rasche

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Last night I went to the life drawing group. I painted the model there for 2 hours, and then finished the painting at home this morning – which usually is a very bad idea but worked well, i think, this time. Gaze / 10×8 inches / oil on gessoboard To purchase, email art@jessierasche.com with the [...]

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Garlic Geese – small painting by artist Jessie Rasche

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  Yesterday my friend Xan said that my garlic pieces looked a bit like geese. Well, I love painting geese so I thought I’d really go for it. Here are “Garlic Geese!” Garlic Geese / 6×6 inches / oil on deep profile canvas (for hanging unframed) / January Painting Marathon #8 / available at http://jessiesfineart.com [...]

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Garlic In Nature

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Today I wanted to try painting garlic again with natural light from the sun. I chased the shadows – if felt a lot like plein air painting. I’ve been playing with ‘mixing white’ lately, which is a transparent color. It’s fun to use, but I end up using a LOT more paint. Can you tell [...]

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One In the Shade – small oil painting by artist Jessie Rasche

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This setup was a process of reduction. It started off with three garlic bulbs, then 2 garlic bulbs and a bunch of pieces, then no bulbs and a bunch of pieces… fewer and fewer and finally just these few pieces. I like that they all seem to be sitting on their bottoms and pointing in [...]

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Borrowed Shadow :: small painting of tangerines by South Dakota artist Jessie Rasche

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Borrowed Shadow / 5×7 inches / oil on gessoboard / January Painting Marathon ptg #5 / $100. I forgot to sign it before taking the photo, so I watermarked it. I’ll put my R on there today. This is the second painting in the new series I talked about. It’s called Borrowed Shadow because something [...]

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Basking in Her Shadow

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Basking in Her Shadow / 8×6 inches / oil on canvas / $100 + s/h Here’s the first painting of my new small series that I talked about yesterday – and #4 in my January Painting Marathon. To purchase, email me with the name of the painting you want, and payment preference (secure PayPal invoice, [...]

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Orange Starts and personal notes

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I got some good starts and maybe a finish yesterday. The top painting I set up like a plein air painting – trying to catch the changing shadows on oranges sitting by a North-Western window as the sun was setting. Frantic painting and then…. the sun was gone. I really like the colors. This one [...]

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Sexy Slice – small painting of lemon slices on a water jar by artist Jessie Rasche

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Happy New Year! This month I’m going to paint as many small paintings as I can, and each one will be available for only $100 + S/H.  To purchase one, just email me with the name of the painting you want and I will send you a secure Paypal invoice (or you can pay by [...]

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Untitled Portrait of children sitting outside, oil painting

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Untitled / 6×6 inches / oil on panel. This is a traditional portrait in that I wanted to capture these two beautiful kids and their comfortable connection at that moment. I’m really excited about how this painting turned out. What should I name this painting? Right now it is “David’s Children” but there seems to [...]

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10 print giveaway! (5×7 inches, matted)

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To enter, head over to www.facebook.com/rasche.gallery. “Like” me (if you haven’t already) and then share with your friends. That’s it! I’ll do a random drawing on Dec 9th to choose the 10 winners, and will ship in time for Christmas! Details: * Enter up to 4 times by 1) Sharing my Facebook Giveaway post, 2) [...]

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Black Friday Art Sale

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Are you looking for a really nice present for an art lover? Give a painting! 20% off on all paintings ordered by midnight tonight. Read what my collectors are saying. Make sure your loved one gets exactly what they want by giving a gift certificate – order today for 10% off!

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Commissions – Updated and Thanks!

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Pink Love / ~10×8 in / oil on canvas / framed / $350 * Purchase * / Love it Guarantee / Talk to Jessie Update: Thanks to a great repeat collector, I’m booked up for the last commission before Christmas. There are still a number of paintings available in my Art Gallery, including the paintings [...]

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Commissions

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I have time for one more commission before the holidays! If you have been planning to commissioning a painting gift for your loved one or yourself, contact me. Commission A Painting! / Commission Information Love it Guarantee / Set Up a Studio Tour / Talk to Jessie

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