painting
Never Too Late To Make a Wish Come True
A few weeks ago, I traveled to New York City and had the opportunity to catch up with an old college friend….
Just Keep Dancing: Musings From a Misunderstood Girl
Dancing is when you tear your heart out and rise out of your body to hang suspended between the worlds. ~ Rumi…
Barn is Burnt Down
Last night, I was feeling really good about the way my students’ writing is progressing. On my drive home, I noticed the…
PERPLEXIA: Original Artwork For Sale
Dear Friends: If you’ve been following me at RASJACOBSON ORIGINALS on Facebook, you know I just finished this little lady. PERPLEXIA is…
Call Me RACHEL: #BOAW2018
Last night, I started painting too late. I was tired. I tried to rest, but I saw her. Fully formed. So I…
Staring At Strangers
This morning, I went to the gym and, in addition to my mat and my sneakers and a change of clothes, I brought a backpack filled with pens and pencils, watercolors and brushes. Settled next to a cozy fireplace, I spotted a man with a strong profile, staring at an iPad….
Playing with Texture: Wordless Wednesday
I’m crazy about texturizing medium, a paste used to add surface texture to a canvas. Stiffer than paint straight from a tube, I love to scoop…
Messy Hands: Wordless Wednesday
This is how my hands look at the end of nearly every day. I don’t mean to do it. It just kind…
What does HOME mean to you? #giveaway
Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. It’s a green toothbrush on the bathroom sink. It’s his bowl left on the kitchen table. It’s the sound of the garage door going up at the end of the day. It’s warm zucchini bread cooling on the countertop, the cat lying in that spot on the landing, the laundry twirling in sloppy circles….
LOVE inspires art
I’ve received plenty of positive feedback regarding my art work over the last few months. What started off as a distraction – something to help me get…