Rachel Houseman

Rachel Houseman
Santa Fe, NM

"ColorScapes" is the name of the series that Rachel developed in a series of landscapes designed to see beyond the naked eye.. She uses bright colors to emote how she feels under the desert skies. She starts each painting plein air and then adds colors!

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ABOUT THE ARTIST Artist Statement for ColorScapes Series I nspired by the beauty of the Southwest, these are not your average Plein Air Paintings. The series began in 2004 on a road trip around the Southwestern deserts. Each painting is created on-site with the intuition, color and vision of the desert as the artist's visionary eye sees it. Each subject matter is selected through a process of scouting and sketching and painting. The colors are added in a layering process similar to lightness and care of a watercolor. The visionary, "psychedelic," colors are interpreted from what is seen with the eye and what is intuited from the land with the heart. Each tree, cloud, cactus and mountain has a source of light from within that the artist can fine tune...

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Santa Fe, NM
United States

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ColorScapes This is the Essential ColorScapes: Southwestern Landscapes Created Plein Air with a Colorful Appeal!

ColorScapes Portraits Colorful portraits are full of life and vibrancy just like the subjects!

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ColorScapes Fine Art Goes International this year! Don't miss Rachel Houseman's Solo Exhibit at Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. OPENING: Saturday, May 11th 5-9pm; Closing Event for the Exhibit will be held on Saturday, June 22nd 5-9pm

"The Soul of Nowhere" Art by Rachel Houseman Honoring Wilderness
We are at a turning point. Our National Parks and spaces of wilderness private and public are in danger. This artshow seeks to help the viewer maintain a sense of awe not only for the quality of Nature, but through the Spirit of Nature that is within us all. Freedom is the vast expanse of unexplored textures, spaces and quality of depth in the imagination. OPENING NIGHT: Friday, March 3rd 2017 at Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery, Santa Fe NM. Call 928-308-0319 for more info. www.rachelhouseman.com

Abiquiu Inn, Galeria Arriba Solo Exhibit
This is my ColorScapes Fine art event of the Summer: Artist Rachel Houseman will be showing over 25 new paintings at The Abiquiu Inn, Galeria Arriba: Show Opens Saturday, August 6th 6-8 pm. Rachel's style is unmistakable, her use of line, color and interpretation of both classic and unconventional desert scenes will leave you breathless. Don't miss this show! August 6th-September 2016. Address: Abiquiu Inn 21120 US-84, Abiquiu, NM 87510 For more information about the show Call:(505) 685-4378.

"Two Women & One Show" Contemporary Plein Air Colorisits
Eye on the Mountain Art Gallery Announces Spring Art Event Two Women & One Show: Contemporary Plein Air Colorists Featuring new canvases by Rachel Houseman & Paula Swain April 3rd-May 22nd 2015, Artist's Night Friday April 3rd 5-9pm.