Book Signing and Painting Demonstration at Changing Hands Phoenix

Date: July 24, 2021

Time: 7:00PM

All my Arizona Locals I am doing a book signing and painting demonstration for my new book Watercolor Botanical Garden: A Modern Approach to Painting Bold Flowers, Plants, and Cacti

Changing Hands is a local treasure ❤️ I have been going to their bookshop since I was a kid, so this is such a special moment for me to be able to have my book in their store!!

I will being doing an in person painting demo from the book and signing!!
The painting demonstration will include a brief walk-through of a couple of the lessons featured in the book.

We encourage you to bring your own traveling watercolor supplies: paint, paper towel, water container and brush if you want to paint along with me. I will also have a limited number of kits, and other goodies available for sale the night of the event.

There are many ticketing options to fit everyone’s needs!

Find out more about the event and get your ticket now through Changing Hands If you pre-ordered your book already through another retailer, you still have many options!
It has been a minute since many of us have been among people so it will be nice to see all of your beautiful faces, invite all of your creative friends!!

For my Non Locals! I haven’t forgotten about you!
For those not local, don’t worry I’ll still be doing my live virtual launch party on July 21st!! 🌸🌸

Thank you for all your support and I cannot wait to see you!

Rachel

Pre- Order my New Watercolor Painting Book!

I am an author!

I am an Author, what?!?! that is still so crazy to say 🤗🤩.
To hold it in my hands is so surreal and I CANNOT wait until you all can have it on your bookshelves as well! But really on your painting desks 😉

July 20th!! You can pre-order now. I am working on some really special events for the book, virtual and in person for all my locals!

For all my pre-order lovelies, the virtual launch party will be July 21st, in the evening, And you will be getting more info for sign ups soon 😊
It’s really happening and I am so so EXCITED to be able to share this moment with you 🎉🎨!!! This is truly manifesting a dream from college years, I just want to sit in this moment for a while and truly digest everything, instead of doing what I normally do and move on to the next thing so so quickly.

Thank you for taking interest in my work and supporting me to create for you all everyday, I truly feel so grateful and so proud. 🥲😊

Pre-Order Info

I am having a local book signing and demonstration at Changing Hands Phoenix July 24h , 7pm, if you want to attend you can pre-order your book and get your ticket now! Click here and to read my post about the event here

If you are local to Arizona I highly encourage you to pre-order from the local treasure of a bookshop Changing Hands, they are a local Arizona bookstore @changinghands #locallove We may have something up our sleeves, soon to be revealed for all my local loves!

You can also find it on preorder from Rocky Nook @rocky_nook ( my publisher) , Amazon (give me an author follow while you are there!), Barnes&Noble, Indigo(Canada), and Bookshop.org

How to Prime A Canvas for Watercolor Painting

Hey! Here is a quick two minute video that shows you how I prep a standard gessoed canvas for watercolor painting. You cannot just paint straight on the canvas because it is not meant to absorb watercolor so I show you how I prime it to make it watercolor ready!

Where to start when choosing a color palette for your next painting

This is a very asked about topic and I finally decided to answer your question in a more thorough manner than “I just know from experience” Ummmm….. how does that help you, it doesn’t haha.

This is my first blog post on my website so I whole heartedly thank you for being here and reading my words. I have been painting for over 15 years so I have had time to really get to know color. I would say in the words of Kip (Napoleon Dynamite), “it’s getting pretty serious.”

Color is one of those things in painting that is very personal but there are theories that actually can help you determine different palettes and give you a starting point.

In this first lesson I go through and teach you some basic color theory that you will use not only as painter but in all areas of life that involve color, whether it be your home design or what flower to pick for your garden.

If you missed, I also have a worksheet with lots of insight and exercises I recommend for you to try. I really take you inside my personal process of picking my colors! It is the same process I use for all the kits I create in my shop. Think of it as special peek inside my brain and I am excited for you all to dive deeper with me into all my different art methods in the coming weeks.

I encourage you to share you progress with me if you try any of the exercises by tagging @pinkpuddlestudio

Happy Painting!