happy memorial day 🇺🇸 we picked our first handful of strawberries of the season — sun-warmed, imperfect, and gone almost as quickly as they arrived.
I wanted to preserve them the best way I know how. 🍓
Remembering this Memorial Day that beauty, peace, and home are never things to take for granted.
a study in movement, muscle, light, and instinct. 🐎
been sketching with pencil and charcoal more lately, especially when I don’t have the time or space to get the oil paints out, and it really fills me up just as much.
I had sardines for lunch and that is sometimes just how deep the inspiration for a painting goes… 🐟
a little thank you for being here 💌
none of this would be the same without your support and encouragement. so to say thank you, i’m giving away a print of one of my favorite pieces! 4x6 framed “vase of lilies” print. 🌱
to enter the giveaway:
•you must be following @rachelhaas_artistry
•tag someone who loves art + vintage! each tag is an extra entry.
•three extra entries for reposting to your story and tagging this account.
giveaway will close on friday at 5 pm, winner will be announced on saturday morning! 🤍
story time 🤎 this project was more than a commission- it brought me back to myself. I was stuck in a creative rut, going through the motions of my full time job and motherhood/pregnancy, and I kept finding reasons not to paint.
until a special person came to me with a very special request. I was so honored by her trust in me taking this on, and I knew this would be something I needed just as much as she did.
somewhere between the first brushstroke and the last, I remembered what it feels like to slow down and create something that holds a moment in time. not for productivity, not for perfection—but to feel like myself again.
this pieces changed something for me. it reminded me that art can be more than something you hang on a wall—it can be something you keep, something that marks a season of your life.
I haven’t shared much yet, but these paintings quietly became the beginning of something new I’ve been working on behind the scenes… something rooted in that same idea of creating and collecting moments, one season at a time.
more soon 🕊️
“petite petals” collection 🪻 3x4” oil painting on linen.
sweet spring blooms that would make such a sweet mother’s day gift! send me a message to purchase.
these lil ladies are about to go off to their home! i’ll sure miss them, but they belong on the farm! 🐄🤍
#handpainted #localartist #oilpainter #homesweethome
🕊️ Some paintings hold more than paint—they hold a moment in time I’ll never get back.
Lately I’ve realized some paintings are special not for how they look, but for the chapter of life they were created in—the quiet moments, the growth, the in-between. this was feels extra special to me.
#localartist #oilpainter
dreaming of blue skies on this rainy monday •
#handpainted #oilpaintings #localartist
does this count as nesting? 🫣
#muralartist #handpainted #localartist #pregnancy
sometimes the background can be the most relaxing part of the painting for me- the blending and texture that oil paints allow is 🤌🏼✨
#localartist #handpainted #oilpainting
the satisfaction of finding the *perfect* frame 🤌🏼
I don’t know if there’s a more perfect capture of how life has looked lately- chaotic, growing, messy, and warm. thank you Jesus for all of it! and thank YOU for being here. 🌼
every little masterpiece piece starts like this. ✨
#localartist #oilpainter #northidaho #coeurdalene #spokane
we took a trip to the california coast a couple weeks ago and it was magical- the way the sun revived us and the ocean sparked so much inspiration in me, it was one we won’t soon forget 🐚🌊
