Hello everyone! This week I have decided to experiment with putting up some of my original artworks for sale via my Etsy Shop. First off I have uploaded this handsome chap. "Sir Dachshund" is painted in acrylic on canvas board, measures 8x10 inches and comes signed and unframed. He costs £60 inclusive of postage and …
Autumn is here and Halloween is fast approaching, but there's still time to do some Halloween crafting! Click the link below to download your FREE PDF file of Halloween junk journal printables that I have designed for you! halloween-free-23Download This free printable includes a selection of spooky papers in lined and unlined versions plus gift …
Creating the leaf images at Clitheroe Castle on the Art Walk Clitheroe At my artist's residency at Clitheroe Castle Museum for the Art Walk Clitheroe I made two leaf artworks using collage, watercolour, gouache, acrylic paint pens, and acrylic paints. I have since turned these pictures into the cards pictured below, you can see how …
Back in September, I took part in the second paint Garstang plein air painting competition and I am very happy to report that I achieved 2nd place for the 2nd year in a row! This year I painted the view of the canal behind Owd' Tithe Barn on the outskirts of Garstang. I used oil …
I will once again be taking part in Paint Garstang 2023 on the 2nd September! Last year at the first Paint Garstang Event I was thrilled to receive 2nd Prize with my painting of the Farmers Arms pub. 2nd prize Paint Garstang 2022 This year I will be painting alongside the canal behind the Owd' …
You can now see an exhibition of my illustrations from the Lancashire Stories Anthology on display at Clitheroe Castle Museum. They will be on display until mid-November 2023 and will be the background to some exciting events at the castle such as a fascinating talk by the talented author Susan Evans on the 2nd September …
A collage workshop run for Blackburn and District Artists Society Recently I ran a workshop for the talented artists in Blackburn and District Artists Society The workshop was entitled "Drawing with scissors" and was inspired by the work of Matisse, Rex Ray and Eric Carle. In this workshop, we found out about how Matisse took …
I am pleased to announce that Garstang and District Arts Centre will be hosting my first solo exhibition from the 4th June- 1st July 2023! I will be having a preview event on the 4th June at 2pm at Garstang Arts Centre and would love for you to attend where you can meet the artist, …
Get your free copy at any Lancashire, Blackpool or Blackburn library! Lancashire Stories: illustrated by me! Rachel Crawshaw Last night I spoke on a panel for one of the 5 Lancashire Stories launch events. The event I attended was at the beautiful Burnley Library, in the magically decorated children's library. I was on the panel …
Hi there! Today I had great fun running an all-day, Christmas themed, sketchbook making workshop for the fabulous Blackburn Artists' Society. In today's workshop, I showed the Blackburn Artists how to make three different sketchbooks using only one sheet of paper in each. We made the pages of the books using different paper folding techniques …
Mushroom Moon Designs 