Rachel Griel Art

Realized it’s been a very long time since I shared any of my art, but I promise I’m still making stuff. I’ve been keeping the bulk of it kind of quiet because I’m hoping to turn it into a show sometime and want to save what I’ve been working on to release whenever that happens, but I can’t keep this guy to myself.

Maxwell Klinger in his Scarlet O’Hara dress, gouache, 4x6 inches

gouache, 4x6 inches

For @jordanillustrates’ Artober challenge, this one is “Gather + Fruits” based on a photo of the raspberries in my own garden!

Gouache on paper, 4x6 inches

For @jordanillustrates’ Artober prompt “Spices + Cider” I painted one of my favorite mugs. Also I drank some cider.

The mug in question!

Uncle Iroh enjoying some tea, gouache and ink on paper, 6x6 inches

For @jordanillustrates’ Artober prompt “Fungi + Ghost” I painted my Dungeons and Dragons character, Cheddar, having a chat with their grandfather, who clearly happens to be a ghost. Having a ghost for a grandfather is what inspired Cheddar to become a necromancer, as they hoped they could also cheat death in order to hang out with their family an unnaturally long time. Cheddar is the friendliest necromancer you’ll probably ever encounter.

Cheddar is a gnome, and gnomes love nicknames; Cheddar’s legal name is actually Amanita, which happens to be the genus name of the incredibly cute and deadly mushrooms included in this painting. I think “incredibly cute and deadly” is an appropriate description of Cheddar as well.

Apple and honey, gouache on paper, 6x6 inches

I’ve been really enjoying the Artober prompts @jordanillustrates put together this year! The words chosen feel very cozy and gave me some fun ideas, and I appreciated the idea of doing one prompt every three days instead of daily. I’ve still managed to fall behind, but I’ve still made more paintings in the last few weeks than I usually do. As another artist friend of mine said, “If it gets us to make more art than we normally would, then we are winning!”

This is the list of prompts:

In case it wasn’t obvious, this one was done for “Harvest + Apples.”

Feeling some love lately for my favorite American Girl, Kirsten Larson. This portrait is 6x6 inches and done in gouache.

Tonight I finished this portrait of my current D&D character, Lenka Miller. She is a half orc barbarian with a couple of curses and I love her very much.