Jessie Rasche Blog
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Jessie Rasche, a professional artist based in Brookings, paints in her home studio and rural landscapes. Her work graces private collections worldwide and public spaces like hospitals and government buildings. As an award-winning member of prestigious art societies, her talent is recognized by Southwest Art Magazine and featured in prominent publications.
Jessie Rasche Blog
3M ago
If you paint from photos, there are a few things to keep in mind so that you’re set up for success. If you have other things to add to the list, comment below ..read more
Jessie Rasche Blog
5M ago
About two weeks ago while getting ready to fly to North Carolina for PACE (the Plein Air Convention and Expo), I slipped on the stairs and broke my laptop screen (and likely fractured my tailbone).
A couple days later I was on my way to NC (with a special cushion and some Advil).
I went to PACE as the volunteer assigned as “main stage timer” (thank you Kathy and Gina!) which meant that I sat front row center or to the side (whichever was easier to communicate with the presenting artists) and let them know how much time they had left. For that, I se ..read more
Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
You know that you can mix two primary colors together to get a secondary color.
But can you mix two secondary colors together to get a primary color?
Yes! Yes, you can! But they’re not bright primary colors. They are beautiful, muted colors.
This was a huge AHA moment for me, and then I did a ton of testing so I could explain it succinctly…
I hope this is a fun AHA for you, too! If you’re surprised by the results, leave a comment and let me know ..read more
Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
I’m closer to being solvent-free. This painting was created with a wash of water-mixable oil underpainting and a straight tube paint on top… I’m going to be experimenting with more water mixable paint, and maybe some acrylic paint…
Want to join the conversation? Comment below ..read more
Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
Hi friends, In the last couple weeks I’ve had one person on Instagram steal a bunch of my images and put them on their IG wall as their own paintings and were catfishing people. And then I had a super creepy website steal one of the images off my website to sell cheap prints.
It’s super demoralizing to have that happen, and so I’m putting out some information about how I’m addressing the issue, in the hopes that it helps fellow artists if this happens to you.
Instagram: I heard from several artists that it is very difficult to get instagram to remove pages that are impersonating an artist. Sin ..read more
Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
I have a collection of imperfect frames that I’ve collected over the last couple decades, and I’ve started the process of refreshing them to make lovely custom frames for a few pieces!
I’ve started off with half a dozen frames that don’t look gorgeous on their faces, but have lots of potential to be floating frames. Above is the first one I really like. Here’s how the transformation happened:
Step one, flip.
2. Sand. I used several sandpaper and sanding block coarsenesses to remove the sheen and some of the paint.
3. Prime. I used some strong primer I had around from another project.
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Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
This painting celebrates the fall tree colors. It was based very loosely on a source photo I took close to home in South Dakota, and then became an abstract landscape. The paint was thickly applied with a palette knife.
Since I was playing with so many fall colors right next to each other, I used a limited palette of just 3 colors and white to keep the harmony (Ultramarine blue, Cad yellow deep (cad free), and Quinacridone).
Here it is with me, for size reference.  ..read more
Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
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Jessie Rasche Blog
8M ago
As part of my effort to go green, I’ve been planning to try to eliminate paper towels. Right now I use shop towels that come from Lowes in a box. I don’t use a tun of them – maybe an average of one per painting. But that doesn’t seem so green.
So far I’ve tried
scraping my brush with the palette knife before wiping it. That’s great, and I plan to continue.
wiping my brush on scrap cardboard after the palette knife and before wiping it. This is going to get some upgrades.
using cut up old t-shirt instead of paper towels. This works best with thick fabric with low lint levels. Thin fabric is no ..read more