http://www.rachelmcotton.com Fine Art for Children and the Occasional Inner Child Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:57:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2012/01/all-for-the-little-guy-2012-goals/ http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2012/01/all-for-the-little-guy-2012-goals/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:52:14 +0000 Rachel Cotton http://www.rachelmcotton.com/?p=1890 [caption id="attachment_1891" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="It's all for this guy!"][/caption] I look back over this past year - my first full year as a new mom - and the one word that sums it up is... WOW! I know that isn't a very poignant statement but damn... So m... Read more..]]> http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2012/01/all-for-the-little-guy-2012-goals/feed/ 0 http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/12/bathtub-escape-the-artistic-progression/ http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/12/bathtub-escape-the-artistic-progression/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:27:17 +0000 Rachel Cotton http://www.rachelmcotton.com/?p=1807 [caption id="attachment_1811" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Rubber Ducks have a "Bathtub Escape""][/caption] Rubber Duckies escaped the bathtub for a backyard adventure! Recorded for posterity in a painting by moi. [youtube]AvXfjfeLaIA[/youtube] Artist Rachel M Cotton shows the journey of... Read more..]]> http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/12/bathtub-escape-the-artistic-progression/feed/ 0 http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/09/oh-put-a-sock-monkey-in-it/ http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/09/oh-put-a-sock-monkey-in-it/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:41:23 +0000 Rachel Cotton http://www.rachelmcotton.com/?p=1784 Rarely am I approached to do a commission piece that opens my eyes to who I am as an artist.  This piece has done just that. The entire re-branding of my art business was sparked by this piece. [caption id="attachment_1785" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Sock Monkey Odalisque  |  30" x  24"  |  Water Media on Canvas  |  © Rachel M Cotton 2011"] Read more..]]> http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/09/oh-put-a-sock-monkey-in-it/feed/ 2 http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/08/what-is-an-inner-child-and-why-does-it-matter/ http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/08/what-is-an-inner-child-and-why-does-it-matter/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:43:33 +0000 Rachel Cotton http://www.rachelmcotton.com/?p=1766 [caption id="attachment_1767" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="© Rachel M Cotton 2009-2011"][/caption] As the re-branding of Cotton Studios is steadily underway, a part of the tag line "Fine Art for Children ...and the Occasional Inne... Read more..]]> http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/08/what-is-an-inner-child-and-why-does-it-matter/feed/ 1 http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/08/thank-you-ms-shirley/ http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/08/thank-you-ms-shirley/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:04:13 +0000 Rachel Cotton http://www.rachelmcotton.com/?p=1717 [caption id="attachment_1718" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Ms Shirley Hiers"][/caption] The last article ever written by Shirley Hiers of Richmond Hill begins "Every person we meet has the potential to impact our lives..." How incredibly true this... Read more..]]> http://www.rachelmcotton.com/2011/08/thank-you-ms-shirley/feed/ 3