rachel sandene

Photo of peach roses "just joey" in garden after rains.

Peachy pink flowers and rosy sunset tonight. Flowers loved (and needed the rain)

also as an aside i refuse to say autism awareness OR acceptance!! i think we are past the point of needing awareness and acceptance should be a given!! so yeah it's just autism month for me <3

i know this is my ✨professional artist account✨ but it is also autism month and i am #actuallyautistic so i'm feeling like migrating my autistic fictional character headcannons over here from the old world would be an excellent idea. hmmmmm

Jesus would 100% tell you to have a lovely International Trans Day of Visibility this Easter Sunday

Illustration of California Poppies

Illustration of English Lavender

Illustration of Blue Gum Eucalyptus

Illustration of Hybrid English Roses

The full set of my botanical series as it currently stands. What should i draw next?🌱

also my favorite painting you've ever made! this is absolutely FANTASTIC work, serena!

A mermaid sits on some coral in a treasure filled grotto. She reads a barnacle-encrusted book.

Rhystic Study - painted for MTG's Wilds of Eldraine. Probably my favourite painting I've ever made.

Ahoy! Next Thursday is #KidLitArtPostcard day. October is always a fun one. Get that art ready #kidlit #kidlitart and read more here: www.ginaperry.com/blog/2021/5/...

Bokmalar set 📚

a watercolor illustration of a girl with pink hair driving a bright yellow car through outer space, surrounded by colorful asteroids that resemble fruity pebbles cereal. she is accompanied by a star-shaped companion. the title of the work is "Space Race."

you know what, what the heck, we're posting now!

i dubbed this one "Space Race" and ngl it's how it felt trying to get onto this website & escape from the other one. crammed into a tiny little space navigating a very confusing, crowded process (although i think this character is having more fun)

hi! I'm Rachel, and i LOVE watercolors, floofy cloud shapes, & fairytales!

it took a minute to decide what to share because I have SO many WIPs and most of my finished illustrations are over a year old at this point (thanks, art school burnout!), but here are a few that I'm still quite proud of ✨

i somehow do not have ANY finished illustrations that are green, but plenty of sketchbook spreads? so this is a sketchbook share for me!

🌿 repost with your green art! 🌿

I loved this and wanted to create a little comic for it. This is how I imagined the exchange going. I hope you like it @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com ☺️

oh i’m so glad to hear it! i’ve been okay : )) 💖

hello my name is jrr tolkien and i wrote a whole book series about what it would be like if some funny little guys who just like to hang out and eat and have friends were drafted into a nightmarish conflict vastly beyond their understanding and were forever changed by it also wwi was normal for me

oooooh LOVE the lil squiggly clouds!

A photo of a variety of paint palettes taken on a well-lit wooden surface. There are two typical butcher trays of different sizes, three handmade ceramic palettes shaped like crescent moons, a small travel palette, and one palette shaped like a cat.

my watercolor palette collection is almost cooler than my actual watercolor paintings. my moon palettes by Sylvan Clayworks are my all-time favs!!

happy #BisexualVisibilityDay! to celebrate I'd like to share an illustration inspired by a song a former roommate of mine wrote & produced 💖💜💙 here's to all the joy and connection I have found over the years—and also the time my best friend told me "Rachel, you don't need statistics to be bisexual."

they can be challenging for sure, but i love a good challenge! thank you so much 💖💖💖

ahhhhh thank you!!

oh, thank you so much!!

Zelda holds a destroyed Master Sword, looking skyward. Tears leave her transforming eyes, and behind her is the abyss of losing herself —the price of her decision to become an immortal dragon.

I have been thinking about Zelda.

art shares!! i always try to participate when i see them go around, and then i go through the other replies and find a ton of gorgeous accounts

OMG

oh this is adorable!!

i somehow do not have ANY finished illustrations that are green, but plenty of sketchbook spreads? so this is a sketchbook share for me!

🌿 repost with your green art! 🌿

A watercolor illustration of a darker-skinned girl with pink hair driving a bright yellow car through outer space, surrounded by colorful asteroids that resemble fruity pebbles cereal. She is accompanied by a star-shaped companion. The title of the work is "Space Race."

A traditional watercolor painting depicting a young woman floating in outer space surrounded by golden yellow and mint-green planetary bodies. She is sitting on the edge of one of the planet's rings, holding a glowing yellow star in her lap. Her golden hair is fanned out behind her as if underwater. The title of the illustration is "Stargirl."

hi! I'm Rachel, and I LOVE watercolors, floofy cloud shapes, & fairytales! my main focus is on creating magical kidlit illustrations.

I have a lot of WIP illustrations I'm working to finish so I can post some new things, but in the meantime, here's some old favorites from the portfolio✨

oh this is adorable!! also i'm so glad i found you on here <3 hope you're well!

thank you for hosting! definitely get some rest if you need it~