Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Watercolor Rainbow Mandala with Mystery Creature in the Middle

I love this mandala.  I'm not sure whether the flying creature is a butterfly, dragonfly, bird, or alien life form.  That's up to you. But it is colorful and happy, and deserves to be framed and hung on a wall to inspire freedom.

It is for sale on my Big Cartel shop.  Please click on this link to view it there and purchase it.

http://recordsbyrachro.bigcartel.com/product/rainbow-watercolor-mandala





Red Flower Mandala

Not a record, but what it lacks in circular shape, it more than makes up for in color!  This is a cute little flower painting, created with the brightest ---almost glowing---RED, along with vibrant blues and greens.  The background edges are a very deep, saturated blue.  It is painted on wood and has a hanger attached to the back.  It measures 4.75"x6.5".  It is available for sale on Big Cartel. Here is a link, which will take you to my store:

http://recordsbyrachro.bigcartel.com/product/red-flower-mandala



Friday, July 22, 2016

Rainbow paintings, 072116





New Rainbow painting set! Acrylic on canvas, 3″x9″.  See more of my art at https://www.recordsbyrachro.com or https://www.facebook.com/Recordsbyrachro

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

One of my watercolor mandalas





One of my featured pieces of art being offered this weekend at BAAMfest.  My records, nebulas, and other various assorted unique objects will be there in the sun and the fun.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Hey Jude's

Look out, south Seattle.  My records are coming for your walls.  My next showing will be in beautiful Rainier Beach in Old Town, at one of the coolest bars in the city: Jude's Old Town.

You KNOW that you want to drink some handcrafted local brew while gazing up at Donny Osmond.  Don't lie.  You and your crazy horses.  See you there.

UPDATE: SOLD!





Saturday, September 19, 2015

Glitter in the gallery

 
I love this one. Lime green glitter and soft red design.  This one wasn't planned.  It was improvised and I think it came out rather deliciously.  I love when art just happens. It now lives in a gallery in Houston.

Say it correctly in Russian

 
Here, above, is the strange baby cousin to the other Russian language records.  It is 7-inches in diameter, just like a regular 45 rpm record.  But the inner label and spindle hole are the size of a 12-inch LP.  Weird and neat!  You don't see that everyday.
This was called "Say it Correctly in Russian."  Well, okay.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Buddah Records presents


 
This is one of my favorites.  It was painted as an anniversary present for my good friends, Amy and Tiger.
It lives in Los Angeles.  Wanna see it close up?  Sure you do.
 



Syntonic Research, Inc. Environments 10. Side 1: English Meadow



Record reads:
Syntonic Research, Inc.  Environments 10.  Side 1:  English Meadow:
"Bird should be heard, as if from a distance.  Rushing water should just barely be heard."
(*Fun Rachro fact:  My mother used to listen to this sort of ambient, biofeedback-ey, sound effect stuff, back in the 70's.  She also had a record with whales talking, and swore that she could understand them. Oh......you hippies...)
ANYWAY, this record has gone to live with a newlywed couple, several states away.



The Towering Inferno: An Architect's Dream

 
The record above was formerly the Warner Brothers soundtrack to The Towering Inferno.
Whoever owned it previously circled the side number and the track entitled, "An Architect's Dream."
We may never know why...


The Led was gotten out.



This was formerly a Led Zeppelin album.  It was lovingly painted with some wild blues and purples, with copper metallic accents.  And now it belongs to the Teach Like a Rock Star folks!

Orange and Teal


 
This orange and teal 10-inch, green glitter beauty is the sister to the other Russian language record on this page.

Mile High

 
The record above is crazy, crazy vibrant.  The background has fluorescent red and orange edges (which unfortunately don't show up well on a screen), blending into a yellow center.  The painted design is a kind of indigo-ey purplish blue, with metallic gold accents.
It has gone to live in Colorado.

Dallas

 
The 10-inch record above lives in the Dallas area, with a very cool teenager.

Long time, no see

This incredibly detailed record went to a very nice lady, somewhere in The Republic of Etsyland.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Now showing at the Hillman City Collaboratory

Some of my records are being shown in an installation at the Hillman City Collaboratory through the month of September, via the courtesy of Backstreet Bazaar, and my friend, the fantastic artist and muralist, Mr. Jake Millett.  Thanks, y'all!  The other art being shown is incredible, and I'm honored to be included with such impressive work.


Sunday, July 13, 2014

Open your eyes. Look up to the skies and see.



Queen.  News of the World.  Luckily, this record came to me with a huge scratch - or I would not have painted it.  Because Queen is kind of.......shall we say.....sacred and awesome.  Some records you just don't mess with. But this one was already a car ride away from the garbage, due to its unplayability.  And now it's art.  And it lives in San Francisco, with a handsome genius who I'm very proud to call my cousin.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

You, You........You



This record has fluorescent hot pink outlines.  Wooooo!  It used to be a Slim Whitman collection.
Songs on this side of the album include, "I'm Walking Behind You," and "You You You".
This record now belongs to the Ark Lodge Cinema.
Built in 1919, it was a former Freemason lodge and is now the super niftiest movie house in Seattle.  One of my favorite places in the city.

Brandy...rhymes with candy...



Brandy, by The O'Jays.  Here is a cute little, candy-colored 45 record.
Sold to a wonderful person in Seattle.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Roulette at Tin Umbrella

This funky record now resides at the Tin Umbrella Coffee House,  one of the best coffee houses south of I-90.  I was fortunate enough to be invited to display my art there in March, and now this happy, floral paisley number is part of the permanent art collection there.  Good coffee and good art go together timelessly.