W A N D E R L U S T

ABSTRACT JOURNEYS- summer 2020

This series was started with the simple desire to spend time with my parents in my mom’s art studio in Truro, MA. I felt disconnected in so many ways with the pandemic and I wanted the daily ritual of creating with my hands. I would sit with my parents for hours each afternoon listening to music, chatting or getting lost in the work in front of me. My work started as simple color studies in gouache and watercolor. As the weeks progressed I began to see more than colors and shapes in my work, I started seeing far away places and journeys that were inside of me. Journeys I missed. Journeys I longed for. Each piece is a little 5x5 window into a different time and space. A snapshot of a life of travel and exploration that I miss so much in these times.

Each painting is named after a destination that has impacted me. Light. Color. Smell. Shapes. All of the wonderful moments that travel and exploration lend to us and ultimately shape us.

To purchase a small colorful journey please email me:

Rachel@lapetitemasterpiece.com