Rachael Padilla

In Progress

A day full of editing! But I did have some time to work on some other stuff. A bit of painting and a bit of pottery.

Drawing from Life

A few days ago, I shared a video I created with poses to use for gestural drawings. This is how I intend to use those poses! I set up my laptop just behind my easel so I could watch and draw what I...

Tuesday Update

Hope your week is going well! Here's what I've got going on.

The process of drawing

I sketched and recorded another gesture drawing. As I reviewed this footage, I realized how it really reflects the process of drawing. To draw something even remotely accurate, it really requires l...

Gestural Poses: a behind the scenes look at the process

I've been working on gesture drawings a lot lately. I feel like it's a necessary practice for the improvement of not only my understanding of the human form, but the improvement of my drawing and p...

Trying a New Thing

I tried a new thing today. 

It's called land paddle boarding. Think paddle boarding but on land with a large push stick instead of paddle and a board with wheels instead of one without.&...

In Progress

Turns out, I can post a video from Vimeo easier than I can post images. 

1. An image from  today's gesture drawings (my favorite one). 2. A collection of vines , ready to be turned ...

Glitched Out

I've got several images to share with you, none of which are actually uploading to Patreon at the moment. I tried from the app, and have moved on to trying from my PC. Thank you for your patience!<...

Record Collection

There was a bit of interest/curiosity in what records I have in my collection, so I've created a reveal of a small section of my vinyl.  Set to a song of what's currently on the turn table. Th...

Tuesday Update!

What's going on with me this week: kalimbas, charcoal, and clay. 

I hope your week is going great!

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Completing the Gouache Painting of a Magnolia

I began this painting as an exercise. Furthering my exploration of pink. I like to get out the watercolors or gouache sets on occasion just to keep up with it. 

Here, a time lapse of the...

Cringe Worthy

Progress can be a really difficult thing to track. But every once in awhile you may come across something that really points to and highlights the "Where You Were" versus "Where You Are". Such is t...

Problem with my Dust Mask

As I worked on my YouTube video "Painting my Plywood Pink", I took a lot of footage. I always try to think of the composition of a shot. Which is what was happening here. I thought it would look in...

This Week's YouTube Video

It took a long time to get this uploaded today, but it finally happened! 

As I was working on my various projects this week, I was filming, editing, and making music for this. 

More Pink

I guess it's all the pink blossoms, but I was inspired by pink this week. The box cabinet is complete and in place, as is the new pink record stand. Of course, I had to paint one of the beautiful m...

In Progress

The platters I previously built from slab have been bisque fired. Here, I’ve applied coats of glaze for the next firing!

Gestural Sketch

Drawing a gestural sketch in the mirror. Self portraiture is a challenge in this form. Today, I'm using charcoal vine. The speed of this video has not been altered, this is exactly how long it take...

Tuesday Update

Join me on my perch in the magnolia tree and see a couple of the projects I'm working on this week.

I hope your week is going well!

In Progress: Hand Building with Clay

This will ultimately be a tea bowl. Traditionally, it's called a chawan and is used for tea ceremonies. The chawan has a rich history and tradition. 

Hand built pottery is time consuming...

Playing with my radio.

The power went out, and I found myself playing around with my radio. The idea of all of those signals filing the air around me and I'm unable to sense them was on my mind. This little device grabbi...

Behind the Scenes: Making Music for Video

As I watch and create accompanying music. 

I thought I'd share the process, as it happens, of creating sound/music for a section of video. The video has already been edited in a visual ...

My NYC slideshow

I have used these images that I made of my trip to New York.  Some of these have been posted here before, and some have been used as promotional images.  I thought that it would be a good...

On the Easel

Following dreams. It's important. 

As it is, this was some silliness thought up by my subconscious. But I like to think about a world where baby hippos are green and the atmosphere is la...

Behind The Scenes

A behind the scenes look at painting a green baby hippo! 

On the Easel: Green Baby Hippo

As I mentioned in Tuesday's Update, ,I dreamed about a baby hippo. I was feeding him watermelons. And he was green. In the place between awake and asleep, I knew I must paint him. I began today wit...

Tuesday Update

Happy Taco Tuesday! I'm enjoying a bit of sunshine to kick off the week (before it starts raining again). Here's what's up with me. I hope your week is off to a great start. 

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So Meta

I've mentioned more than a few times that so much of what I do now involves editing. It takes up a lot of time, but has to be done. I thought I'd take the opportunity to just film the process. Time...

Makeover

I recently completed the 1989 four series Plastic Man comic books. The story of a common criminal accidentally endowed with the ability to stretch and transform. He is an unlikely hero with an unli...

Revisited

Revisiting this concept and imagery, but in digital film this time. The original source of inspiration was a self portrait I'd created years ago. Featuring the heart and flames seen in this movie. ...

In Progress

As I shared in the Tuesday Update, I had an opportunity to get my hands dirty and play with clay. 

It's been approximately five years since I've used a wheel and thrown a pot. As is the ...