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105 N. Union St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-838-4565

Rachel Collins

Media:  Painting/Watercolor
Studio# 342
Phone:  703-838-9695
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Website: http://members.cox.net/rbcollins/

Gallery One | Gallery Two

Vertebra in Gold and Blue
Watercolor
28 x 21"
Rose Backlit I
Watercolor
28 x 15"
Horn in F
Watercolor
28 x 14"

"God is the most subtle of designers. The artist works to bring something of the excitement of this design and form in the natural world to the attention of all viewers, so that our vision of even the mundane may be changed."

Rachel Collins considers herself a realistic painter of nature's abstract form. She grew up in a home in New York State where her mother taught oil painting, design and composition, but did not pursue art on her own until many years later, after a first career serving as a librarian at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel. Upon her return to the States in 1990, an interest in natural science illustration led her to an internship in the Department of Entomology at the Museum of Natural History. But eventually watercolor, originally taken up as a once-a-week hobby in Israel, became her primary medium. Her interest in natural science subjects has continued, but with a fine arts focus. Her paintings have earned recognition and awards on the regional and national level, and are frequently included in nationally competitive watercolor exhibits.

Rachel Collins is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the Watercolor USA Honor Society, and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, and served as one of two co-presidents of the Virginia Watercolor Society in 2009. She teaches classes and workshops in watercolor in the Washington metro area, elsewhere in the U.S., and abroad. Outside the visual art world, she plays the bassoon and currently serves as chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Classes and Workshops in the Washington area:

At The Art League, Alexandria, VA:

Watercolor from Start to Finish: a nine-week course for beginner and intermediate painters, offered in fall, winter, and spring on Thursdays 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Can This Watercolor Be Saved?: a weekend workshop in problem-solving, April 10-11, 2010
Know Your Watercolor Palette: a weekend workshop on color, June 26-27, 2010

At The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery, Glen Echo. MD:

  Painting Nature Up Close in Watercolor, Feb. 6-7, 2010
Weekend workshops: Still Life in Watercolor, May 15-16, 2010
  Glazing in Watercolor, July 10-11, 2010

Rachel Collins is available to present watercolor workshops ranging in length from one to five days. For further information and a list of references, please contact her at 703-838-9695 or .

 
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