Rachel Smith Maher ~ Artist and Poet

My latest project is called  Using Your Wings So special, it needs its own website. Following my passion to promote art as a way to develop resilience in times of crises. We all need a new perspective on life sometimes,  don't we? Click on the link...view my latest body of work...consider the message...share your thoughts. Grateful, always, for those who follow my journey.                     Photo of the local hummingbird from last summer.  I love the shadow of her wings on her body.  Soon I will capture it on canvas. 

Yellow Buoy I 14'x16" Black metal frame/white mat $300 As we set up the board, I reached for the brightest Trivial Pursuit game piece.  My opponent commented, "Yellow!  That's a healing color!" That statement pops into my head more often than not when my mind has focused on the color yellow, even though more than a quarter century has passed since we played that game one Sunday afternoon. Sunflower Gold 8"x8" Modern Gallery wood/canvas $115 Golden, lemon, sunshine.    Light, glowing, dawn. Amber, saffron, sand. Crystal, canary, cream. Sunflower, Daffodil, Pansy, Crocus, Black-Eyed Susan, Daylily,  Coreopsis, Tansy, Buttercup. Just thinking about the essence of yellow, and all its alternative names, brings daylight to my soul.    Sunflower Barn  11"x14" Soft Gold metal frame w/mat $175                                                                              Science has studied the effect of color on moods, even appetites.  I'm drawn to