Cotton Studios

Ye Olde Woody graced my life

Rachel Cotton — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:10:41 +0000

When Jenna Donahue called to ask me to create an old woody for her, I was stumped. I had no idea what an old woody was. I Googled it. Old trusty, that Google. I found tons of images of woodys. Yet I wondered how on earth I was going to find a real life woody to photograph for original reference material, and then the universe once again amazed me with its magic. My studio neighbor, Lorene Lovell, told me she had a friend whose husband had a real life woody. A woody he rebuilt with his own hands. A woody that has won awards and been places. I was thrilled!! "When can we visit?" I asked. [c... Read more..

Pet Portrait Commission Complete

Rachel Cotton — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:40:19 +0000

I love to do pet portraits. Animals are amazing, and they bring such joy to our lives. This one I started twice. The first one just didn't capture the essence of this pups personality. I tried a new technique with this piece. The background w... Read more..

Published in North Carolina’s Gaston Woman, a publication of The Gaston Gazette.

Rachel Cotton — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:21:26 +0000

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Gaston Woman Cover Illustration"]I[/caption] I walked into Arts on Main. I was headed toward a productive arting session in my warm and cozy studio, but something caught my eye as I was chatting with my wo... Read more..

Book of Faces: Person 2

Rachel Cotton — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:27:48 +0000

[caption id="attachment_1933" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Took the kids on a sort of spontaneous trip to Washington DC"][/caption] Title: "Took the ki... Read more..

Book of Faces: Person 1

Rachel Cotton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:20:00 +0000

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Today is John's birthday"][/caption] Title: "Today is John's birthday." Read more..