on 5th avenue

a window display
at
bergdorf goodman

the dogs are made out of
foam board

unfortunately, i don't know
who created these beautiful dogs
but, if you do
please tell me

p.s. working on window displays
is one of my dream jobs

any leads?

new.....

"still life (chanel no. 5)"
"night light (entrance)"
"lara with bat sunglasses"

alice neel

i saw these paintings over the summer
and i keep thinking about them
about the brush strokes
and the color
and the expressions on their faces

ambroise chateau

residing in the loire
this chateau was the model
for the chateau marmont
in los angeles

painting to come.....

from the book.....

oscar de la renta
diane von furstenberg
ralph lauren
adri

"the fashion makers"
this book of photographs
was a gift from a dear friend.
her mother took these photographs.
i feel so lucky to have a copy.

it got me thinking a lot about photography
and why i never take photos.
i spend hours a day looking at photographs
and painting from photographs....
i own a camera, but rarely use it

with my work,
i am creating paintings from two points of view
at all times....a sort of collaboration

i think photographers are my greatest teachers.....

sleeping beauty

attention

i've started another blog
or a throw up website
it's strictly art
and it's with the intention
to get some illustration projects going.

so if you know of any editors or
directors of magazines
that i should forward my work to
let me know........

www.rachelakaye.blogspot.com

above:
"truman capote's things" 2008

new work.....

frank and mia

going to a wedding this weekend.....

kiss

stills from
pierrot le fou

family studies

"couple in bed"
and
"auguste and constance: beyond the milky way"

p.s. what is everyone reading this summer?

beach bums

this is your weekend.
have fun in the sun.
enjoy the spectacle in the sky.
eat a burger.


artwork:
"christie brinkley: another day of fun in the sun"
"D&G beach"

in loving memory

michael jackson
1958 - 2009

sculpture by jeff koons

dear,

is this a legitimate
letter to send to a
stranger?

and

where do i mail it
so it lands in the right
hands?

still life 01

a view from my desk:

my new favorite book
and
a drawing from undergrad that
survived the fire from my storage unit

and the beginning of my photo project:
still lifes

op-art and drama

chanel
resort 2010

Y.F.V

smile

i just love these

Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin

april reading

i picked up this book at the library
it had been on my list of reading
for quite some time

i think anyone who is as influenced
by photography as myself
should pick up a copy

stevie nicks

fleetwood mac
is one of my favorite
warm weather jams

look

lauren luloff
at
sunday gallery
nyc

mick II

don't worry
this is going somewhere

mick

1967
more to come.....

liz markus at zieher smith

i first saw markus's work in miami

her portraits of nancy reagan

are seductive and funny and bare

another icon stepping back inside

the spotlight