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Rachel Sipper
@rachelsipperstudio.net
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Come for the art process images, stay for the perspective. I'll be pinning whatever I'm currently working on, daily. she/her 💙🦓♿
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Fresh off the presses! These are for our panelists at Montgomery’s showing of The Alabama Solution on Saturday.

Want to join me for this Alabama Resisters event? mobilize.us/s/kUFXjO
A printed art card shows a red canoe floating beside a weathered wooden dock on bright blue lake water, with autumn trees across the shore. Several identical signed cards are stacked below it. A folded greeting card printed with the same canoe-and-dock painting stands on a desk near a keyboard. More flat cards with the artwork and printed text “Original Art by Rachel Sipper 2025” are spread out beneath it.
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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#ArtWalk, batch 2 of 2
#photography
A dark green cast-iron teapot with ornate handle and spout sits atop a low wooden bench in filtered sunlight. A bamboo ladle lies across it, suggesting a tea ritual. To the left, part of a straw mat and a textured beige cushion are visible, tucked into a shaded nook. Shadows of tree branches play across the wall and floor, with a rustic wooden post framing the scene. Beneath the glossy surface of a small pond, a cluster of vivid orange fish glides among pine needles and submerged plants. Their movement contrasts with the still tangle of golden needles above and around them. The water reflects nearby plants and faint patches of blue sky, creating a layered, dreamlike effect of floating and depth. In a mulched garden bed, a tangle of strawberry plants grows beneath a black irrigation dripper. White blossoms and ripening berries—some green, some red—rest on a bed of dry pine needles. One berry is half-sunken into the soil, the others nestled against dark green leaves. A thin spiderweb catches faint light near the irrigation line.
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Today's #ArtWalk, batch 1 of 2
#photography
A stone path winds through a patch of sun-dappled moss, with smooth, weathered bricks partially sunken into soft green growth. A single fern rises from the right, its fronds sharply illuminated. Scattered dry leaves rest gently on the moss and stone, and tangled roots peek through in the background. Golden light filters in from the side, casting deep shadows that highlight the uneven surface and organic textures. In the warm light of late afternoon, a single branch leans forward, its large leaf mottled with deep red, orange, and green hues—beginning its autumn shift. Behind it, dense foliage in rich greens creates a layered forest texture, with light filtering through in soft, golden flares. The scene feels still, with the slow rhythm of seasonal change just beginning to show in the color transitions. A narrow wooden doorway stands open to the outdoors, revealing the corner of a small interior space with a woven cushion and pale yellow mat. A crooked branch, used as a structural post, bisects the doorway. Sunlight streams through the opening, casting angled shadows and warming the rough wood textures. Outside, the ground is covered with dry pine needles and dappled shade. Suspended from a wire under a sloped corrugated roof, a small wind chime sways beside a single clear bulb. The chime's paper strip hangs like a soft flag, curling slightly at the edge. Below, its shadow falls across reddish wood siding. Behind the structure, glimpses of blue sky and golden leaves peek through the roofline, suggesting a cool, bright autumn day.
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Two dogs stand in a sunlit backyard. In the foreground, a brown-and-black dog with white markings and a green collar looks directly at the camera, standing on a mossy stone path. In the background, a white dog with upright ears stands near scattered leaves and a small red shed. The yard is dappled with sunlight, with plants, ferns, and an outdoor bench visible around them.
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Revival of my #ArtWalk
#BloomScrolling
A cluster of bright sky-blue flowers rests on the ground beside a rough, tan rock. Pine needles surround the blooms, and smooth white pebbles lie scattered in the foreground. Green leaves and soft, dappled sunlight fill the background, giving the scene a warm, woodland feel.
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Enjoyed a state park today!
Tall forest trees in late autumn, viewed from below against a vivid blue sky. The central tree is covered in bright orange-red leaves, while the surrounding trees are mostly bare or holding the last of their brown leaves. Sunlight highlights the warm foliage, creating a striking contrast with the clear sky.
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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My tablet really makes bedbound days bearable. Work in progress for some portrait practice with expressive hands. #DigitalArt
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I’m going to need yall to say, “Aww!” over my poor hurty finger. Did it drawing yesterday, but it probably got started dislocating, opening a lid earlier in the day. #EDS #hypermobility #ArtWound
Right hand resting on a countertop, with the ring finger’s middle joint swollen and deep purple from a recently relocated dislocation—an everyday casualty of Ehlers-Danlos hypermobility.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Brightly painted fox with vivid orange, red, and yellow face and dark, graphic markings on its chest. The lower body is unfinished, showing pencil outlines against a white background.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Most of it, yes! Here's the painting I did live and have been detailing at home, from No Kings II in Montgomery:
A pastel painting depicts a downtown scene with a bronze statue in the foreground facing a fountain on the left, a modern tan-and-brown office building in the center, and leafy green trees under a bright blue sky. On the right, a crowd of protesters holding signs gathers along the shaded street.
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Starting a foxy new project with inks, dip pens, and brushes my family gifted me for my birthday last month!
A sketchbook shows a fox’s vivid orange face in progress beside bottles of colorful India inks, a red brush, and glass dip pens on a white towel.
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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I did my face today, sometimes that’s fun.
A close-up of a person with short dark hair, winged eyeliner, and bright red lipstick, set against a pale lavender wall and soft grey cushion, their calm expression framed by cool tones and gentle lighting.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Still playing
Pastel painting of a city plaza with a bronze statue facing a fountain and modern building under a blue sky. Sunlit trees line the scene, and a crowd holding protest signs gathers in the shaded area to the right.
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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The colors need tweaking, but I’m satisfied with the perspective now and that was the hard part. #TraditionalArt #SoftPastel #Montgomery
Pastel painting of a city scene with a turquoise cast-iron fountain in the foreground and a bronze statue facing it. Behind are sunlit green trees and a tan-and-glass office building under a bright blue sky. The colors are warm and luminous.
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Two steps forward, one step back. I’d put in the sidewalk around the fountain and got the letters you could see there for Black Lives Matter put in before realizing the perspective on the sidewalk was all wrong. Still making progress! Back at it tomorrow.
A pastel city scene showing a sunny urban square with a bronze fountain on the left, a modern tan-and-orange building in the center, and vivid green trees lining the street. In the foreground stands a faint green figure facing a crowd of small, abstracted people with signs on the right. The style blends realism and impressionism, with bright light and painterly texture.
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Bold graphic painting of a tiger standing against a deep forest-green background. Its orange-brown fur is striped in black, with white highlights and cool gray shadows. The tiger faces forward with steady yellow eyes, alert and powerful. Signature “Rachel Sipper 11-1-25” at lower right.
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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#Timelapse #TigerArt

It was fun.
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Rawr.
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Happy Halloween! Candy at the ready. And a hat I felted two decades ago but haven’t ever worn. It’s costume-adjacent!
Two people taking a selfie in front of a bright firepit at night. They’re smiling; one is wearing an orange shirt and a gray cap, and the other is wearing a light hat, green jacket, and a medical mask. Behind them are wooden chairs, trees, and warm firelight illuminating the scene.
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Progress on the fountain today #TraditionalArt #SoftPastel #NoKings
A pastel painting of a sunny city plaza featuring a bronze fountain on the left, surrounded by trees with bright green foliage. In the foreground stands a greenish statue-like figure facing away from the viewer. Behind it rises a tan and orange multi-story parking or office building with deep shadows under its eaves. To the right, the street and plaza open toward a cluster of loosely suggested people rendered in expressive strokes of yellow, white, brown, and blue, giving a sense of movement. A tall wall of green trees frames the right edge under a clear blue sky.
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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A man in profile squints with furrowed brow and slightly open mouth, his dark hair swept back in bold strokes, the rest of his form suggested by loose, gestural lines against a white background.
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Quick portrait practice tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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I present: Lady Ribbety!

#NoKings
#Frog
A cartoon protester in an inflatable frog costume, holding a No Kings poster and a Stars and Stripes patterned umbrella
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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The POTUS accepting a huge, gold-plated crown from South Korea
October 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Content warning: artistic nudity

Still nursing some respiratory virus; still stubbornly making art. Got the drawing flipped upside down for a bit there.
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM