Cool Instagrammers ~ ART: Meet Lindsay Rapp

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Revisiting a piece I painted a few years ago, "Luna" ✨?✨ Commissioned by a loving boyfriend of his beautiful girlfriend as a mermaid. This painting is a romantic expression of how he sees her so magically. In the stars of the sky shine both of their constellations, Pisces and Scorpio. Her favorite colors, pink and purple, are reflected in her fin and shells. The large crescent moon and title "Luna" are in honor of being her name. ?✨?✨? "Mermaid of the lunar night, Water enchantress at starlight. Under the moon she fell in love, The stars aligned in the skies above. She swims to the shore at moonlight, To feel again love at first sight." ?✨❤️✨? To commission your own custom painting, Visit: www.LindsayRappGallery.com or email me at: Art@LindsayRappGallery.com Link in Bio: @lindsayrapp ????? #luna #lunalove #romance #pinkmermaid #crescent #crescentmoon

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jun 28, 2019 at 12:14pm PDT

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Wedding Commission of this beautiful bride @dccassella ? I wanted to capture the angelic glow that a bride radiates on her wedding day. I loved the idea of her descending down a staircase like an angel. I absolutely loved painting this piece, she & her dress was so stunning. It was really such a meditative experience recreating the beading and the sparkling flow of her dress through brush strokes. I wanted to express the love inside of her through the luminous glow of her wedding dress. I hope you enjoy this piece as much as I loved painting it????? . ?See previous video post to see detail shots of this painting ?? ?Paints from @gamblincolors , thank you Gamblin! #bride #wedding #weddingdress #weddingportrait #bridalportrait

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on May 20, 2019 at 5:48pm PDT

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Should my next seascape be a calm sunset over the water or a wave like this with a sunset? ? I’m really feeling inspired to paint warm colors for my next seascape piece! But can’t decide between a calm sea or a powerful wave. ??? Newest original painting in jewel tones of blues and greens now for sale on my website! ?? “Ocean Glisten”?? This piece is inspired by the glistening of the surface of the water. Painted on plexiglass and using genuine mother of pearl, I tried to capture the sparkle that I love so much in the ocean. Song: “United We Can” by Musique Paints from @gamblincolors ? Thank you Gamblin! #seascapepainting #seascape #oceanart

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jun 26, 2019 at 1:27pm PDT

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I loved the ideas of Manta Rays, jellyfish, dolphins, narwhals, and seahorses! Am I forgetting any other good ones?!? ??? Thank you so much for your marine animal ideas!!! I feel so inspired, I can’t wait to paint them!! Love fantasizing about magical underwater worlds with you ❤️ This is my happy place ??? This Painting is a close up angle of a commissioned custom painting for Christmas I was hired to do. She gave me full liberty with the underwater world to paint whatever I felt looked magical. This was such a joy to paint! ?? If you are interested in getting your own custom piece painted, please email me at: Art@LindsayRappGallery.com ? Prints available on my website! Link in my bio: ? @lindsayrapp ? ?Paints from @gamblincolors , thank you Gamblin! #mermaid #dolphins #underwater #underwaterart #mermaids Song: Sunset Lover by Petit Biscuit✨

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jan 12, 2019 at 11:09am PST

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“Celestial Goddess” Can You Guess Any Symbolism in This Painting? ??✨? Prints Now Available! Click the link in my bio: ?@lindsayrapp ?? ??? Goddess of the Night, Sparkles with Light, Restful eyes but sees all In the protective nightfall. Moonlight whispers to the ocean Keeps her tides in swaying motion. In the shells of her galaxies Hold mysteries beyond fantasies. ??? Crown Inspired off a real crown made by the amazing @chelseasflowercrowns ?Paints from @gamblincolors , thank you Gamblin! ??✨ #galaxy #stars #starrynight #goddess #moon #luna #shellcrown #crown #crescentmoon #cosmos

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jan 6, 2019 at 11:32am PST

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“Untamed”✨This painting is about the embodiment of letting our creativity flow— unfiltered, uninhibited, strong and free, untamed. Letting the light that we each uniquely possess shine through from within us. Photo Reference: @larissa_hermanowski Model: @halaela_ Dress Design: @berta ✨✨?✨✨ I am SO excited to announce the date of my gallery’s Grand Opening in Laguna Beach, CA! I can’t wait to celebrate with you the start of my new life here in this amazing, artistic beach town! I am so excited to meet each of you and show you my work in person! ?? There will be food, music, a large print sale, and a raffle for several lucky winners to win artwork! ?When: 6-9pm August 2, 2018 ?Where: 266 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach CA, 92651 ? Free to Enter, all ages ?Other Art Festivals nearby (all within short walking distance) include Laguna Beach’s famous Sawdust Art & Craft Festival, Pageant of the Masters, and Festival of the Arts ? Parking: There are 3 very close parking lots & a large parking garage. Parking Garage: 501 Glenneyre St Parking Lot 1: 375 Broadway St Parking Lot 2: 499 Forest Avenue ✈️ Out-of-town visitors, if you are looking for a nice place to stay nearby within walking distance of all the downtown beach restaurants, art festivals and galleries, I recommend looking into Pacific Edge Hotel, Holiday Inn Laguna Beach, The Inn at Laguna Beach, or using www.Airbnb.com to find a cute place within walking distance to stay! ??✨?✨?? ?Paints from @gamblincolors , thank you Gamblin! ??✨?✨?? #lagunabeach #laguna #artgallery #grandopening #nowhiring #mermaid #mermaids #mermaidart #venus #birthofvenus #artist #artistassistant #untamed #curlyhair #fashion #berta #bertabridal

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jul 11, 2018 at 5:55pm PDT

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“Em” the sister painting to “Christine”. When Em saw the painting I created of her older sister Christine, she reached out to me and was just so sweet with how she described how much the artwork moved her. She then bought the painting of “Christine” as a surprise graduation gift for her sister. Time passed, and Christine reached out to commission me to paint her sister Em as a surprise gift for her graduation too! She asked for it to be in a similar style, but include pink morning glories, which are her sister’s favorite flowers. I was so touched with this idea of these two loving sister paintings looking towards each other, showing their similarities and simultaneously their own unique personalities. It was such an amazing opportunity to create this sweet diptych, the story of sisterly love. @christine_h310

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Feb 9, 2018 at 3:19pm PST

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“Nadia” Commission Portrait Painting. This beautiful woman from India fell in love with one of my other paintings entitled “River Dancer”, and she decided to commission me to paint a new piece inspired by that one with its own unique flair of herself being the subject in a new dance pose with different paint movements surrounding her. She shares my love for the ocean and its incredible array of blues and greens. This piece is a celebration of paint with it’s natural, free textures, along with the movement of a woman’s dance aligning with the ocean waters. ?✨??? ?Prints Available for Sale at www.LindsayRappGallery.com ?Link in Bio: @lindsayrapp ?If you are interested in getting your very own unique Commission Painting created, email me at: Art@LindsayRappGallery.com

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jan 27, 2018 at 9:15am PST

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Commissioned Painting from loving parents for their son graduating from the same school I graduated from, the University of Pennsylvania. ? This Monet inspired piece depicts a part of the campus called the Bio Pond. It was a part of the school’s grounds that became a special place to escape, recenter and be at peace. This painting was created to bring that special place -with all those wonderful memories and feelings- with him wherever he goes in life. ✨??? #biopond #upenn ? Prints Available at www.LindsayRappGallery.com ?link in my bio: @lindsayrapp ?View previous video post to see more angles of this artwork!

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Jan 15, 2018 at 9:18am PST

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"Whale Shark" ? Commissioned by a lovely woman who lives in the Netherlands. She has a big heart for these sharks. It was so wonderful to paint as it helped bring awareness to myself and people around me about how these beautiful, gentle giant sharks are an endangered species. One of the reasons is that they are a big target of commercial fisheries, for one example, the demand for Shark Fin Soup. Finning is a big problem for all types of sharks but the whale sharks are one of the most vulnerable to an extinction risk. Whale Shark means "many stars" or "marokintana," in Madagascar. Let's keep our sea's shining stars safe. ?She wanted this painting to portray a young woman swimming in the shallows with her best friend, a whale shark. I absolutely loved getting to know her through this commission and wanted to share with you an excerpt from her initial message to me that I related so much with: "The thing is, for me, the ocean has always been a place where I could go when I was feeling not quite myself. It's this constant in my life where I can always go if something happens and I need to get back to basics. Kind of like having a great blue friend." ✨?? Prints Available for Purchase at: www.LindsayRappGallery.com or Link in Bio: @LindsayRapp ???✨?✨??? #whaleshark #shark #stopfinning #finning #sharkweek #sharks #realism #underwaterart #underwater #swim

A post shared by Lindsay Rapp (@lindsayrapp) on Sep 23, 2017 at 1:00pm PDT