Rachel Altschuler Art

06/17/2026

♥️🌈𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐒🌈♥️

🌊While Atlantic puffins are typically monogamous and mate with the opposite s*x, same-s*x pairs can and do occur. In fact, over 130 different bird species have been documented pair-bonding, and co-parenting in dedicated, same-s*x partnerships.

🌊The inspiration for this piece came from the Seattle Aquarium , where there are two female puffins named Gil and Gertie who been bonded for over five years. During mating season, Gil and Gertie engage in billing, a flirtatious move when puffins tap on each other’s bills. They also gather materials to build a nest together and spend a lot of time with one another.

🌊While puffins often return to the same mate, puffin couples like Gil and Gertie could also change in the future due to new social dynamics. Just like humans, animal relationships can change, too.

🌊"𝘎𝘐𝘓 & 𝘎𝘌𝘙𝘛𝘐𝘌", 12”x24” 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥
𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 25: wiscasset_artwalk

🌊10% of the proceeds from the sale of this painting will be donated to EqualityMaine #🏳️‍🌈

06/09/2026

✨𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓈𝓉 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚋✨
**It is with great pleasure I can share my latest work, a collaboration with local artist, Thomas Cramer. This piece is one of five in a collection he and I are preparing for . Tom painted the blue and white vase and background, I painted the hummingbird.**
🧚🏼‍♀️
"𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘐𝘊 𝘓𝘐𝘎𝘏𝘛", 10𝘹8 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭
𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺:
𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳
& 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘳

𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 25:
**𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨**

05/12/2026

✨🤍•𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍•🤍✨
**This beauty will be making her debut at on May 22 when the gallery reopens for the season. I’m still contemplating a few names for her but open to suggestions.**

16”x12”, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯, 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴

05/12/2026

05/12/2026

🎣🩵𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐀" 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚗 🩵🎣
**Did you know that great blue herons commonly split from their mates after every breeding season? While some birds mate for life, herons often change partners to increase breeding success, often seeking higher-quality or more dominant mates for the next season. 🌈⭐️

**Watch out guys- Henrietta is on the prowl…**🔥

“𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢", 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 10"𝘹8" 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘭.
𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐘 22

05/10/2026

🌊•𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚋𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚗•🌊 **This handsome guy is pumped for summer and he’s ready to fly away to his forever home. Anyone interested in adopting Harry may reach out ahead of time for pricing or come to on May 22 for the gallery’s re-opening celebration. Harry will be available for purchase along with several other brand new feathered friends.** 🥂🦩

🐟"𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘠", 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 16"𝘹20" 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴.

05/02/2026

🧡💋•𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐍•💋🧡 **Currently a work in progress but not for long.😉 Shout out to for doing the heavy lifting on the beak and eye.🔥

04/25/2026

🖤🎶🤎•𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐄 𝐝𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞•🤎🎶🖤 **Started this little cutie on and finished him this morning at ☺️ I think I’ll call him “Fluffy.” Stay tuned for purchase info. or DM with interest. Happy Saturday!**

04/19/2026

☯️🐦‍⬛🩵•𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖•🩵🐦‍⬛☯️ **Well this was a fun color palette! I especially loved the iridescent nature of the feathers on this one. Meet my newest friend, he’s a 6”x6” oil on wood. He might need a few more brushstrokes but I’m going to let him dry and decide tomorrow.🙃 Happy Sunday! #🐦‍⬛

04/18/2026

🐤🌻𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑🌻🐤
“Sunny” the goldfinch is here to remind you that if you want to see him this summer it’s time to get your sunflower seeds ready! Make sure there is no threat of frost where you live and you’re good to go. (Planting season is March-May.)