Sunday, July 6, 2025

Route 5 near Tifft

The boats kept moving but this massive grain elevator has sturdy concrete walls. I've been at this site to paint many times over the past two decades and every painting had different weather and light and foreground.
Gallagher Bay. 12x16 oil

A Swim Painting




Using a faded dot matrix print as a reference I painted my son catching his breath in the pool. His swim achievements were many and hard won. 🏆 we have no idea where the B&W picture was taken but may be from a newspaper article. 
After the Race 16x7 oil

Twin Cities in the morning

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Rogue Tulips

Mother's Day tulips continue to bring joy and color to our home and they continued to open as I painted.

Rogue Tulips 9x12 oil 

This Turtle Needs Attention

This Turtle Needs Attention

OLV is hard to see. And rain.

Sketching the Our Lady of Victory Basilica from my car as clouds threaten. It poured soon but I was able to park closer to see through the raindrops, it's an amazing building inside and out  

Rain, Rain, Go Away. 10x10 oil

Capturing the original Erie Canal

Down to river level

Friday, April 11, 2025

Winner of my NACC fundraising donation

From the NACC:
Congratulations to Nicole Savage on winning the NACC Raffle for Kath Schifano's "Mounds of Mists!" We are deeply thankful to supporters like Nicole and Creative Residents like Kath who support the NACC in so many ways.

Artwork: Kath Schifano, "Mounds of Mists," matted and framed pastel drawing, 32 x 20 inches.

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Winter in the studio.




A big pastel, waiting for the title, is finally finished. Framed , labeled and ready for exhibition. The art is 22x30 but it's matted in trwhite and framed to 29x37. These green apples are other