October at Thompson Farm

It's busy on Saturday in Fall at the farm market so painting involves traffic, conversation and patience. 

The Coop on Long Road 11x14 oil

Something Different

This is big and a break from oil painting. I have a series of sketches of the rocks and roosters at the American Falls which inspired these designs. Not sure if it's about color combinations or design or Niagara Falls. It's on WC paper and kept me motivated and busy for several weeks in my NACC studio.
Gravity and   Talus. Mixed media. 28x22

Merit Award

My little "Hoyt Lake" oil was awarded a Merit Award at the Buffalo Niagara Art Association exhibit in Artists Group Gallery in Buffalo. I loved the impasto in this painting and don't know why I do not use it more often. Apparently the judge liked it too. This is at Delaware Park Lake.

Seneca Chief leaves Buffalo

Sunflowers of Sanborn 2025

Love painting here every year. So windy and black clouds that the field was closed by noon. 

Sunflower Vanitas oil 11x14" c. 

Prize!

I entered this in a Buffalo Niagara Art Association exhibition at the Buffalo Erie Botanical Gardens. Quite pleased to be awarded, but then it sold to be brought to Ireland as a gift. I am honored but I don't know who purchased it. Selling from a gallery is different than a face to face purchase in my studio or when I am at a show.

RTPI Jamestown

Butterfly Garden at RTPI 12x16 oil

This painting remains at the institute for a 3 month exhibition this winter. So nice to sit on a comfortable bench on a sunny afternoon and paint flowers. 

Panama Rocks sketch

Urban painting at Darwin Martin house

About 20 painters showed up! I drew the pergola from the west side, one of the urban artist made it into my drawing. 

Jamestown painting

Allen Park Pond

Butterfly garden at RTPI

English Street, Jamestown NY

Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown held a plein air event in September. I met new artist friends and several I had already painted with. Perfect weather, perfect getaway.

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 long lost and 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 through High School. He started swimming in First grade with White Water Swim Club and stayed with them through High School, also swimming with the HS team.  

🏆 we have no idea where the reference B&W picture was taken but it may be from a newspaper article. 

After the Race 16x7 oil

Twin Cities in the morning

I worked on this table, near the water's edge to capture the bridge that joins two counties and two towns over the original Erie Canal. Springtime, and midweek, there were few boaters and the park was quiet. A week later there were boats at every inch of dock space, tents and food vendors and live music. Summer is alive and hopping here on Tonawanda Creek. Two figures are on the bridge, studying the water.

Checking the Old Erie Canal, oil, c.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

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

Down to river level

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.

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