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

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

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