Showing posts with label Botanical Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Botanical Gardens. Show all posts
Thursday, August 1, 2024

A Glorious House Plant model

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My out of control vine was unwrapped and 25' of woody stems uncurled from one thin stalk in the ground. The annual Stephanotis flowers a...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

WIP. Evolution of a colored Glass Painting

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This is the original set up, some were moved, others added or subtracted until I was happy with the composition.  16x20” oil. 
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Summer and Pastels in Buffalo

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The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens is a prime painting spot all year long. The first problem is choosing a site, followed by some...
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Orchids at the winter display

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Unfinished 10 days ago, I added a bit of color to the wall and played with soft and hard edges when the pace of the Christmas holidays fina...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Back to the Botanical Gardens

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The orchids are stunning at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens . Plein air painters have moved indoors for the winter and the changes at the gard...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

And the winner is....

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Sheila, the winner of the painting with Kath   I do few public events that are not gallery exhibits each year. Three times I was at eve...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Another Croton, this is an oil at the Botanical Gardens in Buffalo.

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Over the years, croton colors begged to be observed and recorded. I have made several paintings in different media and each has a diffe...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

An 'indoor Plein air' at Buffalo's Botanical Gardens.

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It is 'back to the gardens' season. Too cold to stand outside on ice covered ground in the swirling snow with wind chills hovering ...
Friday, January 30, 2015

Day 2 of 5 FB paintings

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Day 2 of 5 Facebook Painting Challenge. I selected unpublished paintings that had a bit of humor when they were made. The first 'My ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

New Buffalo Botanical Gardens Waterfall

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'The Palm Room' is the central domed rotunda at the gardens; through the years we have watched various palms reach the 60-70? foo...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

Painted Anthuriums

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  Can't wait to go paint outdoors? Join me on Thursday mornings in South Buffalo.  Buffalo's Botanical Garden has the most amaz...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

December traditions

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Home made cards are much more than a challenge now that the kids are grown and no longer illustrating sweet Christmas scenes for us to c...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Serendipity Success

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c. Kath Schifano 2012 Different in technique from other Botanical Gardens paintings, this orchid spray deserves an explanation. The orch...
Monday, February 27, 2012

Spring in Buffalo

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Now that I have returned to weekly paintouts at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens, I see signs of Spring in every greenhouse. All the plants a...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Giant Croton captures me

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Spring comes first at the Botanical Gardens , the cactus start to swell and palms put out huge new branches, ferns thicken and unfurl from ...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Amaryllis

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The botanical garden's recent Amaryllis show was a riot of color, strap leaves & thick tall stems topped by gaudy trumpets marching ...
Saturday, March 5, 2011

Cattleya Orchid

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Last weekend's Botanical Garden 's event featured the glorious blooming orchid room and the Orchid Society Show. Leading up to t...
Monday, January 24, 2011

Art is back in season

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Finally, indoor plein air season! I have been going to the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens in the winter to paint over the pa...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Winter Projects

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Painting outdoors is so different than indoors. As a plein air painter who likes to stay warm, I meet with Sharon & Peggy at the Buff...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Still waiting for these orchids to bloom

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Now that winter is official with the solstice, I am thinking about the Botanical Gardens in South Buffalo. Last winter I was able to go only...