Kath Schifano-Sharing the Soul of my Paintings

Discover how paintings with oils or pastel are created outdoors-both landscapes and botanical observations. These Plein Air paintings are completed in one setting in the tradition of 19th C Impressionists.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Rivershore colors

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This Cayuga Island home portrait has been in progress on my easel for nearly 3 months and it is leaving me as a surprise gift to the homeown...

Erie Canal Locks in Lockport

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Two consecutive weeks were scheduled on the Erie Canal in Lockport, NY with Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters this month. We listened ac...

Delaware Park Rose Garden

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Slipping off to Buffalo to paint the beautiful Delaware Park Rose Garden doesn't bring the Albright Knox Art Gallery to mind. All of t...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Margaret Louise Park, Amherst, NY

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My second visit to this jewel of a park was a perfect Spring day. We had been through a spell of cold and rain which caused a few paint-outs...

Olmsted Parks paintings.

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It's unusual for me to paint from a photograph, but I was indoors, painting an Olmsted Park. I used a dull photo and my memory to captur...
Sunday, May 15, 2011

Chasing the sun from the shadows

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My previous post showed a finished painting drying in the sun. Actually, painting on a canvas that has sunshine on it creates a very strange...

Working Weekend!

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I managed to paint and visit Long Island & NYC over a recent long weekend. I painted one early morning and one afternoon on different da...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

A Stir in the Mist

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A Stir in the Mist has been out for a few months now, it is the wonderful hard cover cookbook published by the Niagara Falls Boys & Gir...
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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 ...

Begonia in bloom

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Thursdays at The Botanical Gardens continue to attract me....and my pastel boxes. As the winter flower shows were removed, and few Amarylli...
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...
Saturday, February 19, 2011

Springing into Spring?

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Two days of sunshine & warm wind obliterated January's snow into puddles. I was ready to pack my paints & declare an early Sprin...
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, December 29, 2010

A Winter jewel

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No. I have not been painting outdoors. This bit of winter is from last year, a sunny day with a lot of snow, enough to sink in it down to my...
Friday, December 24, 2010

Open Studio 2010

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My annual Open Studio event has evolved over the years and I look forward to seeing friends, sharing stories of my paintings and eating holi...
Monday, December 6, 2010

Letchworth State Park Weekend

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After a minor whine/ rant last post, I have to admit to a two night get-away camp adventure in Letchworth State Park with Sherrill Primo, Jo...

TIfft Nature Center & Sanity

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Those of you who know me understand the turmoil around me over the past few months. I have maintained my sanity by grabbing all rare occasio...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Art to Print?

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I received an email this week because a Google searcher found me and my cloud paintings when looking for posters. I was impressed because I ...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Open Art Studio Show is Over for 2010

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At the top of the staircase I placed this large oil painting, painted from a beautiful bouquet, my birthday gift. It was an introduction to ...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

2010 Open Art Studio

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Next week will be my 3rd annual open art studio, Friday & Saturday 11-5. Saw a friend who purchased my Great Lakes gardens picture (Sept...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Tuscarora State Park

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Every paint-out is a mini vacation. A few weeks ago my mini vacation was in Northern Niagara County outside Wilson, NY, so I was home by 4p...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

THE ELECTRIC TOWER paint out

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This summer I had the opportunity to ascend 'T he Electric Tower' to paint, it's the dramatic building where the outdoor New...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Is this an old church in Canada?

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A summer weekend at Artpark with the Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters during the wine trail tour was a perfect place to paint. Surrounded...

Phyllis Stigliano Gallery

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A Jetblue airfare sale and a quick painting trip to NYC enabled this plein air of a lovely Brooklyn brownstone in the historic district of P...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Escarpment Drive Painting

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Answer : Exactly one month, plus about 20 years of practice. Question : How long did it take to do that painting? I put brush to a ges...

That's really a LOT OF WATER!

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A plein air paintout on a late September morning resulted in a successful capture of one small piece of the American Falls. The photo was ta...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

'Music is Art' at Albright Knox Art Gallery

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What was it like at ' Music is Art '? The title 'Magic Mayhem' suits Saturday perfectly---beautiful weather, lots of people,...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Music is Mayhem at Albright Knox

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Today's the day! The all day feast of music on multiple stages surrounding the Albright Knox Art Gallery, book-ended by food and artisan...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters at Niagara Falls

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Here is a peek at an oil painting that is drying right now...a morning that started with a rainstorm turned wonderful by a 9am start for th...
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Everyone would like more time in their day to get things done. If I had more time in my day, I would paint more. See why at www.kschifano.com
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