Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Whirlpool State Park Painting

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This first painting is only 3x5, the size of an index card. I painted this when I arrived in the morning, the light was coming from the lef...

Painting For Preservation

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As a plein air painter, I have some unique opportunities to meet people, make artistic statements and work in new places. On May 4, the Pa...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Painting a House Portrait

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For a long day, morning to night, I worked on this house portrait, indoors but with dreams of plein air. I had sketched it the night be...

WInter in the Schifano Studio

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Kath Schifano, Winter Divot  Is it climate change? Am I just lazy? Is it age? I have a harder time each winter choosing 'good days...
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Texas architecture paintings

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Add caption My March 19 post contained a plein air painting I did in Houston. That outdoor excursion resulted in two new commissions...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Schifano-Simons paint adventure

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 I am not the only artist here. As I captured the majestic towering palm in a neighbor's yard on my little canvas panel, Amelia joined...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Painting Houston in the Spring

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Azaleas are bright and beautiful in Houston in March, this lovely home caught my eye as we drove by. Fortunately there is a shade tree ac...
Monday, March 4, 2013

Painting Grand Island

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Too cold and gloomy to paint out,  I have just finished painting a studio commission. This is another one of those 'surprise' paint...
Friday, February 1, 2013

A Lesson in Painting

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The first of several deliveries here last week was a paper wrapped bunch of...mini orchids...just what I needed! My sister, Bobbie Peters ...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Spectacular Chicago brownstone

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This 24x12 oil painting started with a snapshot on a gray day but my info was supplemented by an excellent image in street views on Google...
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Monday, January 7, 2013

There is no Planning for Customers' Tastes.

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During a Christmas season a few years ago I sold quite a few Niagara Falls area paintings, they are often sought after for gifts by local ...

Art Dialogue Gallery Members Show, 2013

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The first shows of the year are often group exhibitions at many galleries. In fact, group show season starts with December gift exhibits, ...
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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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Not Just Paint. not just cookies

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People often look at my artwork and say they wish they were artistic or creative, but art is more than paint, and these people all have the...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

2013 calendars

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New 2013 calendars are available from me through the mail or at these local sites: Niagara County Art Museum Giftshop at Niagara Universi...
Friday, November 9, 2012

2013 calendar

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Dealing the 13 pages of my calendar to assemble the sets creates new colors and patterns on my table as each month is added. It is assemb...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

October Art News

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The Lower Trail at Artpark, Lewiston NY

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Sometimes friends are the best reason to get up and try new things. With a report of warm sunny weather, Sherrill Primo convinced me to co...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Glorious painting day

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'Autumn on the Ridge' is a 12x18" oil painted yesterday on Lower Mountain Road, at a Shaw Barn paint out. I started with a 5x...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Part 2- Publisher's Invitational Paintout 2.0 2011

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WHATEVER did I do on this blog? THIS ADK post was posted in the summer of 2011, when they were painted, now I see it as my newest post in 2...

Lewiston Art Festival Ribbon 2012

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Although I participate at several individual events each year, they are usually indoors. My big 'sell it on the street' in a t...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Flying wet painting

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The Towpath Plein air weekend paintout was held in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, in the area of the Erie Canal. My painting named 'Mor...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Youngstown Yacht Club mishap

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There is a good reason I did not post this picture when I painted it last Spring. Annually, there are opportunities to paint near the ya...

Roswell Park Paintout Weekend

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 Roswell Park's plein air weekend started with rain so I found an overhang with a view and donated this 14x11, titled 'Cheese Truck...
Sunday, September 9, 2012

Storm Surf Oil Painting

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Waves arrive in sets of three and bunches of nine, and it is easiest to see this when they are big. One night we had some rain, but the re...

Jetties at Long Beach, Long Island

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Another glorious week spent at Long Beach, New York allowed me to continue studying the jetty at Ohio Street. It changes with the tides an...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Tuscarora State Park on Lake Ontario

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After two weeks of painting travels, schedule conflicts and distractions I am pleased to be home and back on schedule with the Niagara Fro...
Friday, August 3, 2012

My newest email newsletter!

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Kath Schifano, August 2012 news Getting ready for Lewiston Art Festival and an evening at the Youngstown Yacht Club with my art and a fe...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Ocean Painting, Long Island, NY

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c. kathy schifano At the end of Ohio Street in Long Beach, Long Island, a well worn jetty of massive rocks tangles with waves and ...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Asgaard Farm in the Adirondacks

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c. K Schifano Ausable Forks is the home of Asgaard Farm , which is the location of Rockwell Kent's artist studio. The studio was int...

Publisher's Invitational 2.0 2012

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c. K Schifano Another invitation to paint with artists near the Trinity Lakes in the huge Adirondack park got me packing and driving 6 h...