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.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Emily Carr

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Emily Carr is a 19th century artist, an explorer, fearless and brave, willing to undergo extreme discomfort, ravenous bugs, slithering and b...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Influenced by Wolf Kahn

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A few years ago, I appeared on a channel 7 morning show and in the interview I was asked which artists were my favorites. I flubbed the ans...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Saturday Quick Draw, Camp Hill

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A 'Quick Draw' involves starting, completing and turning in a framed painting in a limited time frame. In Camp Hill we had two h...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Harrisburg, PA, The Camp Hill Plein Air Competition

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It was a little overcast but his was fun to paint, in a lovely neighborhood park. So many people had suggested I visit this pristine groome...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

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When I sat on the west side of the Susquehanna River to paint the Harrisburg skyline with the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, I consid...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

VIsiting with the original Guerrilla Painter

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A few months ago, I ordered a new paint box from Judson's Art Outfitters in Colorado. Poking around their website I discovered that Ca...
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...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Great Baehre Swamp in Amherst

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Add caption Call it Great Baehre Swamp or Margaret Louise Park, this was a great place to officially start the plein air club season. W...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

April Snow

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I planned to paint outdoors, but the weather report was gloomy. Waking to white stuff falling isn't high on my list in April. There w...
Monday, April 14, 2014

Sharing an International Plein Air Painters post

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 This works for me. Returning from painting outdoors, as I tired as I may be from lugging equipment, climbing, getting buggy and bit, I sti...
Thursday, April 10, 2014

New plein air frames

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I usually order my frames custom sized from a wholesale frame company, but I couldn't resist these plein air frames and birch panels f...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Car Painting

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Too chilly to paint outside, this view of Goat Island from the parkway was a comfortable afternoon paint 'in'. You can see Goat...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Plein Air Camp Hill Art Festival

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These photos may look a bit busy or hectic, but I believe they are from the final day last May at the   Camp Hill Plein Air Art Festiva...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Monica's Mists and her frame

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Started last winter, this sat unfinished, clipped to a huge backing board and behind the door, for months while my wrist healed. I took it...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

A tiny portable paintbox works fine in the car.

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 Years ago, I was given an old 'Beginners Paint Box' with some dried up paints. It had been purchased used at a garage sale for a d...

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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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Waiting for a Better Answer

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Early June heralds the third annual Plein Air Competition in the Finger Lakes, hosted in Canandaigua. These three lovelies went into my appl...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Snow Day from the Studio Window

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 We have planted a variety of evergreens since building this house, some blue, green, droopy, in sets of three, short, fluffy, flat and o...
Monday, January 13, 2014

Gone, but not forgotten. An Artist's Rant

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January brings with it the promise of a new year, but also an opportunity to review the previous year, to make new promises based on what I ...

Coming Home in Cypress, Texas

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'Coming Home' c. K. Schifano 2014 18x24 The third house portrait painting in a series for a Houston area client, this is off th...
Thursday, January 2, 2014

World Church, Houston painting

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Kathy Schifano, Houston church Over the past few years Route 6 in Houston has taken me to some of my favorite places, a playground/animal...
Monday, December 23, 2013

More than just cookies

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Merry Christmas in paint December is a time of wonder, the first snow, decorations, great music and joy. I spent a quiet day, early in t...
Friday, December 20, 2013

464 Gallery Show

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Bond's Reflections, oil 5x7, c. 2013 Three Trees, 10x8 oil, c. 2012 464 Amherst Street is the home of 464 Gallery. Most exhibits...
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Thursday, November 7, 2013

2014 Art Calendar

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Although I usually have a fistful of my new calendars in the car, I don't see everyone who wants one.  They are sold in several convenie...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Open Studio Event

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For the fifth year, I am opening my studio for a festive weekend in November. Arranging artwork in new ways each year is a fun challenge th...
Friday, November 1, 2013

On the French River

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French River, 15x30 oil, Kath Schifano Two Paintings? The top picture shows the painting nearly finished, before some areas were adjus...
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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Poetry & Art, and Interchangeable Impressions

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Stuck in an arm brace for several weeks, I could not hold or maneuver my favored pastels, which probably were the cause of my wrist and th...

A Published Painting

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My painting, 'Coffee Time, Long Beach Morning' is featured this week in 'Why This Works' by Jeanne Mackenzie. Click  HERE  t...
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Friday, October 18, 2013

Sunny afternoon in Texas

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  Outside Austin, Texas at Maxine Price's painting studio, a wonderful native rock wall encloses a lovely yard of Texas treasures, inc...
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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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