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.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Mississippi Mudds on the river

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A favorite summer spot for a fun meal, Mississippi Mudds had a sign stating it would close at the end of the month. I had gone there t...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Looking For Colors in the fog

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Painting shows the fog lifting a little after I arrived photo taken when I started my painting The day after I returned from a...
Friday, September 18, 2015

New York art season.

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 A long weekend in NewYork City during the opening of the art season resulted in miles and miles on my step tracking app. The Gagosian Gall...
Monday, September 7, 2015

#30. The final painting

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When I posted 30 paintings in 30 days I was also touching up the large picture 'Glory's Bath Takes Too Long'. The final was pos...
Saturday, September 5, 2015

Summer Plein Air

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Allentown garage in Arlington Park, Buffalo Center and 7th in Lewiston, NY Considering a Cruller, the Niagara Falls Hiker Su...
Friday, September 4, 2015

Third Street mashup

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  Annually, the NACC has a fund raising auction of paintings created on selected Sunday evenings at Wine on Third. This year I had planned ...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

The Falls at Water Level

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I discovered a new access to the water level of the lower Niagara. Close by parking and no climbing necessary, I expect to paint here...

My beach paintings go on exhibit, 9/1-9/20, 2015

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I currently have a display of 15 plein air beach paintings in Long Beach, 250 East Park Avenue. Galleries for practicing artists are rare ...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Youngstown Yacht Club, 'Art on the River'

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I think I return to this show just for the spectacular view of the lower Niagara and entry of Lake Ontario at sunset. The event is only a f...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Adirondack getaway

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A quick trip to the Adirondacks to visit Frances Gaffney involved several walks to Antler Lake, a bit up the road from her home. It is just ...

The Lewiston Art Festival

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As a rule, I only sell my work at one weekend outdoor major street exhibition, the Lewiston Festival of Art. The emphasis is on fine art and...

Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters Exhibition

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One more show. Summer has been a season of painting and exhibits, at one point in June I had work displayed in 7 different galleries...
Sunday, July 26, 2015

Buffalo Garden Walk

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The annual July garden walk in Buffalo is a chance to see spectacular picnic spaces, patios, ponds and dramatic flowers and trees. The larg...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

But the sign is in the way

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  Sitting in a marina Painters find boats, rigging, docks, gardens, buoys and bridges, ropes and restaurants to draw and paint.  This...

Niagara Falls Red Coach Inn

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Near the American Falls there is a grassy hill overlooking the rapids. I went there to paint the rush of a zillion gallons of water but...

Thinking About Frank DiGaudio

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Frank was my stepdad and he suddenly died 3 weeks before 9/11. I'm glad he missed it but I wonder sometimes if he was lucky to be spare...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

Japanese cherry blossom festival

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The second annual Cherry Blossom Fest at the History Museum in Buffalo was perfectly timed with the best show of seasonal pink flowers. Wh...

Niagara Falls Music And Art Festival

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June's wonderful weekend was warm and dry, the music was loud and Niagara Falls was hopping. My tent was nicely shaded, I enjoyed seein...
Friday, June 5, 2015

A plein air inspires a studio painting

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On March 28 I wrote about an oil painting that was about to be installed in a dental office. It was quite recent and I really liked the cap...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

NACC Artist and Friends Exhibition

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These two large paintings are displayed at the NACC for the Buffalo Niagara Art Association Spring juried exhibit. This show is in the l...
Monday, May 18, 2015

#28 and 29 of 30 paintings in 30 days

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'Seagulls, Swifts and Spring' started as a study of the posts and water reflections while I waited for the light and shadows to c...
Monday, May 4, 2015

30 in 30 days, # 27 Red Boat at the Cherry Blossom Fest

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I was originally inspired to paint two lovely boats, one pink and the other red, but they would not stay still. Free rides on Mirror Lak...
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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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