Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Serious bidding at 20th Century Club

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The exquisite 20th Century Club is a Buffalo jewel. I have painted their gardens and been to events but this time was special. The Art...

Explaining where I live

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The American Falls and Bridal Veil The Horseshoe Falls Well, yes, this is Niagara Falls and that IS A LOT OF WATER! Lake Erie end...
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Merit Award in Buffalo

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Last winter was dreary and gray and had little appeal to convince me to paint outdoors. The thing about this area is, if it is winter and t...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Infringement on Allen Street.

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What started as an oversized plein aire took two weekends sitting on Allen Street and a lot more time in the studio. It’s a lovely pa...

A bit of Magritte

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The artist Magritte played with images, some serious, others were whimsical. My favorites are when he has a painting overlapping a picture,...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

Winning is wonderful, but I forget to share it!

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Two years ago I participated in a week long plein air event in Westfield, NY. During that week I stayed with friends and spent most of each ...

In progress, a season of sunflowers

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Not titled yet!!! c. Kath Schifano This fun old truck is parked at Sunflowers of Sanborn to add to the collection of curiosities th...

‘Calm’ A pastel at Tifft preserve.

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Calm 12x16 pastel Kath Schifano Beautiful, lush, quiet, peaceful, and natural Tifft Wildlife Preserve is a jewel of a place, formerly a ...

Farm to Table in North Tonawanda

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Partner's Flowers, 9x12 pastel c.2018 Who can resist an evening paintout? These are marigolds and coleus in a window box in front...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Playing in the Sunflowers

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We decided to call it Tailgating at Sunflowers of Sanford with a number of other painters Arriving all morning. Arriving early, we backed o...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Bonds Lake and Kayakers

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Familiar with kayakers frequently entering the water at Buckhorn, a pair of visitors from Canandaigua entered the water at Bonds Lake when...

Same old angle, new view

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Rainbow Mist, looking towards Canada I can walk along the Niagara River and see views of the mist rising from the bottom of the gorge fo...

Buffalo Garden Walk in the Community Gardens

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The annual Buffalo Garden Walk is one of the 'must do' things in WNY. Instead of working in a private garden with tinkling waterf...

Gallery windows in Buffalo

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Two adjoining galleries wrap around North Street in Buffalo to Linwood Street. Art Dialogue Gallery has a window facing the street that i...

Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse

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  The start of a painting is a drawing - this is on a black toned canvas and it is in the shade of a building   Note how the light an...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Buckhorn! Again! Summer!

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 Look very carefully, the right side of the photo at top shows the tree hanging over the creek. Taking the photo together with a painting ...

Burchfield Nature Park

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Buffalo Creek and Burchfield, 9x12 pastel c.2018 Sharon Fundalinski and Peggy Walker introduced me to this park at least te...

Fort Niagara Lighthouse

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This is my view of the lighthouse, about 5 minutes into my preliminary drawing, when the buses arrived.  Not interested in using yellow I ...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Another Buckhorn Painting, Spring with a bit of snow.

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From the canoe launch on the south side of the park, there is a small inlet that connects to the creek. I painted there on a sunny spring...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Burchfield Penney Saturday still life

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Two fun Saturday afternoons at Burchfield PenneyArt Center in their first floor classroom involved an art project with unusual still lif...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

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Sitting here to paint these rocks=Perfect Day!  This is just one little piece of the fabulous Niagara Reservation State Park . Three s...

Always nice to win!

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Nice coverage of the NACC prize in the Niagara Gazette!
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Wilson, NY with NFPAP

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Lighthouse Tower, c.K. Schifano A group appointment to paint together on the shore of Lake Ontario means I can buy fresh vegetables on t...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

A NACC Art Award for Plein Air

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The Light in the Tunnel, 20x16, oil on canvas Award for Excellence in Plein Air Painting Pete's Tavern 18x12 pastel on Wallis  ...

A favorite painting finds a new home

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3 Sisters in Sunlight 12x24 oil on canvas c. K.Schifano This is perhaps the most powerful painting I will ever do. In fact, it is. I ...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Mother's Day Rose collection In progress

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A stunning double order of varicolored long stem roses came from Monica's daughters with both our names on the card. There were so many...