SHADOWS, 16x20, oil

Next week I hope to be back in the groove, painting almost every day.  But, this week I cannot seem to carve out any painting time from my schedule.  I do have a few older paintings that were never posted and this is one of them. 

Happy New Year!

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$349.

REFLECTED RED PEARS, 6X8, OIL

This doesn't really qualify as a "Christmas painting", but it does have the right colors.  I had a great time painting it, using both knife and brush.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas.  I'm off to the gym, trying to burn off all those extra calories!

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$90

WATERROCK KNOB, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

Waterrock Knob offers stunning mountain views from the Blue Ridge Parkway, where it meanders into Smokey Mountain National Park.

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SOLD

PELICAN PARADE, 6X8, OIL-SOLD

Not too far from where I live, there is a colony of white pelicans.  I believe they are very rare and only found in a few locations in the world.
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SOLD

SUNBABY II, OIL, 8X6, SOLD

We have had some very cold days here in Florida this week, as have many areas of  the US of A.  I thought I would post this painting from last summer, when it was hot and humid and we spent long days at the beach.
Feeling better yet?
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$75

This is my entry in the StreetViewPaintOff contest.  It is a popular vote contest and the entries are coming in everyday.  I hope you will take the time to vote for your favorite, and of course, I hope that is me!  When you go to the blogspot  click on "How to enter" and then on "Enter Contest here" and finally "vote here".  Or just go to facebook and search for Street View Paint Off.

CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME, 8X10, OIL

I came across this young woman on Etsy selling her traditionally made hair decorations.  Her name is Kuniko Kanawa and you can visit her shop here.  I recommend you take the time to check it out, as she goes into great detail explaining her training and the different aspects of her hair pieces.  She is truly an artisan, trying to keep traditions alive.

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$169

215 SOUTH 8TH AVENUE, ORIGINAL OIL SOLD

SOLD

Have you seen Kay Zahn's new challenge blog?  Every month she picks a site at Google Street View as a challenge.  The site this month is the state of Iowa, so I found this little farm house and gave it a try. Go to Streetview Paint Off to join or to vote for your favorite painting  Thanks Kay, for giving us another place to showcase our art.

SURFSIDE SUNRISE, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

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$70

LONG BOARDS, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

Yet another painting that was hidden away in my closet for over a year!  I really need to do some house cleaning!

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$85

WINDOW INTO THE PAST, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

Yesterday my art group and I had a big Christmas sale as part of the Greater Melbourne Art Studio Tour.  There were 13 studios on the tour and close to 40 artists represented.  It was a fun day with beautiful weather and lots of great art lovers who stopped by to share the day.   I am still suffering today with a bad case of "catch up"  and a shortage of "get up a go"!

One of the hot items at our show was our art and recipe cookbook.  Consisting of 20 recipes and 20 photos of our art we sold out twice in the last month.  We are expecting a third order to arrive this week and still have a few copies that are not spoken for.  If you are interested, contact me at jmschiff@bellsouth.net and I will send one to you for only $9.50.  I can vouch for all the great food as we taste-tested the recipes on our group trip last fall.

The cabin is located in Whittier, NC and is surely a couple hundred years old.

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SOLD

STRAWBERRIES AND SHADOWS, 6X8, OIL SOLD

This is another of the paintings that I found stuffed in the back of my closet.  Yes, I painted it last summer when strawberries were plentiful and beautiful.

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SOLD