Vitruvian Man
Leonardo DaVinci
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My apologies to Leonardo
Carol Schiff
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Dog painting, Pet Portrait, Commission your Pet Painting, 8x10x1.5" Oil
This is Cocoa. His lives with his best friend, Louie, here in the mountains. You may have seen Louie in my previous post.
Their owner, wanted paintings of them, that related to each other. She supplied me with images, which I used to create the paintings.
Here is Louie, again, just in case you missed my previous post.
Thanks for dropping by today.
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Their owner, wanted paintings of them, that related to each other. She supplied me with images, which I used to create the paintings.
Here is Louie, again, just in case you missed my previous post.
Thanks for dropping by today.
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Dog Painting, Pet Painting, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, 8x10" Oil on Canvas
My neighbor Ellen, commissioned me to do paintings of her two fur babies.
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In some ways, it is more difficult to paint a pet, because the owner is so hyper aware of every little aspect of their beloved animal. This little guy had hair that stood up straight on top of his head, and super long eyelashes. The owner looked for that in the portrait, as well as all the color variations of the animal. She pronounced it a good likeness.....whew!
Carol Schiff
www.carolschiffstudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Flower Power!,Flower Painting, Floral Still Life Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, 4x8x1.5" Oil Painting,
Just a little quickie!
My favorite way to display these small paintings, is to stand them up on a shelf, with other favorite items.
I love the blue and yellow combo!
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
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I love the blue and yellow combo!
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Sunday, July 15, 2018
A Painting Workshop to Remember
Today, I am repeating a post, from a few years ago. I think it is worthy of your attention, again. Enjoy!
A few weeks ago, my friends Carmen and Donna and I drove to Fernandina Beach, FL to attend a 4 day workshop with Elio Camacho. Elio is one of my favorite painters and my very favorite instructor and I have been lucky enough to attend with workshops twice a year for the past three years.
I started each day with this beautiful sunrise over the ocean, while eating breakfast at the hotel.
This is one of Elio's 36x48" demos that he paints in just three hours!
Here Elio met a challenge to paint without darks. He often states a painting should bring it's own light. I think this one meets that requirement
Another of his larger than life paintings.
This was a 25 minute demo he did for us on foam core. He pushed the color even more than usual and got wild and crazy.
His brushwork is very exciting...something I am hoping to bring to my work.
Elio spent a year painting blue studies, then moved on and studied yellows and reds. He likes to set up still life, to challenge his students, all in a single color. He believes red is the most difficult color to paint. If you can do a red painting, you can really see color. This was a 20 minute demo he did for us.
We hated to leave the workshop after 3.5 intense and fun days. To console ourselves, we had a final lunch of fried shrimp at our favorite eatery.
A final photo of Carmen and Donna, de-stressing with ice cream in front of Island Art Association. We thank the members for hosting us once again. Then we hop into our car for the drive home.
One last classic Elio demo that he painted in about 15 minutes, out of his head. I almost cried when he scrapped it off the next morning.
Needless to say, we are excited to return for his next Florida workshop in the spring. You can find his workshop schedule here.
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolASchiff.com
A few weeks ago, my friends Carmen and Donna and I drove to Fernandina Beach, FL to attend a 4 day workshop with Elio Camacho. Elio is one of my favorite painters and my very favorite instructor and I have been lucky enough to attend with workshops twice a year for the past three years.
Here Elio met a challenge to paint without darks. He often states a painting should bring it's own light. I think this one meets that requirement
Another of his larger than life paintings.
This was a 25 minute demo he did for us on foam core. He pushed the color even more than usual and got wild and crazy.
His brushwork is very exciting...something I am hoping to bring to my work.
Elio spent a year painting blue studies, then moved on and studied yellows and reds. He likes to set up still life, to challenge his students, all in a single color. He believes red is the most difficult color to paint. If you can do a red painting, you can really see color. This was a 20 minute demo he did for us.
We hated to leave the workshop after 3.5 intense and fun days. To console ourselves, we had a final lunch of fried shrimp at our favorite eatery.
A final photo of Carmen and Donna, de-stressing with ice cream in front of Island Art Association. We thank the members for hosting us once again. Then we hop into our car for the drive home.
One last classic Elio demo that he painted in about 15 minutes, out of his head. I almost cried when he scrapped it off the next morning.
Needless to say, we are excited to return for his next Florida workshop in the spring. You can find his workshop schedule here.
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolASchiff.com
Thursday, July 12, 2018
A little seascape painting and memories of a wonderful trip, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, Palette Knife Painting
Fresh off a trip to the Florida Keys, I returned inspired by the gorgeous water colors. I started a new series I call "Coral Reef". This is the first piece of the series entitled "Wakes".
I was captivated with the colors of the sea as we rode out to the coral reef.
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I was captivated with the colors of the sea as we rode out to the coral reef.
The boat wake followed us out seven miles from shore.
It was my first trip to the keys in many years, and a had forgotten the lure of the tropical beauty.
Thanks for viewing my blog today
Carol Schiff
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Horse Painting, Small Oil Painting, Daily Painting, Horse Portrait, SOLD
I have been trying to expand my horizons by painting new subject matter. This is my second horse painting.
I have to say I did enjoy the challenge. He looked so spirited and I got excited about his red coat against a green background.
It's always fun to stretch a little, try something new. I would like to do more of these, but I think my biggest challenge will be getting interesting reference images to work from. We have plenty of horses in our neighborhood, but they usually run to the other end of the pasture when they see me approach with my trusty camera.
Do you have any special techniques for getting images of animals?
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
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It's always fun to stretch a little, try something new. I would like to do more of these, but I think my biggest challenge will be getting interesting reference images to work from. We have plenty of horses in our neighborhood, but they usually run to the other end of the pasture when they see me approach with my trusty camera.
Do you have any special techniques for getting images of animals?
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Colorado Landscape, Small Oil Painting, Daily Painting, Mountain Painting, Flower Painting SOLD
I am in to mountains these days. I am, after all , surrounded by them since my move to NC.
These mountains, however are in Colorado.....the famous Rockies.
This is a 9x12 oil on canvas panel.
Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
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Carol Schiff
www.CarolSchiffStudio.etsy.com
www.CarolSchiffStudio.blogspot.com
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Flower Painting, Small Oil Painting, Floral Landscape, 8x8" Original Oil Painting, SOLD
This piece is from my imagination.
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Somedays, I just want to play with paint!
Carol Schiff
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