Daily Painting "Satisfaction", Cat Portrait, 6x6" SOLD

Retagene, who is a friend of mine from Etsy, sent me an image of her cat, pretending to be asleep in the sun.  I couldn't pass up the chance to do a daily painting.

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Kitty's owner, Retagene is such a talented artist herself.  She has many interests  so if you want to visit her Etsy site you can find it here.  I love her cards and re-order time and again.

He (she) looks so satisfied, sitting in the sun.  That is something my paint group, Pieces of Eight is going to be doing lots of in a week or two.  We go on a week's retreat to the mountains every year and that time is fast approaching.  Plenty of painting, sightseeing, photo-shoots, cooking, wine and just all around good times with long time friends.  Thank you Cindy, for volunteering your house.

Daily Wildlife Painting, Oil, Birds, "The Gangs All Here" 4x12 SOLD

I think pelicans must be very social critters.

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I cannot help but wonder what these are thinking.........safety in numbers?  Fishing strategies?  Chase away the herons?  Gossip???

I kind of like this idea....big fish, little pelicans.

I spent the weekend at the beach in Sanibel and had the opportunity to observe plenty of pelicans.  Did you know, the brown pelican is the only one that hunts while flying and then dive bombs into the water to catch it's prey.

That's it for Pelican Week at Carol Schiff Studio.

Vegetable Still Life, Daily Oil Painting, "Ravanello Danza" SOLD

The past few months, I have been painting landscape after landscape.  I noticed that most of my favorite still life works have found new homes.

So this week, I have been painting new ones.  It has been a nice change of pace for me.

These radishes seemed to be involved in a complicated tango, so I named this "Ravanello Danza" which is Italian for Radish Dance.  It sounds much better in Italian.

Tropical Landscape Daily Painting in Oil, SOLD "Island Vibe" 11x14

 
Aruba, Jamica, oooo I wanna take you
Bermuda, Bahama, Come on pretty momma

Key Largo, Montego, Baby why don't we just go?
Jamica

Off the Florida Keys,
There's a place called Kokomo

The Beach Boys
1989

Wishing you were here!

This painting has been licensed and reproduced as a hand-distressed solid wood plank wall decor.


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SUMMER IN THE BLUE RIDGE, 8x6, OIL, SOLD

The mountains are a beautiful place to be in the summer.

Mother Nature's garden is the most stunning of all.

Enjoy the day!!

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THE OLD BARN SLEEPS, IGNORED, 5X7, SOLD Original Oil, Canvas Board

http://www.helium.com/items/1099578-barn-old-gold-rush-nostalgia-ghosts

The old barn sleeps, ignored, beside the highway
Where tourists thunder by, vacation bound
And in her dreams, she sees her past unfolded
And ghosts of folk who once walked here-around

P. Smith

Autumn is just around the corner.  How did this happen so fast?

I have been spending a lot of time in western North Carolina...so expect a lot of barn paintings in the near future!

Hope your's is a happy day :0)
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