HOMES FOR YOUR BIRDS

If I were a bird, I would want to live here, surrounded by all my friends.

Of course, this little sweetie is very attractive.  There is not doubt where I would stay when I was traveling.....

These are just the cutest little birdhouses I have ever seen.  These and many more creative birdhouses are from Birdhouseaccents

ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE, 5X7, OIL, SOLD

The fall landscape in the east was just stunning this year. This is a view of West Virginia taken from the highway.

Today is Thursday, so don't forget to check out my Etsy site for my 24 hour sale. I put one painting on sale this morning at 1/2 price for 24 hours. Read the shop announcement to find the painting.

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JILL IN RED, 5X7, OIL, SOLD

A few years ago, one of the my friend's daughter did a photo shoot with me. She is a really stunning lady and showed up in a killer red dress. I probably did 100 shots and did two paintings from it. This is the third, just a quickie. I realized that I was shying away from figures, so I have set a new goal to do several of them.

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THE BEST BAR IN COCOA BEACH, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

How could you not love this place? Sitting out in the middle of the ocean at Cocoa Beach Pier, look north and see cruise boats leaving from Pt. Canaveral or maybe a missile going off from the Cape, fishermen and sea breezes, surfers waiting for waves. The perfect place to sit down, have a cold one and enjoy.

We are enduring a cold spell here this week. The colder it gets, the more I am drawn to painting beach scenes.

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BEACH UMBRELLA, 5X7, OIL, SOLD

I don't know how the weather is where you are, but it is down right cold here in sunny Florida. We have had several days with (gasp) freezing temperatures at night. I hope the Florida Tourist Bureau doesn't get wind of this post, they might come after me for revealing the news that, yes, it does occasionally get cold here. Anyway, I though a nice sunny beach scene would be a welcome change of pace.

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THE DESERT, 6X8, OIL,SOLD

Another cloud scene, this one in the southwest. The colors and light are so different from the east coast. You just know this is hot and dry as opposed to the heavy atmosphere in the marsh and Miami paintings I have been posting.
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TROPICAL DANCE, 6X8, OIL-SOLD

The Latin flavor of the Miami area is what this painting is all about. Heat, humidity, latin music, dance.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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BIG RED, 5X7, OIL,

Peppers anyone?? We painted this set-up during our weekly group painting session. I like the vibrant red and orange against the equally vibrant turquoise background. I have never been accused of being subtle.

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BRIDE AND GROOM, OIL, 8X10, SOLD

This is a commission I finished a few weeks ago. The happy couple purchased one of my paintings on their honeymoon. The groom ordered this as a surprise for his lovely bride.
I hope she liked it!

MIAMI HEAT. 5X7, OIL

A little Miami heat for Christmas day! I have been fascinated with clouds lately. This is a view of the Miami area. I cannot wait for the big storm season to hit.

Hope you all enjoy the day, hopefully with your families.

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LEMON AND GRAPES, 5X7, OIL,SOLD

Tomorrow is the big day! Is everyone as busy as I am today? Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas celebration with your loved ones.

Every Thursday I post one item at 1/2 off for 24 hours. Today is the day. Just go to

CarolSchiffStudio on Etsy, find the item (it's a 5x7 landscape) and purchase it at 1/2 price. The price goes back to $55.00 at 7 am tomorrow.

MIAMI, ABSTRACT, OIL, 6X8, SOLD

I have been interested in clouds lately, especially storm clouds. I cannot wait for the big nasty storms to roll in this year. Hopefully, I will get plenty of painting reference material.

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ANOTHER FALL LANDSCAPE, 5X7, OIL, SOLD

Another little landscape from my trip to West Virginia. Is it abstract?? Is it impressionistic??

Is it a half-breed??? Sorry for the glare.

BLUEBERRY BUSH, 5X7, OIL, SOLD

We have blueberry bushes on our property in North Carolina and last year I went down and snapped a few photos. This image has been waiting in my files and finally I was in the mood to paint it. I really liked the colors of the berries on this branch.

I have decided that Thursday's are going to be special on my Etsy site, CarolSchiffStudio. So each week I will put one painting on sale at 1/2 price for 24 hours. Today is the first day of this promotion. Check it out!

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RUNNING FOR COVER, ABSTRACT, 6X8, SOLD

Big cloud, little boat. A storm moves in from sea. Time to run for cover!!

My art group is participating in a week-end studio tour and art sale. If you are in my area, please put it on your list of things to do Saturday December 5th, from 9-5. You will not be disappointed and original art prices start around $15. We are located at 3532 Samuel Place, Melbourne, get out your GPS and come on over. Refreshments and good company are part of the attraction and when you leave, we will give you a map to the other fine artists studios on the tour. Did I mention tht 7 artists will be showing at our location and some of them have been internationally published?
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SOLD

CONLEY'S CREEK ROAD III, ABSTRACT, OIL,SOLD, 11X14

A view of our "neighborhood" in North Carolina.

Those of you that follow my blog may remember that about a month ago I put out a plea for help. I had taken a road trip to West Virginia during peak leaf season and then promptly come home and deleted all my photos before getting them onto my computer. I was so uptset with myself to the point that I was thinking of another trip next October.

With the help of a friend, Donna Vines, I was able to recapture all my photos. It seems that when you "delete" on the camera card, it doesn't really delete at all. It just starts re-writing over your existing photos. Yesterday I took my camera to a local camera store and within 30 minutes I walked out with a CD of all my "lost" photos. Well not all. I did loose about 6 photos that I had written over in the past month. I send this information to you to file away in case you are ever in the situation I was in. While at the store, they showed me their file of hundreds of people who had done the same thing I did. Delete before downloading. It can happen!!

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