Original Oil Still Life Food Mini Paintings, 3x5"

I wanted to post a few more of the mini paintings that I have been working on.  Talk about instant gratification!

These are the perfect little stocking stuffers!  No frames needed.  It's fun to get creative and fine an unusual location to display them.

Think you can't afford original art?  Think again!

Purchase here
$30

FRUIT SALAD, 8X10

Fruit Salad, Yummy, yummy
Fruit Salad, Yummy, yummy
Fruit Salad, Yummy, yummy

Yummy, yummy
Yummy, yummy

Fruit Salad!

The Wiggles!


Purchase here
150

LEMON AND SALT SHAKER, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you are all taking it easy today and staying OUT of the kitchen.


Tammy at Beatrice Banks  was kind enough to feature me on her blog today.  Beatrice Banks is a wonderful blog filled with exciting photos of interior design elements.  Hop on over and check it out.  You will be happy that you did!

LEMONS OF CAMPO DI' FIORI, 8X10

Campo di' Fiori is an ancient piazza in Rome where people still live and work.  I lived there for one week in a wonderful apartment that has probably been there since the days of the first pope.  On the Saturday I was there the piazza was devoted to a farmer's market. I found these wonderful lemons that taste similar to lemons we are familiar with, but are huge and lumpy.  It was a great week in Roma!

Purchase here
$149

LEMON HALF, 7X5, OIL, SOLD

Another in my series of half fruits and veggies.

Purchase here

GREEN GRAPES AND LEMON, 6X8, OIL, SOLD

It is sooo late and I am sooo tired, I don't have much to say about this painting.  I hope you enjoy it and I will try to do a better job next time.

Thanks to everyone who has been so kind as to leave me wonderful encouraging comments and best wishes on the new website.  I cannot tell you how important your comments are to me.  Of course, most of you are artists with your own blogs, so I guess you know exactly what I mean.

Purchase here
SOLD

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.

LIMES AND LEMONS, 5X7, OIL

We were touring a beautiful art deco building in Ashville one summer, or rather, peering in through the door, when one of the servers in the very upscale restuarant invited us in for a tour. On the second floor was a beautiful bar, set up and ready for the evening rush, with a beautiful platter or limes and lemons waiting for the action.

Purchase here

Green Grapes and Lemon - 5x7 - Original Oil - SOLD

Yesterday I had a sale of a small 5x7 on Etsy. When I tried to find the painting, I realized it was no longer available, so I quick painted another version of it. I e-mailed the image to the buyer and offered it to her, but, she was unimpressed with my effort and settled for another one . She thought this lemon looked too much like an orange, and I suppose it probably does, but I like it anyway and decided to post it. Now, I am going to post it on Etsy!

APPLE TOPPER SOLD

I am told that to successfully market your art, you must have a "body of work" to show. Makes sense to me, but, I could never find something that I wanted to paint over and over and over and over. I thought. Come to find out, when reviewing my paintings, I have done a predominance of still life compositions. So, I concluded, "I must be a still life painter!" Acting on that assumption, I have had a happy few weeks painting fruit. Or maybe it's just too cold to go outside and paint. Anyway this is the latest one. I wonder how long it will take me to get tired of this! Probably not too long, as I am attending a Gay Faulkenberry workshop this weekend. Enjoy!

includes shipping in US

11x14 oil on canvas $325.00Option 2 $325.00Option 3 $325.00

LEMON AND CANDLESTICK - SOLD

I am running short of time, but I did want to get this posted today. So, you tell me about it, love it, hate it, don't care? If you want to buy it, it's in my Etsy shop.

SANDY'S TEAPOT, 9X12, OIL, SOLD

This is an 9x12 oil on Masonite that I did this week in a workshop. I paint 80% of the time from photos, and it is always surprising to me how much I enjoy painting from life. I think most of the enjoyment comes from doing things a little different, getting out of the old routine. However, I still stick with photos, not only from their convience, but the extreme color you can find in photos. That little spot where the sun hits a shadow and a spot of color appears that you cannot see in real life. I like to do a little photo shopping, just pump up the contrast and maybe the saturation a little, and then paint from the computer monitor.

If you are interested in purchasing this painting go to my Etsy shop link on the sidebar.

SHADOW DANCE

Living in Florida, it is a good thing that we do not have a lot of direct sunlight streaming into our home most of the time. This time of the year, when the sun in low on the horizon, we have a month or two of direct sun in our dining room. I usually get inspired and try to set up some still lifes with all the action. This is from a photo I took several years ago and never got around to painting until this week. This is an 8x10 on canvas panel.

inclues shipping to cont USA

Option 1 $165.00 Option 2 $165.00 Option 3 $165.00