Small Still Life Painting, "Hello? Who's Calling?" 8x10 Original Oil Painting SOLD

If you are older than 20 years, you probably remember the days when phones were only in our homes, or maybe in a phone booth.  How quickly everything you knew can change!

Original 8x10 Oil Painting

These days, we are all tied to the credit card sized phone we carry everywhere..........and of course, it is so much more than a phone!

This may be the only phone you will see sitting on a desk these days, a little reminder of days gone bye.

My 1/2 price sale on Etsy is ending this week.  I want to take this opportunity to post a few more of the small works that are available.

The link is here, a great chance to pick up some unique gifts at a great price.  Many are priced under $30.

Abstract, Original Oil, Non-representational SOLD"Blue and Green" 6x8"

You know me.......I am off the beaten track again!  I did several abstract paintings last week and decided to show you one today.

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This is a study of color interaction and composition.  Because I love texture in my paintings, I threw some of that in too.

I find abstract work to be very rewarding and relaxing.  The perfect activity to counteract burnout or other stresses of life.  It only works for me for a week or two.......then the desire for structure, the desire to produce a recognizable image, overwhelms me and I retreat to my still life and landscapes.  How do you deal with burnout?

Now that we are into serious Christmas shopping, I wanted to show you another of my little daily paintings that is on sale at half price this week.

You can find the link here.

Daily Painting, 6x8" Original Oil Still Life SOLD "Cindy Grows Tomatoes" SOLD

My friend, Cindy, may live in a condo, but that doesn't stop her from being an excellent gardener.

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These lovely specimens were happily growing on the balcony on a vine that was bursting with fruit.

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I tried to capture the sun streaming through the vine and the tomatoes in various stages of red.
Doesn't it just make you want to go mix up a salad?  How much better can it be than to pick food from the vine and walk directly into the kitchen with it to prepare dinner.  The perfect lunch break while shopping today!

Speaking of shopping, don't forget my 1/2 price sale here.  November 30th is the last day of the sale.
Wouldn't you like to have Santa bring you a small oil painting?  You can do that for someone you love.

Small Oil Still Life, 6x8 Original Painting, "Teapot and Peppers"

Monday is "paint group" day.  Nine of us meet and paint together, something we have been doing for several years.  Over the summer, people are traveling and we are lucky to have 3 or 4, but whomever is in town is always there.

We have gotten lazy over the summer and instead of providing a group project, each of us would just work on something we chose.  Last week, we got back in the swing of things.  I brought in this cheery little teapot and colorful peppers to paint.  It is so much more fun when we are all working on the same set up!

My 1/2 price sale continues and I am posting a few more of the paintings that are available as I write this.

The link to my Etsy 1/2 price sale is here.

Happy Day!

1/2 PRICE SALE ON DAILY PAINTINGS

Today, I am posting a few more of my daily paintings that are available at my Etsy site for 1/2 Price!
The sale is running for the rest of the month of November.  At the end of the month, any remaining paintings will be returned to their original price. Some of these works were already on sale and the 1/2  off price is off the original sale price, which makes them VERY inexpensive at the moment.

This is just a sample of the 45 paintings left as I write this.  Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to give a really special gift.

I can frame your choice in a custom made wood frame and send it to you, ready for the wall.  If you comment below and express this choice, I will contact you with additional information.  I will also wrap your choice and send it direct to your loved one with a note from you, if you so desire.

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"Sea Drifter" 16x20" Oil, Boat Painting, SOLD and Studio Sale

The painting I am featuring today is a commission piece.  My wonderful client sent her husband's photographic images to me and asked that I use them as reference.

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I worked with a palette knife and tried to capture the spirit of the scene.  The image she sent me was so beautiful.  I was thrilled when she expressed her approval.

On another note, I am running my first ever half price sale on some of my  small daily paintings on my Etsy site, here.  The paintings are selling fast,  so THINK CHRISTMAS!  The sale ends November 30th and any remaining paintings will return to full price.  Below are a few of the many available.

Palette Knife Art, "A Thistle Day" by Carol Schiff, 8x10" Oil ,SOLD

Who said weeds are not pretty???  I found these thistles on top of Grandfather Mountain outside of Boone, NC last month.

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Their delicate color and beautiful form was all it took for me to know I had to paint them.  However, it was 50ish, 30 MPH winds and in a very inconvenient spot, so no painting took place at that time.

Fortunately, I had my trusty traveling companion, my camera, hung around my neck and was able to capture this image.

I think that one of the most wonderful things about being an artist is that it has given me the ability to see beauty in unexpected places.   I am so thankful for that gift.

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