Carol Schiff Daily Painting/ Flowers: February 2017

Friday, February 24, 2017

Floral Landscape | Small Oil Painting | Daily Painting | Garden Walk by Carol Schiff | 6x8" Original SOLD

I have always had visions of the perfect flower garden in my head and this small oil painting really captures it. A white picket fence, an abundance of flowers, bee's buzzing...something like a Disney garden with no weeds allowed.

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When I saw this garden, in front of a charming cottage in North Carolina Blue Ridge Mts., it was like a dream come true. Of course, I had to paint it.

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I am not blessed with a green thumb, so this was as close as I could get to my fantasy. I hope you enjoy it!

When I first moved to Florida, I remember going to a plant nursey and the owner said to me "You are in the land of milk and honey, everything grows here." Not true! In the summer, it is so hot, my plants die or struggle to survive. This year we have had so much rain, everything has rotted! Now, Washington State, British Columbia, England....that is where beautiful flowers grow!

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Small Floral Still Life. Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, Flower Painting, 9x12x.75" Oil

Still playing catch up! In retrospect, it was probably not a good idea to be out of state three months, attend a 4 day workshop and accept almost 20 commissions just weeks before the holidays.

So although I am painting every day, I am struggling to find new works that I can show on my blog at this time.

I did manage to do this one:

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I really enjoyed painting something that I wanted to paint, and I think it shows. Free and easy strokes and a touch of whimsy.

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The holidays are almost here. I are you getting that slightly franic feeling that I have? Time to take a deep breath and decide just what is important and what it not.

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Floral Still Life Oil Painting, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, Flower Painting

I had an empty wall in my house.....unheard of for an artist!! After much deliberation, I decided I wanted to hang a couple of florals I painted a few months ago.

Dreaming of Dogwood

I wanted to inspire myself to try more of this style, very loose, and painted with lots of transparent colors and lots of medium.

Daffodil Days

So far, I have had a problem trying to dupicate the look!!!

A further complication.....the original paintings are 6x8" and I needed larger pieces for my wall.

That was a problem I could solve. I ordered giclee prints on canvas, increasing the size of the prints. I have to say they came out wonderful. I even manipulated the color slightly on the dogwood to work better in my room. Thankfully, I was able to take high resolution images of both paintings, allowing them to be printed in the size I desired without losing detail in the image.

Now, I just have to keep practicing until I am able to duplicate my technique.

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

White Rose Painting, 8x10x1.5" Flower Still Life, Flower Painting, Floral Painting

Birthday Flowers!!

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Way back in December, my son and his wife sent me some beautiful flowers for my birthday. The first thing I did was photograph them. Then I forgot about the photos!

I finally found them last week, and decided to try my hand at one. I am very intimidated by flowers. They seem so complex and I rarely meet that sweet spot between too little or too much detail. I am not so sure about this one, but I do like the colors.

Try, try and try again!

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Recently Sold Paintings, Daily Paintings, Small Oil Paintings

I was looking back through my sales for the end of the year, and thought I would post some original paintings that have sold.

It is easy to spot a trend with sales of prints, but not so much for originals.

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These are all original paintings.

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It has been a busy winter season, and I am very grateful.

Looking forward to spring!

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Daily Paintings on Sale, Small Oil Painting Sale, Out with the Old and In with the New!

I am trying to lighten my life! Every year, after the New Year, I have the urge to clean, organize, discard. I love the sight of empty shelves in my closets.

So, this morning, I decided to clean out my studio. The first thing I did, was go to my Etsy site and create a new section on my site. "SALE- 30 Dollars and Up". Here are a few of the pieces that are currently on sale.