Carol Schiff Daily Painting/ Flowers

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Floral Still Life, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, Flower Still Life, 12x12x1.5" Oil, "Garden Bounty"

I picked these flowers (peony and hydrangea) from my garden, and placed them in sunlight.

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I have to admit, I struggled with this piece. I started with a brush, but after much frustration, I turned to my trusty palette knife. In the end, I am happy with the values, and the glow on the hydrangea on the rigfht. And the colors, love the colors. In fact, the more I look at it....the happier I get!

So the moral of this story is, don't give up!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear granddaughter, Courtney!!

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Friday, May 14, 2021

Flower Painting | Floral Still Life | Small Oil Painting | Rhododendron by Carol Schiff 6x8 Oil

Still painting flowers! Hope you have not tired of them yet. I will try to break up the flower posts with other subject matter, just to keep you awake.

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This petite bouquet of rhododendron blossoms grew next to my house in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I snipped a few and placed them in a jelly jar on my kitchen window sill. I love the effect of the darkened flowers with the bright light flowing in behind them.

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My goal with these little works is to keep strong basic shapes and let the viewer's eye fill in missing pieces. As you can see from this photo, the paint is thick and the strokes are few.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Original Red Hibiscus Oil Painting, Floral Painting, Small Oil Painting, Daily Painting, 6x8" SOLD

One of the joys of living in Florida are the almost year round flowers in our landscapes. Hibiscus is one of the most used here, and with good reason. They are easy to grow, beautiful and available in many colors and one of the first to bloom in the spring and late in the winter season.

This one is a study in reds. Elio Camacho states that red is the most difficult color to paint. When you can paint a "red" painting, you have arrived (in the art world).

This does not qualify as a "red" painting in my mind. A "red" study usually has several red objects, each with it's own shades of red.

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Still, this is good practice.

Elio likes to present his more advanced students with set ups that are all yellow, or blue, or green etc. It is only the bravest who attempt the dreaded "all red" set up.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

A Trio of Rose Studies, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, 6x8" Oil on Canvas

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Monday, May 10, 2021

Floral Landscape, Floral Still Life Painting, Small Oil Painting, Daily Painting, Echinacea 11x14" Oil, SOLD

I found this charming scene in Brevard North Carolina. I couldn't resist taking a photo to paint from. As much as I would have liked to paint it plein aire, the opportunity was not there.

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I love the bits of bright colors in purples, blues and greens.

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Painting on sale, Floral still life, daily painting, small oil painting, "Spring Flowers" by Carol Schiff, 8x10 Oil SOLD

An oldie, but a goodie!

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Tip for artists: Instead of purchasing art books, I purchase paintings from my favorite artists. I find it much more helpful for me to study technique and brushwork from an actual example instead of a book. I have the added benefit of owning original artwork which I enjoy daily in my home.

Have a great day and take time to smell the roses.

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