"Above and Below"

Above and Below

20x20

oil on canvas

Original Sold

Now available as a giclee on paper or canvas

One of my all-time favorites, I wanted to put this up again to share it with you. It is one of my "Coastal Sunrise " series of paintings that I did in Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, ME. The amazing sunrise just filled every inch of my being and the incredible quiet space between the layers of clouds above and below drew me in. It was the first to sell of the series, and I spirited it away from the show over the day the gallery wasn't open so that I could get it digitally captured to make giclees. They are now available in a range of sizes and in both canvas and paper. The giclees are a perfect match for color with the original. I also have some cards made from the design. Please e-mail for details.

Remembrance -The Pink Chair Project #11 - "Conversation"

Remembrance -The Pink Chair Project #11 - "Conversation"

          

"CONVERSATION"

Oil on Canvas

20X20

Reserved for sale; Wait List available

In May, I exhibited my series of Coastal Sunrises at the Marblehead Art Association. Twenty five paintings grew out of a week at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine. I had this canvas started but not completed in time for that show. So I took the sky I had started, and added the foreground from two resources: a photo of the grass and rocks, and from the pink chair now sitting in my studio. Then I gave each chair a coffee cup. This painting has two chairs – one for me and one for Mom – so I can show her the show she missed because she was not able to come. This painting has been reserved for delayed sale. High quality giclee prints on canvas or paper and blank cards are available; please e-mail me if you are interested.

I am now sharing my current show with my readers and daily paintworks viewers. This show is currently traveling and will be available for purchase after the travel is completed, around mid-2014. Paintings may be held until then with a 10% down payment. E-mail me or see my pink chair project blog, for details

This exhibit tells the story about painting a pink plastic Adirondack chair. The chair represents my mother, Carolyn Elizabeth Pedersen Schulte, of Rochester, NY, who passed on June 5th, 2011. She was a wonderful woman, full of love for everyone around her, and she loved this bright color pink. She was proud of me as an artist and would love what I am doing. I take the chair to favorite places of hers and to places or situations I know she would have liked. It is a way for me to grieve and to celebrate her life. I talk to her as I paint and make sure that she would want to be where the chair has been placed. 

Matted "Orange Horizon"

Orange Horizon

10x10

oil on prepared paper

$295

This piece was done at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport right after "First Light" but the differences surprised me: the blue settled into the sky more lightly and a slight cloud was overhead. The sea also picked up a sense of lightness. These clear sky mornings are quite different than the ones with all the cloud drama, and quite peaceful. Looks like a beautiful day ahead!

Matted "First Light"

First Light

10x10

matted (floated) with edges of the paper showing

in a deep mat.oil on prepared paper

$295

This is another from the Coastal Sunrise series. I was indeed, painting at the crack of dawn. A guest in the house came out to look, looked at the sky and water and just said: yup, that's exactly the color out there.
Kinda reassuring....

Deep-Matted "Striped Sky"

"Striped Sky"

10x10

Oil on Prepared Paper

Floated with edge showing in an extra-deep matt to 16x16

$310

This is one of the Coastal Sunrise plein aire series of morning paintings from Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine. So many variations in that blue provide interest, and the punch of the sky stripes give the perfect accent!

Framed "The Pink House"

The Pink House

8x10

Oil on Prepared Panel

$255

During my stay at Goose Rocks Beach, I discovered a nearby area that was just as compelling. Cape Porpoise is a wonderful spit of land with a deep cove, active fishermen coming and going, a great place to eat lobster, and beautiful views. It was, however, a bit hard to find parking in a distance where I could walk to my chosen painting sites. Finally I found a little spot where there was parking and the perfect spot to paint out of the way and in the shade! I did a few here. I was across the cove from a bunch of houses and this piece shows several of them, though not in the exact orientation. I liked it better this way!

Pink and Purple Flats

Pink and Purple Flats
Oil on Canvas

8x8

Contemporary Maple Frame
$195

This piece is one of the small studio paintings and is a great companion to "Pink Sky, Orange Light", posted a couple of days ago. Note: this picture is a bit shiny and I will change it soon.

Coastal Sunrise #5 (Goose Rocks Beach Morning)

Coastal Sunrise #5 (Goose Rocks Beach Morning)

36"x36"

Oil on canvas

Sold

This is the largest piece in the exhibit and one of the very first large ones I have done in my career. The director of the art gallery encouraged me to paint larger and I have done that several times now. I absolutely love it. When I face a canvas taller than I am to work on (on the easel, of course, I'm not that short!), it feels like I am taking on a challenging adversary! Maybe I need to do more of them. Yep.

Framed "Pink Sky, Orange Light"

Framed "Pink Sky, Orange Light"

8x8 oil on canvas 

contemporary maple frame

$195

This is one of the smaller studio paintings. With these, I started smaller and then gradually built up my size until I was at the 3x3 foot largest piece. There is a bit of shine on the canvas in this pic and I will be getting another, better, photo soon. Though it is small, I think it somehow manages to hold the large sky, don't you think?

"Coastal Sunrise #1 (Promise)"

"Coastal Sunrise #1 (Promise)"

Oil on Panel

12x24

Sold

This piece, the first of the Coastal Sunrise Series, is the first stage of several paintings from a spectacular sunrise. A long format makes it even more dramatic, and it was a struggle to get the center area as smooth and still as the upper and lower areas are dramatic.

This piece is available as a giclee at my store. Click here to visit the site.

"Sun Squeeze"

"Sun Squeeze"

10x10 oil on prepared paper

deep matted and 

framed in maple to 17"x17"

Sold

This piece seems to have the sun being squeezed down by the cloud. But it is holding it's own! Another of the plein aire pieces from the porch on the ocean at Goose Rocks beach in Kennebunkport, Maine.

"Coastal Sunrise #2 (Breaking Through)"

"Coastal Sunrise #2 (Breaking Through)"

24x30

Oil on Canvas

Sold
available as giclee on paper or canvas (click here)

soon available as a card

This piece was the star of the show - It was on the postcard announcing the exhibit.  This piece seems to carry all of the energy of the whole series within its edges. It is part of a series (Coastal Sunrise #1,2, etc.) that tell the story of a morning's sunrise at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine. It is interesting how a show takes the power of all the pieces and creates a synergy that goes beyond. This exhibit certainly did, and I loved the feeling of being deeply involved in those skies in the months leading up to it. I want to share with you the artist statement for the exhibit, which took the form of a poem.

LYNNE SCHULTE

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“COASTAL SUNRISE” EXHIBITION

I want the viewer to be there with me, and to feel and see what I have experienced. In the Coastal Sunrise series, I celebrate the amazing skies of September mornings.

 

Look up

Up I can see forever

The sky is never as big as it is over the sea

I look down

Sand, rock, and the cool water around my ankles

bring me back to now.

The new day’s sky marked by the most brilliant color is far too much to contemplate in its hugeness

My smallness is comforting

My smallness is frightening

So I bend down, touch a shell, a stone, or a feather.

Then look up again

I pick up the brush and paint

and am transported far beyond myself to what is deepest and whole

I bring the sky inside.

Belfast Sunrise

Belfast Sunrise

Beautifully framed and deep matted

10x10 framed to 16x16

oil on prepared paper

Now up for auction! Click here to bid: minimum $250

After my stint at Goose Rocks Beach, I headed north and spent 3 days in Belfast at a cottage complex. The owner gave me one right on the beach when I told her I was an artistand I did this painting from that porch. I had just attended a lecture by one of my  inspirations, Connie Hayes, the night before and used one of her ideas in this one and I loved how it came out.

Here is how the piece looks framed:

"Indigo Storm Promise"

Indigo Storm Promise

10x10 oil on prepared paper

Deep Matted and framed with glass/maple

$360

The day is dark and the clouds coming up fast, about to take over the situation. The sea is starting to pick up the energy. A strong storm is coming closer.

Painted at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Dance in Blue

"Dance in Blue"

10x10

oil on prepared paper

Extra-deeply matted with contemporary maple frame

$360

The sky and water seemed to me to be dancing together - with the water leading. Painted on-site at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine.

"Silver Lining #2"

"Silver Lining"

24x30

Contemporary maple frame

$740

I did this piece in a small size on site and then re-did it in the studio. I love this version, in fact it may be my favorite from the whole series. Though that is really hard to call! But this piece is unique in its coloring, and the feeling that comes through is of a magical silvery grey day. And it is still available....one of the few larger ones left. The teeny tiny person and boat give you the sense of majestic scale.

Moon and Sail

"Moon and Sail"

10x10

The natural edge of the paper floats in a deep mat and is framed under glass, 

surrounded by a contemporary maple frame to a finished size of 17x17.

$360

This is an extremely delicate piece; just a few brush strokes tell the story of the water and the sky. I loved the moon and I can't remember if it was rising or setting, but it made a great counterpoint for the sail. This photo does not do it justice, and I apologize for that. The color is more like that in the piece below, which has the same soft mood. It is a wonderful companion piece to "Wisps Over Flats" and if anyone wants to buy them as a set, I will take $100 off, with the set as $400. They really like each other and don't want to be separated. Just e-mail me: lynne@lynneschulte.com. 

Here's "Wisps Over Flats"

"Pathway to Infinity" (Tidal Flats)

"Pathway to Infinity" (Tidal Flats)

20x20

Oil on Canvas

Maple Contemporary Frame

$460

When the tide recedes and leaves these undulating rivulets in the sand, sometimes they seem like they can go on forever. In this case, the clear spot in the sky pulled you even further beyond. 

Coastal Sunrise #4 (Into the Fire)

Coastal Sunrise #4 (Into the Fire)

20x20

Oil on Canvas, 

Framed in a Maple Contemporary Frame

$590

to purchase, click here

This is one of the few unsold larger pieces from this show. Up close and personal on the sunrise.......

"Costal Sunrise #3 (Above and Below)

Above and Below

Oil on Canvas 20x20

Sold

This is the first piece from the Coastal Sunrise series that sold. I love it and am glad it is available in a giclee print for others who do too. Here's the link for more details: This color is more accurate than the link.