Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Egret"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Egret": "Egret" 12x12 Oil on Canvas Framed, contemporary float frame with black liner. auction: starting bid $175 Sp...

Hidden Seconsett Spot

Hidden Seconset Spot (detail, full size is slightly larger.)

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Contemporary Float Frame, Light Wood

Auction: Starting Bid: $175

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Buy it now price during auction $350
Price after auction closes $590

I stayed on Cape Cod for a week to paint, at the home of a friend who lived in an area I had not yet discovered, a settled island called Seconset with lots of lovely nooks and crannies between the houses. This particular spot was shown to me as if showing a treasure, a hidden spot - and it was a treasure. Though it was overcast, it was quiet and lovely at the end of the access area, and no one bothered me the whole time I was there!

Painting at the hidden Seconsett Spot

Thought you would like to see proof I was actually there.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Hidden Seconsett Spot

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Long Hill Crane

Long Hill Crane

5x7

oil on panel

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opening bid $50

This gentle colored painting is a plein aire piece(painted on site) direct from one of the famous crane sculptures in the Sedgwick Gardens at Long Hill in Beverly, MA. A beautiful spot and open to the public, I find it a necessary place to unwind and create art. Each season brings a new beauty. If you click on the link you will see a lot of lovely spots in that beautiful garden. Take a minute to see!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Long Hill Crane

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Long Hill Crane: Long Hill Crane 5x7 oil on panel  click to bid and see more information opening bid $50 This gentle colored painting is a p...

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Woods With Yellow

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Woods With Yellow: "Woods With Yellow" 10x8 Oil on Panel This piece is sold I came across this and thought you might like to ...

Woods With Yellow

"Woods With Yellow"

10x8

Oil on Panel

This piece is sold

I came across this and thought you might like to see it. It was done in Texas Falls State Park in Vermont, sitting on a picnic table and not knowing yet that I had been bitten by those tiny bugs, I think black flies, under my hairline while I had been sitting over by the falls. Glad I didn't know it then! It was such a peaceful beautiful day.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Nubble Rocks and Rainpools

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Nubble Rocks and Rainpools: "Nubble Rocks and Rainpools" 7.5x9.5 Oil on Panel starting bid $40 click here to bid One of my favor...

Nubble Rocks and Rainpools

"Nubble Rocks and Rainpools"

7.5x9.5

Oil on Panel

starting bid $40

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One of my favorite escape places is the Nubble Lighthouse in York Maine. Set off on a separate island, it is fabulous. The rocks surround the area where cars park to view it, and kids constantly climb up and down the rocks, searching for little crabs in the pools. I've watched my grandsons do this many times. Nothing makes them happier! Such a nice day, and it can be made even nicer by going over to the restaurant carryout and getting some Clam Chowder. Umm. Heaven.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Sunlight and Shadow on Islesford

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Sunlight and Shadow on Islesford: "Sunlight and Shadow on Islesford" 7x5 Oil on Panel starting bid $25 c lick here to bid It was ...

Sunlight and Shadow on Islesford

"Sunlight and Shadow on Islesford"

7x5

Oil on Panel

starting bid $25

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It was the last painting day of my Henry Isaacs/Ashley Bryan workshop on Islesford and the first sun we had seen, so we were quite joyful. After painting a couple of small pieces looking out at the harbor, I turned and saw this sunlight shining through the trees and hitting the little one in the back. It was fun to paint!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Early Blues

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Early Blues: "Early Blues" 6x6 Oil on Panel starting bid $25 click here to bid I am hungry to go to Long Hill Re...

Early Blues

"Early Blues"

6x6

Oil on Panel

starting bid $25

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I am hungry to go to Long Hill Reservation in Beverly when the blue flowers come out. There are thousands of siberian squill and scilla and they pop up everywhere. It was a beautiful day when I sat down and painted these nestled in some rocks at the base of a greening-up tree.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Boats in the Harbor

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Boats in the Harbor: "Boats in the Harbor" 10x12 Watercolor Framed with a white decorative frame starting bid $25 c lick here t...

Boats in the Harbor

"Boats in the Harbor"

10x12

Watercolor

Framed with a white decorative frame

starting bid $25

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These little pleasure boats are sitting in Rockport Harbor, MA. They are wondering why their owner hasn't come to take them out on such a lovely day, and I am too. Low starting bid, already framed, a great deal!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Green Apples

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Green Apples: "Green Apples" 10x12 Mixed Media on Arches TextWove with metallics starting bid $85 c lick here to bi...

Green Apples

"Green Apples"

10x12

Mixed Media on Arches TextWove with metallics

starting bid $85

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"Green Apples" is the second in the Green Poems series. Done in metallic  and regular acrylics, the apples of creativity bounce around because they have been released by creative work.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store Wither and Grow S...

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store Wither and Grow S...: "Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store, Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft" 12x10 Mixed Media on Arches...

"Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft"

"Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store, Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft"

12x10

Mixed Media on Arches TextWove with metallics

starting bid $85

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"Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store, Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft".
Sometimes I do "Inside Work". It is usually mixed media and often responds to some bit of writing or a poem or music. This quote - which just couldn't be shortened for the title - is one that I find rings so true for me when I am waiting for inspiration to paint. There may be none - just paint and it might happen. Writers and painters are often similar in process.  If you wait for the perfect complete moment, your green ideas will wither away.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport: "Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport"" 7x5 Watercolor and ink starting bid $30 c lick here to bid I ...

"Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport

"Lamppost and Vines, Newburyport""

7x5

Watercolor and ink

starting bid $30

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I love Newburyport and have the distinct pleasure of being near enough to go there to just wander around. On the road by the water there is this wonderful building just covered with vines I always notice. I painted it one day, just wanting to remember it. It's a permanent ink line drawing with watercolor on top.  I really like the very casualy done finished product.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Purple Shadow, Lavender Sky"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Purple Shadow, Lavender Sky": "Purple Shadow, Lavender Sky" 6x6 Oil on Panel starting bid $50 click here to bid The sun had finally c...

"Purple Shadow, Lavender Sky"

"Purple Shadow, Lavender Sky"

6x6

Oil on Panel

starting bid $50

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The sun had finally come out on Islesford Maine, and we had one more day to paint in our Henry Isaac/Ashley Bryan Labor Day Weekend workshop. (What a joy THAT was) But seeing the sun after nothing but fog and rain brought our some colors in me I didn't know I had, and it brought out a looseness I can't usually get even if I try. Go ahead and bid, you might get this for a bargain price!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: York River, Maine

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: York River, Maine: "York River, Maine" 8x10 Oil on Panel startng bid $50 c lick here to bid It was a beautiful day painting...

York River, Maine

"York River, Maine"

8x10

Oil on Panel

startng bid $50

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It was a beautiful day painting at one of my favorite spots on the York River. There is a contemporary gallery there I love (The George Marshall Store Gallery), a historic site (the John Hancock Wharf) and lots of boats coming and going, and you can pull it all together sitting on a great dock. What more could you ask? This just kind of jumped onto my paintbrush.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: The Neighbor's Garden

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: The Neighbor's Garden: "The Neighbor's Garden" 7x5 Oil on Panel startng bid $50 click here to bid I was painting ...

The Neighbor's Garden

"The Neighbor's Garden"

7x5

Oil on Panel

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I was painting off the porch in Friendship and wanted to do another small painting before I closed down for the day. But I had been painting the harbor (to my right) all day and wanted something different. Lookng across the street, I saw a garden with irises I had not really noticed before, hidden as it was by trees and parking. I enjoyed painting this even though the rocks made me insane (only for a while!)

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Dribble and Dabble

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Dribble and Dabble: "Dribble and Dabble" 7x5 Oil on Panel startng bid $25 c lick to bid Another teeny tiny art work t...

Dribble and Dabble

"Dribble and Dabble"

7x5

Oil on Panel

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Another teeny tiny art work that comes from a fun beginning. I started with dribbles of paints and then went back in after it dried, dabbling within the colors and between the lines a bit to bring out some areas, get rid of others, and strengthen colors. I was really in love with that turquoise and wanted orange to play off it in complements.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Hiding at the Party"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Hiding at the Party": "Hiding at the Party" 6x6 Oil on Panel startng bid $40 click to bid It was another play day when I di...

"Hiding at the Party"

"Hiding at the Party"

6x6

Oil on Panel

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It was another play day when I did this. Abstracts always feel like play. I seem to grab curves and intersect lines with them in an opposing way, and then throw on lots of color. Here it looked a little tight and I finished with big splashes of palette knife in bright color. It looks to me like a lima bean hiding in the middle of the party. He was very important right from the beginning but I don't know why!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Inside the Shop

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Inside the Shop: Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Inside the Shop : "Inside the Shop" 7x5  Oil on panel starting bid $65



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"Storm-Tossed"

"Storm-Tossed"

7x5

Oil on Panel

startng bid $25

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Well, sometimes I just want to play and this is a play piece - I will have a few more in a couple of days. Just enjoying pushing the paint around and all of a sudden a story emerged. The boat appeared and who knows just what will happen?

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Inside the Shop

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Inside the Shop: "Inside the Shop" 7x5  Oil on panel starting bid $65 click to bid This little guy is the newest additio...

Inside the Shop

"Inside the Shop"

7x5 

Oil on panel

starting bid $65

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This little guy is the newest addition to the "Working Waterfront" series. Sometimes I like to work small, sometimes just do creative play. This started as one of those, but I really started to get into it and I like it and now it has formally been admitted to the group. I love the way the yellow and orange-red just bounce around the shop inside the window, and the way the ones in the window kind of shimmer. Hmm, I wonder what tha shop is like now, in the winter? Even with the little stove there, it must be awfully cold.

"One of the Dozen"

"One of the Dozen"

6x6 

Oil on panel

starting bid $75

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This is still wet! It is one of the beautiful classic dozen roses that my husband gave me for Valentines Day. Challenging to paint, but I am so happy that it came out so well! My friend tells me that now I have to paint 11 more…..I don't know , my paints are at the studio and there is a  blizzard between me and them…we will see.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Hillside Home"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Hillside Home": Hillside Home 8x8 click to bid starting bid $85 oil on panel framed I loved the way this birdhouse sat among the rocks a...

"Hillside Home"

Hillside Home

8x8

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oil on panel

framed

I loved the way this birdhouse sat among the rocks and spring flowers in Stonington, ME. Lupines, roses and phlox are abundant and just tumble down the hillside and over the rocks.

Daisies, Veronica, and Coreopsis

6x6 oil on panel

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This was the first time I did a bouquet cluster with the purpose of getting the light on it. All the flowers are from my garden. It is amazing just how many you can cram into a 6x6 panel!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Daisies, Veronica, and Coreopsis

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Daisies, Veronica, and Coreopsis: 6x6 oil on panel Available at Auction on Daily Paintworks Starting bid $75 click here to bid This was the first time ...

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Lenten Rose (Hellebore)"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Lenten Rose (Hellebore)": "Lenten Rose (Hellebore)" 6x6 oil on panel framed with an exhibition quality  light wood contemporary float frame...

"Lenten Rose (Hellebore)"

"Lenten Rose (Hellebore)"

6x6 oil on panel

framed with an exhibition quality 

light wood contemporary float frame

opening bid: $75

Buy it now $175

After the auction price:$250

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For two years now I have purchased a gorgeous white Hellebore plant and proceded to almost kill it. Last year I DID kill it. This one is struggling but it is still making it. Hopefully, it will last long enough for me to get it into the ground. (Considering there is about 3 feet of snow out there, it may be a while!) Anyhow, it has now been immortalized in paint. I shared it earlier and lots of my readers liked it. Now, it is your chance to get this sweet piece at a good price, on auction! Bid away!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Harbor with Roses"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Harbor with Roses": 6x6 oil on panel framed with an exhibition quality  light wood contemporary float frame click here to bid This little...

"Harbor with Roses"

6x6 oil on panel

framed with an exhibition quality 

light wood contemporary float frame

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This little piece is a perfect partner for the last two, making triplets. They look great together. This one was painted on my trip to the island of Islesford, off the coast of aAcadia National Park. Perfect day, roses in just the right place, lovely harbor. It really helped that our trip to that point had all been grey, rainy, and foggy. This was pure bliss to paint.

This piece is nicely framed with a contemporary float frame.

"Harbor Sentries"

6x6 oil on panel

framed with an exhibition quality 

light wood contemporary float frame

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When I was painting in Maine, I was remembering an exercise we did in Carol Marine's class where we counted our strokes. The purpose was to be thoughtful and clear exactly what we wanted to paint, how it would be painted and exactly what color so that we did not have to go back. The process is harder than you might think. So I tried it on this small harborscape I did in Rockport, Maine. This piece had about 50 strokes, total, and I am happy with the way it came out. I call it Harbor Sentries because the masts and posts look very much like guards. 

This piece is nicely framed with a contemporary float frame.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Harbor Sentries"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Harbor Sentries": 6x6 oil on panel framed with an exhibition quality  light wood contemporary float frame click here to bid When I was ...

"Hidden Town Beach"

6x6 oil on panel

Framed with a high quality exhibit floating frame.

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Remembering good days in this one. I even have it in my office now, but I will give it up if you want to buy it! This painting is one from Rockport, Maine. I was at the little park on the harbor and near the building there. While I was there a schol bus brought a whole bunch of happy kids to swim at the beach that is hidden behind the spit of land in front. But the flag announces its location!

I was again trying to use my limited strokes, but this time I did not count them, just tried hard to make every stroke count. But I had a problem, the rain started and I was only half finished. I was able to finish it in the studio, however, and I like how it came out!

This piece is nicely framed with a contemporary float frame.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Hidden Town Beach"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Hidden Town Beach": 6x6 oil on panel Framed with a high quality exhibit floating frame. On Auction now: click here to bid. Rememberin...

Daisies and Veronica on Green

6x6 oil on panel

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Starting bid $75

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Sometimes it feels good just to put a flower in front of me, light it up , and paint happily away. It's not a big important gallery painting, but these bring me a lot of joy!  I like the unusual composition that the curving veronica makes with the daisies off-center. This one makes me happy. Here, I am focusing on the light and I especially like it when I get further away and see the shadow on the background.

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Daisies and Veronica on Green

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: Daisies and Veronica on Green: 6x6 oil on panel Available at Auction on Daily Paintworks Starting bid $75 click here to bid Sometimes it feels good...

Lavender Delphinium

6x6 oil on panel

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Here's another ode to summer in the middle of winter. I think posting flowers is a good idea, don't you? Last summer, I was sad when a big storm knocked down all my delphinium just as they filled out. But the upside is I got to pick massive handfuls of them for the house. This one was lucky enough to go to the studio and get painted. I am getting excited about painting flowers with strong shadows from a strong close light!

Bird and Buttercups on Blue

8x8 oil on panel

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Starting bid $89

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I felt that we needed something spring like and decided on this little bird perched on a metal jug with some buttercups. So you know it wasn't done in February! I am very happy with this little (8x8) piece. I like the light on the bird, and the fresh buttercups bouncing against the blue wall leaving cool shadows. It was challenging to get the dull bronze container correct with some highlights but not too many. It's just a happy piece! 

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Moving Water"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Moving Water": Moving Water gold frame 6x6 oil on panel click to bid One day in Stonington I had dinner early and was very hungry. Feeling li...

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Bayside Beach"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Bayside Beach": "Bayside Beach" 12x12 Oil on Canvas Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner. auction:...

"Bayside Beach"

"Bayside Beach"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

auction: starting bid $175

Special price - Buy it now $400

Permanent price after auction $590

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This is the last in the Cape Cod Series from June 2014. I'll be back!  Here I found a couple sunbathing and just hanging around while the sun glimmered on the water. Ah, how nice, how lovely, how I'd like to be there right now!  I love the snow fence and its purple and blue shadows in this one!

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Ready to Paddle Out"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "Ready to Paddle Out": "Ready to Paddle Out" 12x12 Oil on Canvas Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner. auct...

"Ready to Paddle Out"

"Ready to Paddle Out"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

auction: starting bid $175

Special price - Buy it now $400

Permanent price after auction $590

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This is from the same place I painted from yesterday at the National Seashore Visitor Center in Eastham on Cape Cod. Looking to the right is a place where people get their kayaks and gather to paddle out together. It's fun to watch them. In the distance is marsh and ocean, and to the right is a walkway. Ah, another great summer day to remember when it is -5 degrees outside.

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Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "View From The Visitor Center"

Lynne Schulte's Painting a Day: "View From The Visitor Center": "View From The Visitor Center" 12x12 Oil on Canvas Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner....

"View From The Visitor Center"

"View From The Visitor Center"

12x12

Oil on Canvas

Framed and exhibited, contemporary float frame with black liner.

auction: starting bid $175

Special price - Buy it now $400

Permanent price after auction $590

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A favorite place on Cape Cod is the Salt Pond National Seashore Visitor Center in Eastham. It has everything you need, from helpful rangers, bathrooms, maps, and a gorgeous view out of the back. This is it, and my back is about 20 feet from the door, and I am on a patio.  Down below, you see people walking and kayaks getting ready to go explore, marsh, streams, and ocean in the distance plus an iconic little cabin that is positioned just right. I have painted this place three times because I like it so much!

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