Stonington Family Business

Stonington Family Business

6x6

Oil on Panel

Framed with high quality exhibit line frame (light wood, floating)

opening bid $100

buy it now $295

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I was painting on the town landing in Stonington and was drawn to a wonderful truck being loaded at the dock over an expanse of water. I especially loved the yellows and how they reflected in the water and seemed to respond to each other. I like that I was able to catch the man loading in the back. Putting my brushes away, a man came over to look. "That's a Stonington family business", he said. "It would be a great gift". But no, he didn't buy it.  

Remembrance - The Pink Chair Project #1 "Incoming Tide"

Incoming Tide

8x8

contemporary thin maple frame

$275 (delayed sale)

Available

AI had only one day to unpack from my mother's funeral and repack for my planned trip to Maine to paint. Along with my clothes and art supplies, I took a heavy heart to a beautiful cove in Cushing, Maine. Solitude is good for both grieving and for making art. After getting settled and getting acquainted with the area and places I wanted to paint, I started painting. I was in for some surprises. After painting away from the cottage, I decided to paint off of the back deck. But first, I enjoyed the view for a while, sitting in the pink Adirondack chair in the back yard. It matched the shutters of the house. As I rested, I thought of how much Mom would have loved that chair. It was her color, an intense knock-your-socks-off pink. Not thinking much more about it I painted it into the small piece “Incoming Tide” The chair looked good there, adding a touch of color. Little did I realize that the title I gave it was foreshadowing what was about to happen.

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. Art work 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. 

Framed "Leaves, Bark, and Silver Pennies"

Leaves, Bark, and Silver Pennies

13x20

Mixed Media

Archival Mat plus Simple Wooden Frame

$375

I absolutely love this piece. It is one of a series that I occasionally do, and I will show these pieces for a few days. I call them "inside work". This piece combines nature drawing with tissue collage, acrylic inks, and colored pencil. Though the effect is abstract, it actually is quite realistic if you know what you are looking at.

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?

Rough Cloud

Rough Cloud

10x10 Oil on prepared paper

deeply matted with a contemporary maple frame

 auction: starting bid $250

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It is with an unsure heart I put this up for auction because it is my favorite of the plein aire series. Strong brushwork in a dramatic sky make it a keeper. This piece is a plein aire painting done in Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

Oil on panel 8x8"

Genre: Skyscape

Contemporary Light Wood Frame

$195

I thought it would be nice to show something besides flowers. This piece is the first one from my "Coastal Sunrise" series which I showed in May at the Marblehead Art Association It is a small studio painting created after a wonderful painting week at Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine. All in this series are framed.

I still can't see the title of this piece without smiling, because it was the title of the song sung by the school department all-city chorus in Waltham, MA during my first year there as an arts administrator. Oh, the whole stage full of kids singing just took my breath away.

Open Godetia

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"Open Godetia"

Oil on Prepared Paper. 8x6"

Double Matted Archivally and framed under glass

with a silver aluminum frame (see below)

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Gave you a view yesterday, but today the auction is live! The flower is white, but the colors run to pink and blue. I like to think that Renoir and Monet did this type of thing with colors....it's lovely for those who like pink and blue.

Framed View 

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