Original Still Life Flower Painting, Dogwood Flower Art "Dogwood Stems" by Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

Springtime and dogwood go hand in hand. They are so delicate and simple, yet very intricate in design. Is it one of your favorites too? 

Original Still Life Flower Painting, Dogwood Flower Art Painting

10"x8"x7/8 Oil on Canvas/Available

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Original Contemporary Seascape Painting "Soft Lightening" by Contemporary International Artist Arrachme

Collecting Layers of Gossamer Hues

 48"x36" Acrylics on Canvas/Available

 All of my paintings are triple gessoed and triple sanded to insure the highest quality result.

 This painting is part of the Timeless Transparencies Collection, and is part of Arrachme's 2014 World Tour, which kicks off NEXT WEEK, with her opening April 4th at the New York Art Expo!!

 This exhibition is sponsored by Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery

 To view more of her work, visit http://arrachmeart.com

Late Morning on the Beach by Sally Shisler

Late Morning on the Beach, 4x4"- 201401,  SOLD

A full 3 months into 2014!  How many false re-starts have I had here over the many years?  Much has really changed this year - life changing kind of change.  My dear mother passed early in January, with family right there by her side. She lived to be a full 89 years old, and after her graceful, courageous, beautiful entrance into the life hereafter,  I'm feeling a little left behind, somewhat empty-handed.  Full on into the grief, actually : )  Now I am 47 yrs young, with new chapters beginning.  Mid-life that I must grab by the horns and really do some selfish, but careful, self-seeking.  Expect to see a lot more of my paintings around these halls!
Although this painting might look simple, it was really elusive and difficult to achieve just the right sense of lighting.  If you can believe it - I hung on through 4 tries.  This is not a Potthast study, rather my own reference embellished with a few details that I learned during the months of studies I did a while back.  Most difficult was trying to get the girls' legs and feet in just the right placement, shape and reflected light in order to manage the illusion of which leg is leading and which is following. 

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Original Contemporary Seascape Painting "Color Study 2-Balancing Act Collection" by Contemporary International Artist Arrachme

An Oasis of deep rich greens and oranges introduce the possibility of what is above, below and around the corner

 This was color study #2 for the Balancing Act Collection, which will be included in a world tour this year.

 36"x48"x.5" Acrylics on Canvas/Available

 $2250.00

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"A Peaceful Day's Work" Original Florida Landscape, Coastal Landscape Painting by Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

Original Florida Landscape, Coastal Landscape Painting, Florida Sand ,Trees

14"x18"x7/8" Oil on Canvas/SOLD

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Blue Pots, 8x6 Original Oil Painting by Carmen Beecher

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I love the colors of Mexico. This is Number Five in my series of paintings of San Miguel de Allende, and it almost has a Florida Gators orange-and-blue look (but not quite). Spanish style houses are my favorites, especially if they have beautiful courtyards. In San Miguel there are no front yards or sweeping lawns, but the casas' openness and courtyards make it feel as if you are very comfortably living outdoors.

"Evening Glow" Original Sunset, Seascape, Sailboat Oil Painting by Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

Just as the sun is setting, a blast of bright orange mingles with the bright blue sky. Complementary colors...how wonderful!

Original Sunset, Seascape, Sailboat Oil Painting

 11"x14"x7/8 Oil on Canvas $250.00

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Original Contemporary Seascape Painting "Color Study 1-Balancing Act Collection" by Contemporary International Artist Arrachme

Soft hues of blues flowing together where the horizon is a subtle reflection in the distance

 This was color study #1 for the Balancing Act Collection, which will be included in a world tour this year.

 36"x36"x.5" Acrylics on Canvas/Available

 $2250.00 To purchase, email Arrachme at info@arrachmeart.com

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Sunflower, 8x10 Original Oil Daily Painting by Carmen Beecher

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I have finished up a couple of still life paintings that I did in the Qiang Huang workshop last month. I hated to stop my San Miguel series, but just didn't have the time to start anything new today. I will start it up again next week.

My new exercise program is Weedobics. I went into my yard and it's a jungle out there. Weedobics consists of bend, pull weed, discard, and repeat until exhausted or weeds are gone, whichever comes first. I am working my way gradually around the property. It's Florida, so by the time I get to the end it will be time to start at the beginning again.

Flower Painting, Floral Still Life, "Jar Full of Sunshine" by Carol Schiff, 10x10x.75" Oil

I'm still in flower mode, so I hope you enjoy today's flower painting

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It seems the longer this winter drags on, the more I want to paint flowers...especially orange and yellow flowers! Have heart, winter will soon disappear!

It is already spring here in Florida.  Yesterday I went to Sebastian Inlet State Park for a little summer jump start.

To finish off the day, we had lunch on a big deck at Sebastian Beach Inn, only steps away from the waves.  P*E*R*F*E*C*T

Enjoy the day....spring will soon be here, and don't forget to pin my flower painting!



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International Artist Arrachme Prepares for the International New York Art Expo

Florida based artist Arrachme will be exhibiting her new collection "Balancing Act" at the International New York Art Expo, which opens April 4th, and runs through the 6th.


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 Arrachme's Statement About This Collection:

Balancing Act -Collection

Surges of cohesive energy in this

Balance between action and emotion

activates your inner senses.

                            Where there is balance there is        

peace and energy.

With my Sanskrit spirit

I engage with my image on the canvas surface,

we struggle and the canvas evolves.

Stored wisdom and spontaneous colors

capture your frayed edges and

 gives you respite in time.

Refreshing and invigorating thoughts

Like an ancient potion stimulate your spirits and

brings you to a peaceful place.

"An Invitation To Fish" Lake Painting,Trees and Water by by Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

20"x16" Oil on Canvas/Available

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Tiny Dancer, 8x10 Oil on Canvas, Figurative Painting by Carmen Beecher

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While in San Miguel de Allende I got to witness a big Aztec festival, with scores of people in bright costumes and huge feather headdresses. They were dancing in the streets, celebrating their conversion to Christianity. So many people dancing in unison, wearing bright colors and glittering outfits presented quite a wonderful sight, but this little girl was my favorite, trying to keep up with the grownups.

Here are some of the adults in their costumes. I was so lucky to be town that day!

"Seagrapes and Sponges" Botanical Watercolor Painting by Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

Seagrapes are an array of colorful sizes, greens, reds, oranges and yellows with a touch of cool purple. Anything goes...so this is my interpretation of Seagrapes and Sponges.

8.5x10.5 Watercolor on Paper/Available

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Original Contemporary Seascape Painting "Embracing Freedom" by Contemporary International Artist Arrachme

Engaging with the image on canvas.


36"x48"x1.5"

Acrylics on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

 All of my paintings are triple gessoed and triple sanded to insure the highest quality result.

 This painting is part of the Balancing Act Collection and will be included in the 2014 NEW YORK ART EXPO in New York City, April 4th-6th 2014.

 Presenting artwork as a solo professional artist, Arrachme art will feature her new collection.

This is the second year for Arrachme to be published by the New York Art Expo

 To view more of her work, visit http://arrachmeart.com

San Miguel Morning, 10x8 Original Oil Daily Painting by Carmen Beecher

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This is the sight that greeted me on our first morning in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The little bird posed obligingly on top of the dome. Bougainvilleas bloom profusely there, and there were many flowers I didn't recognize.

One night we went to Mi Casa, and heard incredible music; it was so good that there was no conversation or clanking glasses. The violin practically wept with the sound of moving Argentine music. It was worth the trip to hear something so profoundly beautiful.

Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, "VIEW FROM FT PULASKI" by Carol Schiff, 6X8, OIL SOLD

Fort Pulaski was prepared for a possible infantry attack. However, Fort Pulaski never endured a direct land assault. With 36 guns, including the new James Rifled Cannon and Parrott rifles, Union troops began a long sustained bombardment of Fort Pulaski. The rifled projectiles could be accurately fired farther (4–5 miles) than the larger and heavier smoothbore cannonballs. Within 30 hours, the new rifled cannon had breached one of the fort's corner walls. Shells now passed through the fort dangerously close to the Fort's main powder magazine. Reluctantly, Colonel Olmstead surrendered the fort. Only one Confederate soldier and one Union soldier were injured in the attack.

Within six weeks of the surrender, Union forces repaired the Fort and all shipping in and out of Savannah ceased. The loss of Savannah as a viable Confederate port crippled the Southern war effort. With the Fort securely in Union control, General David Hunter, commander of the Union garrison issued General Order Number Eleven, which stated that all slaves in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina were now free. President Abraham Lincoln quickly rescinded the order, but later issued his own Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. At this time, Fort Pulaski was made a final destination on the Underground Railroad as slaves throughout the area were freed upon arrival on Cockspur Island.

Southwest magazine

Outer wall of the fort.

Entrance to Fort Pulaski.

The garrison of Union soldiers reached 600 during the initial occupation, but as the War dragged on it became obvious the Southern forces would not be able to retake the Fort. The garrison was later reduced to around 250. Late in the War the Fort would be made into a prison for a group of captured Confederate officers known as "The Immortal Six Hundred." Thirteen of these men would die at the Fort. After the War ended Fort Pulaski continued as a military and political prison for a short while. It would house a Confederate Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of War, Assistant Secretary of War as well as three state governors, a senator and the man who had commanded the Fort after it had been taken by the South.

This was the view seen  as the confederate soldiers tried in vain to defend their fort.  There was never another brick fort built after this defeat.

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SMALL OIL PAINTING, DAILY PAINTING "BIG STORM BREWING" by Carol Schiff , 6x8, OIL, SOLD

Storms can be very scary...when you are driving, when the sky is full of lightening,when the wind gets crazy, when that loud house-shaking thunder fills the air.

But, I love to paint storm clouds, the bigger and blacker, the better!  It gives me a chance to throw paint around and get wild!

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"Flamingo In Technicolor" Flamingo Art, Coastal Wildlife Bird, Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

This guy is waiting for an unsuspecting passerby. After all, it is dinnertime!

 12"x12" Acrylic on canvas/Available

 $150.00 Click HERE to purchase.

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Original Contemporary Seascape Painting "Perfectly Rational Spin" by Contemporary International Artist Arrachme

  Gently carrying us into a future of endless possibility and bright magical dreams come true.

 48"x36" Acrylics on Canvas/Available

 All of my paintings are triple gessoed and triple sanded to insure the highest quality result.

 This painting is part of the Timeless Transparencies Collection, and will be  exhibited in Miami  at  the Miami River Arts-Art Basel 2014 in December.

 This exhibition is sponsored by Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery

 To view more of her work, visit http://arrachmeart.com

Barn Painting, Art Sale, "Halfway up the Mountain" by Carol Schiff, 11x14" Oil

Another painting on sale today because it is  "WILD AND WACKY WEDNESDAY".

The road we live on in western North Carolina, like many roads there, leads up and over a mountain.  I found this charming scene one fall as we were out for a drive on a beautiful, warm September day.

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We drove by several years later, and the scene was the same....barn still there and so was the antique tractor.  Only the leaves had changed.

This 11x14" oil painting is done on masonite panel and finished with a light layer of varnish.

Now, the details.....when I receive payment notification, I will immediately refund $30.00 to your PayPal or credit card account, so your actual cost is $195. plus shipping.  To receive this discount, you must state on the order "WILD AND WACKY WEDNESDAY".  That is my clue to send you the rebate.  This offer expired at midnight PST March 20, 2014.

If you like this painting on sale, I hope you will pin it.



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Flower Painting, Daily Painting, "Sunshine Mix" by Carol Schiff, 8x6" Oil

Today's flower painting is a little reminder that spring is not to far away! It seems like this must be the longest winter in the history of the world!

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 I liked the fresh brushwork and the abstract shapes in this painting

I like painting flowers because I love the vibrant colors and I can make the shapes whatever I want them to be.  Most of my flower paintings are free of detail and stress.  I almost feel like I am playing when I paint them.  The next time you are close to tearing your hair out, I highly recommend, step back and take a deep breath.....and work on a flower painting!

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Water Painting, Fish, Koi,"Cool Water Sanctuary" Florida Impressionism Artist Annie St Martin

This painting is a gallery wrap canvas. It has a gloss finish . In Cool Water Sanctuary the star of the show is the bright yellow koi, George. He is about to deliver an important bit of news to his fellow koi. What do you think that news might be? 

34"x24"x1.5" Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas/Available

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Daily Painting, Wildlife Art, "Mountain Ducky" by Carol Schiff, 6x8" Oil

This daily painting is a happy little duck I found in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.  It was a hot summer day and the colors of the water reflected a gorgeous blue sky.

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detail

Some days, I love working with a palette knife and smearing lots of thick paint around and this was one of those days.  It is just so satisfying ....kind of like baking bread!

Thank you for viewing my daily painting and if you like it.....I hope you will pin it!



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Original Contemporary Seascape Painting "Tickling Time" by Contemporary International Artist Arrachme

 With Time and Transparencies I play with the passage of light.

 48"x36" Acrylics on Canvas/Available

 All of my paintings are triple gessoed and triple sanded to insure the highest quality result.

 This painting is part of the Timeless Transparencies Collection, and will be  exhibited in Miami at  the Miami River Arts-Art Basel 2014 in December.

 This exhibition is sponsored by Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery

 To view more of her work, visit http://arrachmeart.com