Monday, November 23, 2009

Dog Tired (sold)

doggie portrait of four redbone coonhounds sleeping
on their favorite blue plaid blanket


©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


12 x 12 x 7/8 • acrylic on cradled Gessobord

private collection • Shreveport, Louisiana

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Royal Pair (sold)

monarch butterflies on their way to sunny Mexico
for the winter


© 2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


Royal Pair © 2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt
6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

see THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS PAINTING

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Birdwatching

SOLD

Birdwatching © 2011 Karen Mathison Schmidt
18 x 24 • acrylic on 3/4" cradled Gessobord

private collection • Stamford, Connecticut

Click here for a little extra fun on this one.

I was pleased to be chosen as one of several contributing artists in a book on painting techniques by UK author/artist Gill Barron. Several of my finished paintings are used as illustrations; I’ve decided to make my ORIGINAL “Birdwatching” tabby cat painting, which is one of two multi-page step-by-step projects I have in the book, available for purchase in my eBay store.

The step-by-step demo for this painting, along with a full-page image of the finished piece, appear in the book, entitled Acrylic Secrets: 300 Tips and Techniques for Painting the Easy Way, distributed by Reader’s Digest world-wide. You can find a link to the book on Amazon in the sidebar to the right.

I just received an email a couple of days ago from an artist in Barcelona, Spain, who contacted me after she saw my illustrations in the book, which she had checked out of her local library ... just one of the many friendly people I have met through my art. What fun!

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Cat & Mouse (sold)

portrait of a hi-tech tabby cat

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • Poway, California

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Spice of Life (sold)


Spice of Life ©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt
12 x 12 x 1 • acrylic on cradled Gessobord

private collection • The Plains, Virginia

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Morning Becomes Annie (sold)

Our Annie, the quintessential contented cat, bathed in the light of the early summer morning sun

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 inches • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • Poway, California

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Ensconced (sold)

Portrait of Gracie, a gray tabby cat with the face of a lion

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


14 x 11 x 1 • acrylic on cradled Gessobord

private collection • Berwyn, Alberta, Canada

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

You Talkin’ to Me? (sold)

portrait of a gray tabby cat

© 2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


5 x 7 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • San Jose, California

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Moo Times Three (sold)

© 2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning

Private collection • Attleboro, Massachusetts

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Warming Up (sold)

Oh, what a beautiful morning ...

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

Private collection • Berwyn, Alberta, Canada

Friday, January 9, 2009

Tres Amigos (sold)

or Knee Deep in the Good Stuff

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

Private collection • Attleboro, Massachusetts

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Chardonnay Ray (sold)

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


5 x 7 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning

private collection • San Jose, California

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Nothin’ but a Hound Dog (sold)

portrait of our Blue, a tall drink of water

©2009 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • Poway, California