"Open Arms"

Open Arms

24" x 24"

Oil on Canvas

palette knife

$595

This painting was on loan at Novant Hospital and is now back on the market. 

The soft colors lend itself to the neutral walls of today's home.

Imagekind

Sunset Glow      Harmony 

Sea-glass

                              Memories of a Green Boat                                          Frozen
Now you have the opportunity to buy original painting or fine art prints of them.  The print choices are many.  It can be printed on canvas and gallery wrapped or printed on paper with high quality frames.  Check my painting out on www.carolpighinfineart.imagekind.com.
Buy originals through this blog and pay by paypal.  I hope you take advantage of all these choices to own fine art.

Exhibits at Christ Church

 
Sold at Christ Church in November, 2014
"La Petite Maison"
"Hot Springs II"
"Hay Bales II"

These are for Sale at Christ Church thoughout December, 2014.

1412 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 

Silver Brush Art Society

My paintings are hung for the big weekend with the Silver Brush Show.  We serve beer and wine with your art.  Nine rooms with nine artists.  Tomorrow night from 5:30 to 9:30 and Saturday, 9:30 to 4:30.  All my paintings are originals.  I have small paintings and cards for sale also.  There is something for everyone.

Think about early Christmas shopping.

Hosted by Weaver, Bennett, and Bland

196 N. Trade Street

Matthews, NC

"Colors of a Marsh"

"Colors of a Marsh"

15" x 30"

Oil on Canvas

unframed

$495
This painting was painted from a photo taken fourth of  July weekend in Debordieu, South Carolina.  A short walk to the land-bridge was where I took several photos of the beautiful view. The water meanders through the marsh and it is hard to tell where it goes.

"The Badlands"

I've been working on this piece for months.  I took a break and did some other paintings.  The foreground was so dark and sky was so bright that it was hard to see the detail.  This image was painted from a photo that I took of  a glorious sunset in the Badlands when we were camping in South Dakota.  The sun was setting and the moon was rising.  It was a beautiful sight that I will never forget.

"The Badlands"

18" x 36"

$500

Six More Days to the Silver Brush Show

The peach umbrellas painting in this collage is 24" x 30" with a 5" hand carved frame.  The others are 6" x 6" and 8" x 8".  All sizes of paintings to purchase and 15% goes to the Matthews Help Center.

Silver Brush Art Show and Sale ~ November 15 & 16

Visit me downstairs in the law officers of Weaver, Bennett & Bland.

196 North Trade Street in downtown Matthews

Cards, small and large paintings.  Affordable original art!

"Biltmore Oak"

 8" x 8" plus frame

$150

"Golden Marsh"

20" x 24" plus silver frame

$495

Painting Mosaic

Did you know that you can use Picasa to make mosaic tiles of you paintings?  It is fun and easy.

"White Azaleas"

After spending a beautiful day painting outside at a home which reminded me of Providence, I came home and painting these azaleas.  The black/green background was already primed for the contrast of the white azaleas.  I've been trying to get looser and plein air painting helps achieve that.  I love the contrast of the lights and darks.

12" x 12" oil on canvas

$195

"Painting Redwoods"

I painted this 10" x  8" last week on a linen panel.  I have also painted a 30" x 24" of this scene of the ride through the Redwood forest in Santa Cruz on the Roaring Camp Railroad.  The light magically filters through the leaves of the redwoods and creates wonderful shadows.

"The Sphinx and Me"

As a TWA flight attendant, I was able to fly international in the 70's.  My flying partner took this photo on a layover in Cairo.  I have been back to  Giza several times and never found this exact spot of the photo.  I painted this self portrait about 10 years ago.

CPCC's Annual Student Art Exhibition

Last semester I took an art class at Central Piedmont Community College.  It was fun to be with a group of

artists and out of my studio at home.  "Jellyfish"  was accepted into the school's annual student art exhibit.  

March 1 – April 3, 2012

Reception:  March 15, 4:30-6:30pm

"A Path in Charleston"

I put the finishing touches on this painting today.  I thought I was finished but I couldn't help add a touch here and there after looking at it for weeks.  Do you all wait a few weeks to add the final touches?

24" x 18" $450

Sunshine and Blue Berries

I love sunshine and blueberries.  Yesterday was a day to sit in the sunshine and eat blueberries.  After lunch, I went to my studio and painted these berries.  Three little blue berries on a 6 " x 6" Ray Mar panel.  I sold the last two paintings of blue berries so I'm hoping for the same good luck.

"Chanel Bottle"

Experimenting with the new home and fashion color of the year, "Tangerine Tango".  It is a strong color which I can see as great accents in paintings, clothes, and homes.  See how you can use it in a painting.

"A Helpful Critique" of California Ranunculus.

                         

Beautiful Ranunculus

I received a critique that the horizontals were monotonous on the painting to the right.  I changed the rows to follow a single point perspective far off to the right.  Do you like the improvement?
Painting on the left:  24" x 18" $450