White Rose and Wine - acrylic impressionistic representational still life painting by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

White Rose and Wine

10" x 8"

Acrylic on Board

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's  challenge on her paint and draw together blog spot.   Please visit her  PADT BlogSpot to see more interpretations of this challenge by other artists.  If you have any questions or wish to purchase, please contact PAT about availability and price.  To see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Flowers and Watering Can - acrylic floral still life painting on slate by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

Flowers and Watering Can

12" x 7"

Acrylic on slate

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This was a first for me...painting on slate.  It was a commission for a friend who hangs this piece outside of her house beneath her name.  The photo shows the slate laying on my studio carpet.  My only concern was how the acrylic paint was going to hold up in cold weather.  I did apply UV varnish to give it protection against fading, however, I would sure hate to see the paint craze when those temperatures drop.  If you have any questions, contact PAT.  If you would like to see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Dawn - acrylic still life painting of metal vase and cherries using sfumato technique by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

Dawn

10" x 8"

Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's Challenge on Paint and Draw Together Blogspot.  We were to try to use the sfumato technique used by the masters where edges were lost and found.  To quote what Lela described on her blog, she wanted  "to create a composition with very soft lost and found edges. Something similar to having an impression that objects are appearing from and getting lost into the darkness behind, so frequent in the 17th century old masters oil paintings. Leonardo daVinci called this technique sfumato and described it as "without lines or borders, in the manner of smoke or beyond the focus plane".
                                                  
My painting  is so dark that I think I will later try to add some lighter colors, maybe in the metal.  Although I think it is supposed to be reflecting the dark tablecloth.  If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  If you would like to see more of my paintings, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Coffee Time - Impressionistic representational acrylic still life painting of coffee cup and cookies by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

"Coffee Time"

8" x 10"

Acrylic on stretched canvas

This painting was done from a photo Lela Stankovic posted for the Paint and Draw Together Blogspot Challenge.  I liked the chiaroscuro challenge of it.  Chiaroscuro is derived from the the latin words, chiaro meaning light and scuro meaning dark.  It provides such a dramatic effect.  Of course Rembrandt was the master of this technique, along with Caravaggio...if only I could channel them.  If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  To see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Basket of Eggs - after Henri-Horace Roland Delaporte acrylic still life by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

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"Basket of Eggs"

11" x 14"

Acrylic on canvas

after Henri-Horace Roland Delaporte

 

This painting of "Basket of Eggs" by Henri-Horace Roland de la Porte was done for the Paint and Draw Together Blogspot challenge.  If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, please contact PAT. To see more of my paintings, please visit my website at:

 

www.patkoscienski.com

Tomatoes and Mushrooms - Acrylic Impressionistic Still Life by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

"Tomatoes and Mushrooms"

8" x 10"

Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done for the DPP Challenge for the month of September.  September is National Mushroom Month and Pennsylvania is the leader in the production of mushrooms.  These were white button mushrooms, but look more like baby bellas in my painting.  I, also, went out in the woods photographing some of mother nature's mushrooms.  Hopefully I will get a few of those painted.  If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  If you want to see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Lemon Wedges - Original acrylic ACEO still life by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Lemon Wedges

ACEO (artist card edition original)

2.5" x 3.5"

acrylic

SOLD

 

 

This is an original ACEO (Artist Card Edition Original)  done with acrylic paint on linen paper.  An ACEO painting can be collected and placed in a plastic sleeve or matted and framed to a larger size.  It can be hung or displayed on a small easel.  I was happy to know that this card recently sold at Art & Soul Gallery. To see more of my representational paintings and abstract paintings, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com 

Oranges -original acrylic ACEO painting on linen paper by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Oranges

2.5" x 3.5"

Acrylic

This is an original ACEO (Artist Card Edition Original) painted in acrylic on linen paper.  It can be exhibited in a plastic sleeve, magnetic photo card, or matted and framed for a larger look.  If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  To see more of my paintings, representational or abstract, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Kiwi Delight - acrylic palette knife still life painting of a kiwi by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

"Kiwi Delight"
8" x 10"
Acrylic on canvas
Palette knife

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's challenge on Paint and Draw Together Blogspot. It was quite a challenge using just the knife. I used a sculpting compound in my acrylic paint in an attempt to get some of the texture of the kiwi and the juiciness of the flesh. If you have any questions about this painting or wish to purchase, contact PAT. If you would like to see more of my paintings, abstract, landscape, portrait, still life, wildlife, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Tomatoes on the Vine - Acrylic representational impressionistic palette knife still life painting by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

"Tomatoes on the Vine"
8" x 10"
Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's paint and draw together blogspot challenge. It was done using a palette knife and acrylic paint with modelling compound. If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, contact PAT. To see more of my work, both representational and abstract, please visit my website at:

http://www.patkoscienski.com/

Vase With Cantaloupe - Acrylic representational impressionistic still life by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Vase With Cantaloupe
14" x 11"
Acrylic

This painting was done for the Paint and Draw Together Challenge. The photograph was provided by Lela Stankovic. If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact PAT. To see more of my paintings, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Persimmon and Old Lace - Acrylic Impressionistic Representational Still Life Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Persimmon and Old Lace

9" x 12"

Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done from a photograph posted by Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Together Blogspot. My mother, Mary Mesaros, and aunt, Mary Suk, both were good crocheters. I'm sure they are looking down on me right now and getting a good laugh on the exact painting of this doily. I hope they both realize I am an impressionist and not a realist and cannot paint every stitch as it is. With all the rain, it was very hard to get a good color in my photograph of this painting; the thread is much warmer in real life. If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, contact Pat. To see more of my paintings, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Coffee Jar - Acrylic Representational Still Life by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Coffee Jar

10" x 8"

Acrylic on Canvas

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Together Challenge. To see more paintings of this photograph that she provided, please visit the Paint and Draw Together blogspot. If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact Pat. To see more of my paintings please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Oyster, Pearls, and Petrification - Acrylic Impressionistic Representational Still Life Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Oyster, Pearls, and Petrification

10" x 8"

Acrylic on Canvas

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Together Blogspot Challenge last month. Just getting it finished and posted. To better understand the composition and why still life with a landscape background, please visit the PADT blogspot Lela's explanation of the whole composition is very interesting and enlightening. If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact Pat. To see more of my paintings, please visit my blogspot at:

www.patkoscienski.com

ACEO 2 - Original Acrylic Artist Card Still Life of Pears by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

ACEO PEARS
Acrylic
2.5" x 3.5"

SOLD

Another ACEO painting done with acrylic paint on canvas paper. This photo was provided by Lela Stankovic for one of the Paint and Draw Together challenges. It was such a great photo, I thought I would try it again, but in a much smaller format. This painting can be collected and placed in a plastic sleeve or matted and framed to a larger size. It can be framed or displayed on a small table easel. If you have any questions, e-mail Pat. If interested in viewing more of my art works, please visit my website.

Red Orange Rose with Bud - Acrylic Impressionistic Representational Floral Still Life by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Red Orange Rose With Bud

10" x 8"

Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's December challenge. To see more versions of how other artists painted this photo that she provided for us, please visit the Paint and Draw Together Blogspot. To see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Apple Harvest - Acrylic Impressionistic Representational Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Apple Harvest

10" x 8"

Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done from a photograph taken by Barb Benik for the November challenge on her blogspot Studio Atelier. The original photo had 4 apples and a background drape. I decided on only the 2 because I liked the vertical orientation of the stem. To see more versions of how this photo was painted for the challenge visit her StudioAtelierBlogspot. If you have any questions or wish to purchase, e-mail Pat. To see more of my paintings, please visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Pomegranate - Acrylic Impressionistic Representational Still Life by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Pomegranate

9" x 12"

Acrylic on canvas

This is another Challenge painting done for Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Together blogspot. If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Lemons & Flower - Acrylic Palette Knife Impressionistic Still Life Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Lemons & Flower

Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 12"

Palette Knife

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Together Blogspot. It was done with a palette knife using acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped 12" x 12" canvas. The bowl in her photograph was translucent, and I must admit defeat with painting that translucency and painted it a more opaque bowl. For the sake of art, some things have to be altered for the viewer to see a more understandable piece....and, this was one of those times. I also cropped and flipped her photograph... Please visit Lela's PADT site to see the original photograph and the many renditions being submitted by other artists. If you have any questions, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To see more of my works, both representational and abstract, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Gala Apple - Acrylic Palette Knife Impressionistic Apple Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Gala Apple
8" x 10"
Acrylic on 300 lb watercolor paper

This painting was done for Lela Stankovic's Paint and Draw Blogspot Challenge. It was done with a palette knife and acrylic paint on 300 lb watercolor paper. This painting will fit into a standard 8x10 frame or matted and framed to a larger size. If you have any question, or wish to purchase, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To see more of my works, both abstract and representational, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com