Poppy Peonies - Original Acrylic Impressionistic Floral Plein Aire Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Poppy Peonies

8" x 10"

Acrylic on Canvas

Poppy Peonies was painted at Katie's Stoney Creek Irises in Dauphin, Pennsylvania. Several plein air artists went to visit and paint in Katie's beautiful gardens. Irises, flowers of all kinds, gardens, sheds, roosters, chickens, turkeys....all make for ideal subject matter. Across the road is Stoney Creek which is a well know PA trout fishing area. Can't wait to get back there this year. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in viewing more of my work, visit my website:

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Eastern Bluebird - Original Acrylic Representational Impressionistic Painting on canvas by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Eastern Bluebird

10 x 8

Acrylic on canvas

Eastern Bluebird was painted from a photo posted on James Parker's Windows to the Words Art Challenge "For the Birds". Just in time for spring! If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com. If interested in viewing more of my paintings, visit my website at: www.patkoscienski.com

Ecce Homo after Caravaggio - Acrylic Study of Ecce Homo Behold Man on Canvas by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Ecce Homo after Caravaggio

20x16

Acrylic

Ecce Homo was painted by Caravaggio c. 1604-5 and was done with oil on canvas. My rendition was painted in acrylic on canvas after Caravaggio...the upper left and lower right-hand corners of the photo is reflecting natural light from the window (it is much darker on the painting itself). It was done for Michelle Burnett's Challenge Following the Masters. This last challenge was to study the Italian Renaissance and choose a Master of that period and either paint something of that artist or a portion of it, or try to apply their technique to one of ours. I chose to paint this, not only for this challenge, but also to enter in the upcoming Easter Exhibit at Art and Soul Gallery in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. This themed art exhibit entitled "Palm Sunday through Resurrection" will run run from Saturday, March 27th, 2010 to April 24, 2010. The opening reception will be Saturday, March 27th, 2010 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. This gallery is located at the West Shore Farmer's Market, 2nd floor, 900 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA. If you are in the area, stop in for some light refreshments. To see more of my work, both representational and abstract, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Mistress of the Sky - Original Abstract Acrylic Contemporary Modern Painting by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

SOLD
Mistress of the Sky

24" x 18"

Acrylic on Canvas

Mistress of the Sky was painted on a gallery wrapped canvas. The red in her gown makes for an eye catching piece from across the room. The topic speaks a lot. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in viewing more of my paintings, visit my website at:

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Rare Visitor - Acrylic Impressionistic Painting of Butterfly on Pink Flower by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Rare Visitor

6x6

Acrylic on Canvas

Rare visitor is an acrylic painting done on canvas of a Leonardus Skipper. He sits on a colorful pink flower. Done representationally in an impressionistic style. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com

If interested in viewing more of my paintings visit my website at :

www.patkoscienski.com

Morning Nosh - Original Acrylic Impressionistic Landscape Painting on Canvas by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Morning Nosh

5 x 7

Acrylic on Canvas

This painting was painted from a photo taken of a farm in southern York County. A nice sunny morning for grazing. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Matching Set - Original Acrylic Impressionistic Painting of a Child and Dog by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Matching Set

6x6

Acrylic on Canvas

Matching Set was painted for James Parker's blogspot Windows to the Words Challenge. The challenge for February was Children and Pets - Matching Sets. Several photographs were provided if we wanted to choose one or more to paint. This curly-headed little girl with her curly-headed dog caught my heart. What a winning smile she has. The dog was very difficult to paint...so black, I had to really struggle to find the eyes and anatomical definitions like the ears, nose, etc. Unfortunately, even though I finally completed the painting by the due date, I was unable to get it off to James to have it posted on his blogspot. If you are interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in seeing more of my art, both representational and abstract, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Abstracted Landscape - Original Mixed Media Abstract Contemporary Modern Painting on Paper by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Abstracted Landscape

20x28 UF

29x37 F

Mixed Media on Paper

Abstract Landscape was painted very intuitively using different media of inks and acrylic paint. Being an artist who likes to do a lot of landscapes greatly influenced the evolvement of a landscape in this particular painting. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in seeing more of my paintings, visit my website at:

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Woodland's Brook - Original Acrylic Palette Knife Landscape Painting on Canvas by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Woodland's Brook
9 x 12
Acrylic on Canvas

SOLD

Woodland's Brook is an acrylic painting done on canvas using a palette knife and inspired by a photograph of our pond. The brook is artificially made by my husband and leads to our pond.

With another snowstorm on the way, I look forward to sitting up by the pond and enjoying some sunshine. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in viewing more of my art, both abstract and representational visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

San Jose, California - Original Acrylic Landscape Painting for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout Challenge by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

San Jose, California

8 x 10

Acrylic on canvas

This painting was done for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout Challenge. This month we were to paint the San Francisco Bay area with Santa Rosa to the north, Atioch to the east, and San Jose to the south. Using the Google Map Street View, I found this beautiful scene in the San Jose area and loved the colors. There were several others of equal beauty, so hopefully I will have time to revisit and paint more of these rural scenes. I used a palette knife thinking I would loosen up when painting these photographs onto a small canvas, however, it still is a bit fussier than I like. But, sometimes, I just end the "conversation" between the painting and me, and just let it rest. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com Please stop by and visit my website to see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract at :

www.patkoscienski.com

Sneak Peek - Original Oil Impressionistic Floral Daffodil Painting by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Sneak Peek

10" x 8"

Oil

This painting was done plein air at Lake Redman in York County. After all this snow this winter, I can't wait to see these yellow beauties peeking out this spring. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in viewing more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, visit my website and blogspot at:

www.patkoscienski.com

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Sunshine Award - awarded by Claire B. Carnell

Thanks so much to Claire B. Carnell for nominating me for this blogger award for creativitiy and positivity!

The rules for accepting the award are:

Put the logo on your blog or within your post.

Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.

Link the nominees within your post.

Let the nominees know they received this award.

Link to the person from whom you received this award.

I am to pass this award on to 12 other bloggers. Picking 12 was not easy. Here they are:

Debi Watson

Sheila Tajima

Elizabeth Blaylock

Carol DeMumbrum

Kim Blair

Tatiana Myers

Thom Glace

Bertie Brown

Debra Kreiger

Maria Kovalenko Lysens

Rosemary Sexton

Charlotte Yealey

Shenk's Pond - Original Oil Plein Air Impressionistic Landscape Painting by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Shenk's Pond

16" x 20"

Oil

SOLD

Shenk's Pond was painted plein air at a farm off rt 850 in Marysville, Pa. The pink water lilies caught my eye and was the first painting I did on this farm. If interested in seeing more of my paintings, visit my website and blogspot at:

www.patkoscienski.com

www.patkoscienski.blogspot.com

Apples - Original Oil Realistic Still Life by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Apples

8"x 10"

Oil

Apples was painted for an Apple Exhibit that was held at Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg, PA a year or more ago. I wanted the composition a little different than usual, so really enlarged the apples making them fill up the canvas. If interested in purchasing, contact pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in seeing more of my paintings, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Struttin' Your Stuff - Original Mixed Media Abstract Modern Contemporary Rooster Painting on Canvas by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

Struttin' Your Stuff

16 x 20

Mixed Media
SOLD

"Struttin' Your Stuff" is a mixed media of acrylic, ink, and gel medium on canvas. Katie's rooster from the Stoney Creek Iris Farm in Dauphin, Pa was glad to be my model. Of course, this was done in my studio with the use of a photo. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To view more of my paintings, both abstract and representational, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Leo - Acrylic Impressionistic Painting of a Lion on Canvas by Pennsylvania Painter Pat Koscienski

"Leo"

11" x 14"

Acrylic

"Leo" was painted in acrylic on a textured gallery wrapped canvas. I started this out with the idea that I wanted to abstract him using a lot of texture. However, what I want and what I get, is not always the same. I always say, it is a conversation between me and the painting...the process or conversation continues until we are both in agreement. So, it is an impressionistic painting of a lion on a very textured gallery wrapped canvas. If interested in purchasing contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in seeing more of my work, both representational and abstract, visit:

www.patkoscienski.com

After Robert Henri's Street Scene With Snow - Acrylic Impressionistic Urban Winter Landscape on Canvas by Pennsylvania Artist Pat Koscienski

Robert Henri's Street Scene With Snow

6" x 6"

Acrylic

This painting was done for Michelle Burnett's Following The Masters Challenge. This is my 2nd entry, the first being Catharine. For more information on this challenge, check my posting of Catharine. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To see more of my paintings, both representational and abstract, visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Robert Henri's Catharine - Acrylic Portrait on Canvas by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Robert Henri's Catharine

7" x 5"

Acrylic

Robert Henri's Catharine was painted for Michelle Burnett's Following the Masters Challenge. This month's challenge was to be inspired by the work and philosophy of Robert Henri. When Henri's circle was rejected in the National Academy of Design exhibit in 1907, he organized a show of his own that included a group known as "The Eight"...Arthur Davies, Robert Henri, William Glackens, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Maurice Prendergast, John Sloan, and Everett Shinn. It was revolutionary for it's subject, gritty urban scenes and "art for life's sake". Their work would later be characterized as the Ashcan School. We could choose to copy one of his works or be inspired to paint a dirty urban from the Ashcan School movement. I decided to copy one of his many portraits, Catharine. I, also, painted his street scene with snow which I will post later.

If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com To view more of my paintings, both representational and abstract visit my website at:

www.patkoscienski.com

Meria, Northern Corsica by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Meria, Northern Corsica

6" x 12"

Acrylic

"Meria, Northern Corsica" was painted for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout Challenge. During the month of January we were in Corsica. Using Googles' Map search street view, we were to tour through the country and find a scene we would like to paint. I found several....the country is so beautiful. I decided to enter Meria for the challenge, but I know I will be painting a few more from that region. If interested in purchasing, contact Pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in viewing more of my work, both abstract and representational, visit my website:

www.patkoscienski.com

Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Cascading Falls by Pennsylvania Daily Painter Pat Koscienski

Cascading Falls

7" x 5"

Acrylic

SOLD

This painting was done from a photo given to me by friends who vacationed here. The colors in the rocks were so beautiful and the composition so great, that I couldn't resist this. Thank you Mary Jane and Don Waughen. If interested in purchasing, contact pat at patsfineart@hotmail.com If interested in viewing more of my works, both representational and abstract, visit my website at: www.patkoscienski.com