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Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 20 x 20 x 1.325 Purchase Information One of the most mesmerizing of shells is the abalone. As a child, I had a large one (purchased in a beach gift shop during a family vacation in Nagshead, North Carolina). I kept my favorite pieces of jewelry in it for years. Sadly, it disappeared some time after I graduated from college (any ideas, Mom?) and I’ve always regretted not having one to paint. (If you are familiar with my work, I  ADORE  painting sea shells.) Recently, however, I acquired a “new” abalone shell. Look out, world—this is my first abalone painting, but it won’t be my last! Available Paintings:   eBay Etsy Website Fine Art America Prints #texasartist #coastalart #beachart Kristine Kainer AOT, CFAI, AWA KristineKainer.com Gallery Links: UGallery Framer's Gallery

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 20 x 20 SOLD Steamed mussels, their briny liquid, and a crusty piece of French bread -- divine! #pei #mussels #coastalart www.kristinekainer.com www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com

Oil on  Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 20x20 SOLD Enjoy your new home in East Greenwich, RI! www.kristinekainer.com www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com

© Kristine Kainer 2014 6x6 Oil on Canvas Purchase Information This is a special oyster shell for an obvious reason:  the smooth inner shell (also known as the Mother of Pearl or nacre) is mostly purple.  Nature is full of surprises.  One just needs to pay attention.... Available Paintings:   eBay Etsy Website Fine Art America Prints #texasartist #coastalart #beachart #oysters Kristine Kainer AOT, AWA KristineKainer.com Gallery Links: UGallery Framer's Gallery

Copyright Kristine Kainer 2014 6x6 Oil on Canvas Purchase Information It's the weekend--time ease into the day with the sights, sounds, and aroma of bacon sizzling in the black cast iron skillet, eggs gently frying in a melted dollop of butter on the next burner, and bread in the toaster turning a golden brown.  Just add orange juice (sorry, I still don't like coffee), a newspaper, and fluffy slippers--the perfect start to the day! Available Paintings:   eBay Etsy Website Fine Art America Prints #texasartist #breakfast #eggs Kristine Kainer AOT, AWA KristineKainer.com kristinekainer.blogspot.com Gallery Links: UGallery Framer's Gallery

© Kristine Kainer 2014 6x6 Oil on Canvas Purchase Information Thanks to my last blog bestowing accolades on the incredible egg, I have been craving them day and night.  This painting was today's breakfast (yes, two eggs--I couldn't resist).  They are from my two chickens--organic, free range, etc.  What could be more scrumptious? Available Paintings:   eBay Etsy Website Fine Art America Prints #texasartist #eggs #breakfast Kristine Kainer AOT, AWA KristineKainer.com kristinekainer.blogspot.com Gallery Links: UGallery Framer's Gallery

© Kristine Kainer 2014 6x6 Oil on Canvas SOLD What did you have for breakfast this morning?  Hopefully, it was something delectable and nutritious like an egg.  Did you know that the vitamins, minerals, protein, and antioxidants from an egg aid in brain function, muscle strength, weight management, and sustained energy?  I never truly thought about it.  Sounds like a "no-brainer" to me.  Guess what I am having for breakfast tomorrow? Available Paintings:   eBay Etsy Website Fine Art America Prints #texasartist #breakfast #eggs #foodart Kristine Kainer AOT, AWA KristineKainer.com

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 40 x 30 x 1.5 Purchase Information This sand dollar was found while beachcombing near Galveston, Texas.  In folklore, these skeletal remains of sea urchins were thought to be the lost coins of mermaids.  I wish I had known that when my daughter was younger and the world was filled with magic and wonder! Website:   www.kristinekainer.com Blog:   www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com

Oil on Canvas Panel (Museum Grade) 6x6 NFS This painting is a second birthday gift for my dad, Lt. Col. Peter G. Scharf, USMC-Ret.  It is a companion piece to my previous post of a clam shell.  Dad is now enjoying both in his home in Florida.  Happy Birthday once again, Dad! www.kristinekainer.com

Oil on Canvas Panel 6x6 NFS This clam shell painting is a birthday gift for my amazing father, Lt. Col. Peter G. Scharf, USMC-Ret.  I spent my childhood along the Eastern Seaboard, from North Carolina to Maine.  As a result of our proximity to the Atlantic, shellfish was commonplace in our home.  I fondly remember Dad leaning over the sink, shucking clams and slurping out the delicious meat and juices--as a snack.   Dad eventually taught me how to eat them.  At first, he paid me for each one I managed to "stomach."  After the first or second one though, I quickly realized how delicious they were!  I made some decent money that day....  Happy Birthday, Dad!

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 24x24x1.5 Purchase Information Hold the conch to your ear and listen....  The sound of the surf is always near.... www.kristinekainer.com www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 20x16 Purchase Information With temperatures already in the upper 90s in Central Texas, my thoughts turn to the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the beach.  Oh, to feel the sand between my toes!  Alas, this painting helps me dream.

Oil 20x20 Available There is nothing like slurping down freshly shucked oysters at the beach -- with lots of sand between your toes!  Alas, in Austin, I must sit at an oyster bar.  At least my car won't get sandy....

Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas 10x10 Available   Another delicacy from the sea.... These are difficult to obtain here in Central Texas. I occassionally spend big bucks to buy a bag from our monopolizing grocery store in Georgetown; unfortunately, there is always a death rate of 50% or higher. Those odds aren't worth the cost. Let's not even discuss the frozen options! Thus, I must live with my memories of the East Coast and the shells I saved from shellfish feasts gone bye....   www.KristineKainer.com www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com 

Oil on gallery-wrapped canvas 10x10x1-3/8 Available Imagine digging for clams in the surf with your tootsies; then prying them open with your handy dandy knife to enjoy the salty, delectable morsel within.  In memory of clams on the half shell! Website:  www.kristinekainer.com Blog:  www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com

Oil on canvas panel (museum grade) 6x6 Available Recently, I spent a week in Galveston.  Envision this:  A small beachfront cottage on the western edge of the island.  Few tourists (other than my family of three and two small fluffy pooches).  A deck that runs the length of the cottage, parallel to the beach.  Large windows overlooking the Gulf.  Easy access to the sand and surf.  A balmy breeze.  The beginnings of a magnificent sandcastle started on the afternoon we arrived.  Rain.  Yes, rain.  Lots of it.  On day #2.  For the duration of the trip. The ground was saturated.  The sandcastle "melted."  The fluffsters were drenched.  The aroma of "wet dog" mingled with the salty sea air.  Eight of the nine bottles of sunblock we packed remain unopened.  This sand dollar evokes dreams of a sunny beach vacation--next year.... Website:...

Seashell 11x14 watercolor  by artist, Liana Yarckin For the latest paintings, visit my Facebook page,  Liana Yarckin Watercolors  . www.lianayarckin.com Liana Yarckin's Blog Liana Yarckin Watercolors on Facebook

Seashell 7x11 original watercolor by Liana Yarckin Purchase originals or prints at: www.lianayarckin.com Please look at my facebook page for  all new beach paintings.

7x11 watercolor by Liana Yarckin blog website facebook This painting was inspired by a seashell I found on the beach this past summer.  When I picked it up out of the sand, it was broken on the other side.  I was about to throw it back into the water and then I thought about painting it somehow.  I used the same shell to paint both sides.  Nothing beats walking on the beach and finding little treasures. 

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas 20 x 20 x 1 3/8 SOLD Commissions welcome. Website:  http://www.kristinekainer.com/ Blog:  http://www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com/ E-mail:  kristine@kristinekainer.com