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Schenley Park Map

ILLUSTRATED MAP OF SCHENELEY PARK. SHORT HISTORY ON THE SIDE. COLOR IS GREEN WITH RED BORDER
Illustrated Map of Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, PA

 

Big print $120. Dimension is 30″ square
Small print $50.  Dimension square is 19″
More information about my map
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Goats Going Home

Herd of Goats going back to the barn through a snow covered field
‘Going Home’ by Carol Skinger

$75 Archival Giclee Print 12″ x 16″ on cold press paper

A 3/4″ border white paper all around.

A herd of goats in a snow-covered field return to the barn. Colors are gray, white, with pale yellow at horizon. Rust red barn and fence at horizon.

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Snow Shadows

Trees cast long shadows on snow, ski tracks and footprints in snow, deep blue hill and russet foliage beyond, Winter sky has yellow glow and viridian green. 12” x 12” Soft pastel on paper by Carol Skinger
Snow Shadows by Carol Skinger. Soft Pastel on paper.

$55. Archival Print 12″ x 12″

Can be printed larger. Let me know what size works for you.

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Lantern Glow on the River

Lantern Glow on the River by Carol Skinger

Print (Glicee archival print on textured paper)

*Large $125

**Small $55

*Large print overall paper size: 25 7/8” wide x 17 3/4” high. This includes a 1” border of paper around the art. The art itself is 16” x 24” .

**Small  print overall paper size: 14”wide by 9 3/4″ high. This includes a 1” border of paper around the art. The art itself is 12” x 8”

Intense orange afterglow in sky at sunset. Glassy luminous blue and viridian green on the water surface.  Shades of blue from midnight blue to pale blue light the overlapping bluffs on the river edge.

You might want to know: Poet Paul Martin requested the use of this painting as a cover for his poetry book Floating on the Lehigh. Soon after it was published, Garrison Keillor read Martin’s poem ‘The First Voyages Out’ from Floating on the Lehigh on Writer’s Almanac. Its at the end of the 5 minute audio piece.

Paul Martin was Winner of the 2015 Grayson Books Chapbook Competition.
I love what fellow poet John Stanizzi said about Martin’s poems in this book, and I hope my painting embodied these sentiments as well.
“Each poem in Floating on the Lehigh is buoyant and clear, a powerfully understated, beautifully written commemoration of the might and magnificence of nature and our tenuous, fickle, irresistible relationship with it.   Every poem is a small stone over which the rivers of clarity and intelligence flow gracefully.”
—John Stanizzi

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Card- Aspinwall, PA portrait

Aspinwall Large Postcards or Prints by Carol Skinger 6 x 9

Prices for large 4″ x 6″ Post Cards (they require a letter stamp, not a postcard stamp) stamp:

1 Postcard = $4.

5 Postcards = $15.

10 postcards= $25.

Contact me here for purchase. For larger archival prints and the original painting, link is here ,

What’s in the painting? 

Where Brilliant Railroad Bridge meets Aspinwall lies the beautiful new Aspinwall Riverfront Park which has received  awards.  Architect Eric Fisher won the AIA People’s Choice Award for his design re-purposing the Aspinwall Marina. AIA awarded this project a Certificate of Merit in Historic Preservation.

At far left in the painting the chateaux style yellow brick building is on Maple Avenue  It is a former convent of Saint Scholastica Church in Aspinwall built in 1925. The architect of the former convent Edward J. Weber was a native of Cincinnati who studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and traveled throughout Europe. He came to practice in Pittsburgh, where he had a number of Roman Catholic commissions, of which this convent was one. Weber clearly loved the medieval period, even writing in 1927 that this was when, “art was at its best.” In this convent, he seems to have been inspired by the 15th century Château du Moulin in the Loire valley, which clearly was the inspiration for Central Catholic High School in Oakland. Information on the architect is thanks to historian Frank Kurtik, Docent at Heinz Memorial Chapel and a former Heinz family archivist. Very near it is Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy (formerly called St. Scholastica School), and Saint Scholastica Church.

The red brick church sitting more or less in the center of the painting is the Aspinwall Presbyterian Church. Everything but the church’s tower burned down in 1999 and was rebuilt immediately. The new sanctuary a KSBA Architects design, has a wood-beamed ceiling and interior cross plan with a wide center aisle and holds a 40 pipe Luley type organ. Four large Hunt Studio designed stained glass circular windows illuminate the sanctuary.

Brilliant Railroad Bridge a truss bridge spanning the Allegheny River beyond, was built in 1904 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as part of a bypass of the narrow tracks around downtown Pittsburgh. The rail line has been out of use since the Azcon Metals scrapyard on the outskirts of Aspinwall ceased functions around 2010. It connects Aspinwall with Highland Park. On the Aspinwall side it lands at the Aspinwall Riverfront Park and at the other end is very near Choderwood, a house was built by the Corps of Engineers in 1905. The property is a unique private residence that sits on the Allegheny River at the Highland Park Dam. Choderwood is an “ideal space for individuals planning smaller scale events and gatherings. Perfect for intimate weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, family reunions, special events, birthday parties, corporate retreats, or relaxation.”

D.J. Bryant, a designer at AE7 Planners and Architects, proposed a bike and pedestrian use for the Brilliant Railroad Bridge an ambitious new idea—the Brilliant Branch Rail-to-Trail—in a July 2017 Next Pittsburgh article. It would increase connectivity and access to safe, affordable transportation options for several communities in the city. I hope this becomes a reality.

Keep up with  Riverfront 47 .

Hydroelectric power could be fueling the homes and businesses being developed in the Riverfront 47 project along the Allegheny River in Aspinwall and Sharpsburg by 2020.

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Card- Guyasuta and the Christmas Tree

Guyasuta and the Christmas Tree by Carol Skinger

It’s  a greeting card but suitable  for your tiny  gallery of framed loved artworks.

$4.00 per ONE Greeting Card , single sided 5″ x 7″ with envelope . Blank card no message.

$18.00  per SIX  Greeting Cards, single sided with envelope 5″ x 7″

Larger Print 12” x 16” Archival giclée print on cold press, and the original painting available here

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A street scene in Sharpsburg, PA showing Chief Guyasuta with the annual tree with decorations outside Guyasuta Lounge. Seeing the two together one imagines  the history in the area. It answers no questions, but at the very least this artist enjoys the mash up of the tree,  the monument and the lounge. The artist learned, much to her surprise,  her 5th great grandfather faced Guyasuta in battle two times: first at the Battle of Bushy Run near Pittsburgh and right after that at Fort Pitt.

 

 

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Contact Carol

  • If you are inquiring about a print or artwork, please specify which one.

Artist in Pittsburgh born and raised in Vermont, Lake Champlain Islands  & Stowe.

My own artwork and prints  can be purchased directly from me.

My vintage Schenley Park Illustrated Map,  is very popular. It is carried at Heinz History Center Shop. Sales of the map  help in keeping my art supplies replenished.

Some of my prints and cards are available at prints at Casey Droege’s Small Mall shop in Lawrenceville as well as her satellite space in Wilkinsburg. In addition some of my work is available at Firebox Art Studios LCC in Carnegie, PA and Dovecote in Aspinwall.

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