prints Archives - Carol Skinger

Grant St Pittsburgh illustration

November 27, 2024

A whimsical black and white ink illustration by Carol Skinger of Pittsburgh’s Grant Street at the Intersection of Fourth Avenue. You can tell because the street signs say so. People walking to work, a boy with a yo-yo, a car with a kayak, additional cars and busses and a cluster of street signs can be seen. A traffic helicopter is overhead. What appears to be two workmen walking up a fragment of a brick wall carrying a piece of wood or steel is a temporary painted sculpture by Robert Qualters in 1980s. On the left in the foreground is HOK’s Oxford Center from 1983, purchased in 2024 by Shorenstein Properties LCC. Just beyond it is Daniel Burnham’s Frick Building 1902. Across Grant Street Carol inked H. H. Richardson’s Allegheny County Courthouse of 1888 and next to it is Henry Hornbostel’s City County Building of 1917. Rising up over this scene is BNY Mellon Center completed in 1984. Copyright Carol Skinger www.carolskinger.com

It is one of a series of 5 ink drawings I call Silly Ink Drawings.

Silly Ink Prints are available in 3 sizes.

Large $100 +- Paper dimension 27” wide x 20” high

Medium $55 +- Paper dimension 15 1/8” wide x 11” high

Small $25 +- Paper dimension 11” wide x 8 1/2” high

The Point (Pittsburgh)

September 27, 2024

A black and white whimsical ink illustration of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers shows the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers, to form the Head of the Ohio River at The Point. My drawing emphasizes the Acrisure Stadium formerly named Heinz Field, and The Point. Activities in the drawing are tailgating, roller blading, fishing and boating. One figure is kayaking and a Ducky boat is shown, while in the foreground crew boating is depicted by two figures sculling. A helicopter s overhead. The stadium is the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pitt Panthers, the University of Pittsburgh Football team. Nearby is the Carnegie Science Center. Lewis & Clark began their westward voyage here near the point on August 31, 1803. It is one of a series of 5 ink drawings I call Silly Ink Drawings.
Silly Ink Prints are available in 3 sizes.
Large $100 +- Paper dimension 27” wide x 20” high
Medium $55 +- Paper dimension 15 1/8” wide x 11” high
Small $25 +- Paper dimension 11” wide x 8 1/2” high — The Point, Pittsburgh PA. Head of the Ohio. Confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers

A black and white whimsical ink illustration of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers shows the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers, to form the Head of the Ohio River at The Point. My drawing emphasizes the Acrisure Stadium and The Point. Activities in the drawing are tailgating, roller blading, fishing and boating. One figure is kayaking and a Ducky boat is shown, while in the foreground crew boating is depicted by two figures sculling. A helicopter s overhead. The stadium is the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pitt Panthers, the University of Pittsburgh Football team. Nearby is the Carnegie Science Center. Lewis & Clark began their westward voyage here near the point on August 31, 1803. It is one of a series of 5 ink drawings I call Silly Ink Drawings.
Silly Ink Prints are available in 3 sizes.
Large $100   +- Paper dimension 27” wide x 20” high
Medium    $55       +- Paper dimension 15 1/8” wide x 11” high
Small   $25   +- Paper dimension 11” wide x 8 1/2” high

Helenium autumnale Commonly called Sneezeweed $40 Print Size including border is 18 1/2" wide x 8" high. Original was painted in watercolor, gouache, and archival inks. Archival print on textured paper. — Helenium autumnale Print $35.

Native Plant: Helenium autumnale. Commonly called Sneezeweed. Illustration by Carol Skinger

$35. Giclee Print on textured cold press paper 18 1/2″ w x 8″ high, includes 1/2″ border.

Hitchhiker Brewery Sharpburg, PA (yellow and green sky) by Carol Skinger — Hitchhiker Brewery Sharpsburg, PA (yellow and green sky) by Carol Skinger

The church spire is the Grace Methodist Protestant Church. It closed in 2010 as Grace United Methodist Church, a year after Sharpsburg’s First Evangelical Lutheran Church closed. Both churches had connections to the Heinz family, but Grace is the one most important in the life of H. J. Heinz, his wife and their children. At one time it was the congregation of H. J. Heinz (Harry) and his wife Sarah (Sloan Young). Once established at Grace, they became fixtures of the congregation. Harry taught Sunday School and eventually became Superintendent. Even after he moved from Sharpsburg and became fabulously wealthy, Grace was important to him. In fact, he attended the Sunday service there a week before his death in 1919. (Notes Provided by historian Frank Kurtik)

The art deco building is Hitchhikers Brewery, once home to Fort Pitt Brewing Company, it was historically the brewery boiling house.

$35. 7.5″ x 11″ archival PRINT (includes 1/2″ white border)

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Illustrated Native Plants of Western PA by Carol Skinger

May 9, 2024

$40 per one Print
Size including border is 18 1/2″ wide x 8″ high.

Original was painted in watercolor, gouache, and archival inks. Archival print on textured paper. There are 11 images in the series

Passiflora incarnata, commonly called Maypop, purple passion flower, wild passion vine.

left: Echinacea, commonly called Coneflowerright: Monarda didyma, commonly called Red Bee Balm or Bergamot. It is a hybrid of the wild Monarda. — left: Echinacea, commonly called Coneflower
right: Monarda didyma, commonly called Red Bee Balm or Bergamot. It is a hybrid of the wild Monarda.

Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan) and Echinacea (Cone Flower)

Vernonia fasciculata Commonly called Ironweed — Vernonia fasciculata
Commonly called Ironweed

Onoclea sensibilisCommonly called Sensitive Fern — Onoclea sensibilis
Commonly called Sensitive Fern

Vernonia fasciculata illustrated in summer and in winter. Commonly called Ironweed

Rudbeckia illustrated in summer and in winter is commonly called Black Eyed Susan

Native plant illustrated in summer and winter is Monarda fistulosa, commonly called Wild Bergamot, Bee Balm — Native plant illustrated in summer and winter is Monarda fistulosa,
commonly called Wild Bergamot, Bee Balm

Native plant on left is Echinacea, commonly called Coneflower.Native plaon right is Polygonatum biflorum, commonly Solomon's Seal. — Native plant on left is Echinacea, commonly called Coneflower.
Native plant right is Polygonatum biflorum, commonly Solomon’s Seal.

Native plant illustrated is Helinium autumnale, commonly called Sneezeweed or Helen’s plant. This coloring is a cultivar of the native yellow version. — Helinium autumnale (Sneezeweed or Helen’s plant)

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

Large print $120. Dimension is 30″ square

Small print $50. Dimension is 19″ square

A charming vintage style map showing a bird’s eye view of Schenley Park in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Golf Club and Schenley Park Golf Course are shown along with the roads, forests and trails of the park. Shades of green prevail making the topography of Panther Hollow and Junction Hollow clear. Once Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Park in NYC, every city wanted to have a grand park and Schenley Park was Pittsburgh’s response. In the 1980s doing park research, found this beautiful illustrated “pictorial” map from the 1930’s, which was a black & white line drawing, possible drawn by Ezra Stiles. I added color and historical information. 3D drawings of buildings are shown including Carnegie Library Main Branch, Carnegie Music Hall and Carnegie Museum as it was in the 1930s. Also seen: Phipps Botanical Conservatory, the Cathedral of Learning at University of Pittsburgh, and early buildings on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Panther Lake is a brilliant turquoise blue to stand out from the greens. Along the top of the map are delightful vignette drawings of activities you can do in the park. The map includes some unbuilt projects such as an amphitheater and an elaborate pool which is where the skating rink is. Four bridges are drawn: the Greenfield Bridge, Schenley Bridge, Panther Hollow Bridge and the Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge. I changed the street names to the current names. Copyright with my changes and additions by Carol Skinger

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Grant St Pittsburgh illustration

The Point (Pittsburgh)

‘Helenium autumnale’ Print $35

‘Sharpsburg Skyline’ yellow green Print $35

Illustrated Native Plants of Western PA by Carol Skinger

‘Schenley Park Map’ Print Lge $120 Small $50