Grant St Pittsburgh illustration
Grant Street Pittsburgh 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...
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The Point (Pittsburgh)
The Point, Pittsburgh PA. Head of the Ohio. Confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela RiversA 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...
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Illustrated Native Plants of Western PA by Carol Skinger
$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
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The Grandeur of Power, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition May 6- June 24, 2023
The Consequences of Losing My watercolor and gouache cityscape painting of Seneca leader Guyasuta as he stands on pedestal in H.K. Heinz Memorial Plaza, Sharpsburg (Pittsburgh) was my submission to the exhibition: The Grandeur of Power curated by Eric Shiner May 6- June 24 2o23. Eric is now President of...
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Abstracting the weather channel in watercolor and ink
My new work on paper will be on display at Panza- 115 Sedgwick St, Millvale, PA from February 17th-26th, 2023. It's just for two weekends including evening hours on Friday and daytime hours on Saturday and Sunday. Come see the fun exhibition of maybe 80 people's work! I'll be showing...
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2022 New Work
January 2022 begins with some abstract works on paper using archival colored inks
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Crandy Grant’s cabin on a lake
I was so pleased to hear from an old friend from my ski racing years- Crandy Grant. Crandy and I have kept in touch on social media where he follows my artwork via Carol Skinger Artworks. In recent years Crandy built a delightful cabin on land his family owned in...
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Tips for framing original art and prints
I'm going to describe best practices for framing here but caution you that using these methods is expensive. I myself sometimes use these methods for art in my own home and sometimes I don't. Not everything needs to be handled this way. Not everything needs to last for 100...
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21 House Portraits by Carol Skinger
A few of my custom house portraits. Contact me for an estimate. I use watercolor and gouache which is opaque watercolor.
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Small Mall and art by Carol Skinger
In January 2020 I completed 21 new artworks, mostly watercolor and gouache and rushed 12 of them to the printers. For the next 90 days I am so happy to say I am one of the new artists and makers who will have work for sale at Casey Droege's Small...
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2020 Paintings of Sculpture
Orange in the Woods 8 x 8 Carol Skinger 2020 I started the year with a month of art making on the theme of including a sculpture, or what I think is sculpture in each artwork. Perhaps because my father was a sculptor and metals artist I have...
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Goat paintings
My paintings of goats were inspired by visits to Goat Rodeo Farm and Dairy . Their goat cheese is amazing and I learned how personable goats are. I created the paintings for a 2 day event in Feb 2019 at Artist Image Resource. The unframed original paintings (not prints) are for...
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Mid Century Lamp Pastel Still Life
1/1/2019 New Years day pastel. First artwork of the year. Pastel of Mid Century floor lamp with with bittersweet in a vase. It's here in my studio if you are interested. send me a message via my contact page. I got the bittersweet on a bike ride on Thanksgiving...
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Bicycle Art Fundraiser for Pittsburgh’s MS Society 12/7/2018
Cycling Across the Allegheny River, Watercolor and Gouache by Carol Skinger to be auctioned this coming Friday Dec. 7, 2018 Art of Cycling, A Benefit for Bike MS at the Wigle Distillery in the Strip District Pittsburgh MS fundraiser between 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Wigle Whiskey Distillery 2401 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. Proceeds...
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Bicycle Art Fundraiser for Pittsburgh’s MS Society 12/7/2018
Camping and Biking, Watercolor and Gouache by Carol Skinger to be auctioned this coming Friday Dec. 7, 2018 Art of Cycling, A Benefit for Bike MS at the Wigle Distillery in the Strip District Pittsburgh MS fundraiser between 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Wigle Whiskey Distillery 2401 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. Proceeds benefit the...
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Robert Burns dinner coming up. Should we go?
Phipps Conservatory and Robert Burns sculpture Pittsburgh, PA Ink drawing by Carol Skinger. An 8 1/2 " x 11" print for $25 can be purchased here. Each year the St. Andrews Society of Pittsburgh hosts a Robert Burns dinner including traditional piping in the haggis, Taste of Scotland Buffet, traditional toasts, and Burns...
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Aspinwall Painting
"Aspinwall" original painting by Carol Skinger 24″ x 31″ "Aspinwall" a painting of the rooftops of Aspinwall from Route 28 is original painting by Carol Skinger. It is a watercolor, gouache & ink painting on 400 lb watercolor paper, $500. It was created for my 10 month solo art show...
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Fox Chapel Living article: Carol Skinger Art Exhibition at Library.
Thanks to Fox Chapel Living (August 2017 issue) editor Lisa Corna for featuring my solo art show in the magazine. My solo show at Cooper Siegel Community Library was on display for 18 months ending March 15, 2018. As artworks sold people took them home the same day. The library...
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Rustbelt Kayaking!
My watercolor & gouache painting titled Rustbelt Kayaking is part of my solo show of 40 works at Cooper Siegel Community Library 403 Fox Chapel Road in Pittsburgh (Fox Chapel) 15238. On the walls from May 14, 2017- March 15, 2018 , a public reception was held Saturday June 24, 2017. ...
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Painting of Aspinwall
“Aspinwall” a 24" x 31" painting of the rooftops of Aspinwall from Route 28 is original painting by Carol Skinger. It is available for purchase $500. It is a watercolor, gouache & ink painting on 400 lb watercolor paper. Prints available 11″ x 14″ printed on watercolor paper $55. Larger prints suitable for...
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