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Abstracting the weather channel in watercolor and ink

Abstracting the weather channel in watercolor and ink

February 15, 2023
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

2022 New Work

January 16, 2022
January 2022 begins with some abstract works on paper using archival colored inks          
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Crandy Grant’s cabin on a lake

Crandy Grant’s cabin on a lake

May 15, 2021
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

Tips for framing original art and prints

February 9, 2021
  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

21 House Portraits by Carol Skinger

July 29, 2020
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

Small Mall and art by Carol Skinger

February 11, 2020
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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Paintings of Sculpture

Paintings of Sculpture

January 7, 2020
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 quite a...
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Goat paintings

Goat paintings

January 12, 2019
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

Mid Century Lamp Pastel Still Life

January 2, 2019
  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

Bicycle Art Fundraiser for Pittsburgh’s MS Society 12/7/2018

November 10, 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

Bicycle Art Fundraiser for Pittsburgh’s MS Society 12/7/2018

November 10, 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?

Robert Burns dinner coming up. Should we go?

January 19, 2018
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 Painting

December 16, 2017
"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.

Fox Chapel Living article: Carol Skinger Art Exhibition at Library.

August 12, 2017
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!

Rustbelt Kayaking!

June 19, 2017
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

Painting of Aspinwall

May 19, 2017
“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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Carol Skinger Art Exhibition at Cooper Siegel Community Library

Carol Skinger Art Exhibition at Cooper Siegel Community Library

May 16, 2017
Carol Skinger's watercolor of the playground sculpture/ slide at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. Sculptor: Tom Otterness Solo art exhibition of 40+ works by Carol Skinger at  Cooper Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel,  PA YEAH and THANK YOU! Cooper Siegel Community Library in Fox Chapel has asked me to keep my...
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Sixth Avenue drawing goes to the Duquesne Club!

Sixth Avenue drawing goes to the Duquesne Club!

May 10, 2016
Sixth Avenue- Pittsburgh by Carol Skinger A 22" x 30" archival print of my ink drawing of Sixth Avenue- Pittsburgh has been purchased this spring of 2016 by the Duquesne Club in Pittsburgh. Prints of this pen and ink drawing on archival paper 8 1/2" x 11" can be purchased here. Contact...
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Stress reduction with pictures of greenery!

Stress reduction with pictures of greenery!

March 28, 2016
Healing art. Pictorial map from the 1930s of Schenley Park in Pittsburgh.
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Staghorn Garden Cafe carrying Schenley Park Pictorial Map

Staghorn Garden Cafe carrying Schenley Park Pictorial Map

February 11, 2016
Update to this post, in 2020 Staghorn Garden Cafe much loved in the neighborhood, closed for good. You can order Schenley Park Map direct from me.  Kate Morris of Staghorn Garden Café and I have at times been neighbors at Carrie Nardini’s I Made it Market events where artists and makers...
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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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