Category Archives: original artwork

Commissioned Portrait: “Guy”

Meet Guy, happy in his pool. I like portraits where the subjects are happy, even if that makes the portrait a little unconventional. Guy’s portrait was commissioned by members of Hurry Home Hounds greyhound rescue as a wedding gift for a member. Well, yeah, maybe the dog in the pool isn’t elegant, but the sun, […]

From Spring Into Summer 2016

The Studio of Bernadette E. Kazmarski presents From Spring Into Summer 2016 Celebrating the Solstice with Original Art and Prints This post is adapted from my Summer Solstice e-newsletter. Sign up for the Art & Merchandise E-newsletter if you’d like to receive it in your email. Summer is finally here with sunshine and bright colors […]

Apples and Oranges, pastel still lifes

I like to get the most out of my fruits and vegetables—like using them for still life sketches and paintings, and then enjoying them for a snack. I never set up a still life intentionally, it’s always when I see something that’s already in place, those random moments like the sun hitting the Clementines, or […]

Spring Comes to a Bend in the Creek, prints of pastel

"Spring Comes to a Bend in the Creek", 26" x 19", pastel on sanded paper © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

This painting is entitled “Spring Comes to Bend in the Creek”, 26″ x 19″, done in soft pastel on sanded pastel paper. [ss_product id=’77f7f926-eecc-11e5-8148-0cc47a075d76′ ]Landscape, “Spring Comes to a Bend in the Creek”[/ss_product] ABOUT THE ARTWORK I didn’t paint my inspirations of the seasons in any particular order, simply in the order they came to […]

“Colorful”, original framed pastel

"Colorful", 11" x 15", soft pastel , 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

This painting is entitled “Colorful”, 11″ x 15″, done in soft pastel on self-prepared board with marble dust and gesso. [ss_product id=’0d79fc02-e715-11e5-869c-0cc47a075d76′ ]Wildlife, “Colorful”, Original Pastel[/ss_product] ABOUT THE ARTWORK This work was one of my new paintings for the 2015 Wings & Wildlife Art Show at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. “Colorful” is one of […]

“Safe”, original framed pastel

"Safe", pastel, 15" x 20", 2015 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

This painting is entitled “Safe”, 15″ x 20″ , done in soft pastel on Strathmore pastel paper. ABOUT THE ARTWORK This work was one of my new paintings for the 2015 Wings & Wildlife Art Show at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. It’s called “Safe”, done pastel from my photo references. It’s the two does […]

Unnamed Tributary, en plein air

Unnamed Tributary, 9 x 12, pastel © Bernadette E. Kazmarski

The painting is an original pastel, 7.5″ x 10.5″, on Colourfix sanded pastel paper, framed original as well as full-size giclee prints as well as digital and canvas prints. ABOUT THE ARTWORK On a quiet sunny winter afternoon this little unnamed tributary surely had a lot to say, babbling along over rocks and shelves of […]

A Year in Memories, My 2014 Fosters

A Year in Memories: Emeraude, Kennedy, Smokie, Bella, Ernie and Bert It’s been some year with fostering. We lost Emeraude on February 3. Kennedy arrived on June 16 and left us on August 6. Smokie arrived on August 27. Bella arrived on September 17. Bert and Ernie arrived on November 26. Thanks to each one […]