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Showing posts with label surf. Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Starfish by Coastal Artist Kristine Kainer

Starfish
Oil on  Gallery-Wrapped Canvas
24x24


Did you know that starfish can lose a limb at will as a defense mechanism?  Did you know that they can also regenerate limbs after a loss?  Wouldn't it be amazing to have that kind of "technological know-how" in the world of medicine?  The humble starfish--I am in awe....




#starfish #coastalart #beachart #beachcottage

Friday, May 2, 2014

Sand Dollar by Kristine Kainer

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas
20x16


With temperatures already in the upper 90s in Central Texas, my thoughts turn to the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the beach.  Oh, to feel the sand between my toes!  Alas, this painting helps me dream.


Monday, October 7, 2013

Making Waves by Kristine Kainer

Oil
18x24

We've all seen them:  paintings that look like they were made by a gorilla that sell for record amounts of money in the art world.  After a particularly frustrating day (and seeing some of those astronomical purchase prices via a fellow artist's Facebook post), I temporarily regressed back to the simpler days of childhood.  Using leftover paint on my palette and my trusty middle finger, I created this seascape fingerpainting.  Enjoy.