For example, this sunflower was collected by one of my art students. She herself is learning how to paint and finds inspiration being surrounded by art that she loves.
You can discover a sunflower painting on my website. I think I only have one original painting in the studio, but there are sunflower prints and more on the way.
If you want to surround yourself with art, you can also own the luxury of a fine art original.
Pigs have been especially popular among my collectors. You can't collect this one (an original means it is one of a kind)
However, you can collect prints of any of the artwork you see here. If you can't find it on my website, please just respond to this email. I would love to create a custom print or even a special commission just for you.
In 2017, I sold 19 originals and also completed 7 commissions of pets, homes and people.
In this blog post, you can explore some of my favorite originals. Animal art continues to be a best selling subject for me as 12 of the paintings collected last year were either dog portraits or original animal art.
However, purple irises, sunflowers and collages were all collected as well as popular and charming Word Art. ( I still have two empowering word art paintings in the studio, gift ready for that special sweetheart)
Enjoy the beauty of flowers all year long >>
>> Discover a touch of exotic whimsy to brighten your world
>> Collect farm animal art for your country kitchen
>> Commission of your fur baby in time for father's or mother's day
>> Collect your own Empowering Word Art
Want prints of any of the artworks you see here? If you can't find it on my website, write me an email: Miriam@Schulmanart.com. I would love to create a custom print or even a special commission just for you.
Hey there, I'm Miriam Schulman and I tell stories (often with watercolor and mixed media) I also teach other people how to express their stories through art. When I'm not working in my art studio, you can find me in museums, spending time with my amazing family -like screaming my head off at my son's wrestling match or watching my daughter play cello.
Come see what kind of art I create at www.SchulmanArt.com or
join the fun here at TheInspirationPlace.net
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I work in a studio on the second floor of my suburban home and from my window I can spy on many of my neighbors. Now I am not talking about the human neighbors, but all the furry creatures that live in my backyard.
In my wooded yard, there are plenty of chipmunks that frustrate my cat, squirrels that give my cat exercise running around the yard and then nocturnal raccoons that hide under the drains in the street.
Cool weather and changing leaves are good and all, but at least half of what excites me this time of year is the things we get to start EATING! Can’t wait to go IN on butternut squash soup and roasted chestnuts. Although, I admit I am a bit worried about Thanksgiving this year. Is it too early to book my preemptive pre-Thanksgiving therapy appointment?
This will be our first Thanksgiving as vegans so we're headed to my mother's.. but my sister is Kosher (with a capital K) and this is sure to cause my mom a nervous breakdown that she can't feed us with her goodies.
There’s so much I look forward to this time of year... autumn foliage and mums are just a few of my faves but is there anything better than a long drive on a crisp, autumn day?
I’m packing up the Honda and headed to Tarrytown, NY to meet up with my high school girl friends. Believe it or not ALL FOUR of our names start with the letter "M" (kinda like the "Heathers"! except we were not mean girls, promise.)
There is nothing like getting together with childhood friends to help you connect to your truest self no matter how much you have changed. Don't you agree?
In case you're curious about me, let me tell you a little bit more about myself. I live my creative life with gratitude in New York's backyard. After witnessing the devastation of the attacks of 9/11, I abandoned my hedge fund job to work on my art full time. Rejecting the starving artist myth, my watercolor and mixed media paintings have been seen on NBC, published in art magazines & home decor books and collected worldwide. In addition, the Hudson River Museum and Katonah Museum of Art have carried my artistic accessories in their gift shops. My art has been published in art magazines such as Art of Man, Art Journaling Magazine by Stampington, Professional Artist magazine and The New York Times. I'm also a contributing writer for Professional Artist magazine.
You finally cleared off the kitchen table, gathered your supplies, lit a candle and even put on mood music and then NOTHING.
Nada. zip. and you are left staring at a bank piece of paper or a white canvas with no idea of what you want to paint.
Has that ever happened to you...?
Believe me it has happened to all of us which is why I put together this 5 day challenge JUST FOR YOU
I’m guessing you might have some of these thoughts…
So if you’re looking for ideas to paint, help narrowing them down AND a photo for each day to paint then I've got you covered for 5 days next week.
But here’s the thing.. .I only want to email you if this is something you want to try-- no sense emailing you if you don’t want to give your creativity a shot in the arm.
If you want 5 days of inspiration, encouragement and photo references click here to join
Poppy painting by Miriam Schulman - now in private collection
Discover similar floral art on schulmanArt.com
When collectors see my work on display, they always comment how my art makes them feel both calm and happy at the same time. The beauty of this reaction is that it happens to be how I want my art to make people feel.
It has taken years to hone the skills to create this feeling through the use of colors, subject matter, and texture,
My art practice has developed as a personal means of processing and transforming life. I am always striving for optimism and positivity, and use my work in combination with my journaling practice to build a collection of thoughts and imagery that heals me.
My childhood was full of heartache, and I found art making to be the best way for me to connect with the qualities in life I wanted to create for myself, those of joy, harmony and self-love.
Though I am always finding and responding to new influences, the WAY I approach subjects is how I personally benefit from my own work, and this process, in turn, allows me to share that feeling with others.
For this art, I combined the sweetness of the cow with a rose garden.
→Click here to learn more about Rosie the cow
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