Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Oyster Shells Oil on Canvas Panel (museum grade) 8x10 Purchase Information Oysters were a mainstay at almost every meal during a recent visit to Galveston.  These are the remains.  Slurp!  Available Paintings:   eBay Etsy Website Fine Art America Prints #texasartist #coastalart #beachart #oysters Kristine Kainer AOT, OPA KristineKainer.com Gallery Links: UGallery Framer's Gallery

Oil 20x20 Available There is nothing like slurping down freshly shucked oysters at the beach -- with lots of sand between your toes!  Alas, in Austin, I must sit at an oyster bar.  At least my car won't get sandy....

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas 10x10x1-3/8 Please contact me for purchase information Here it is--my first stone crab claw painting. Being an East Coast girl, I am used to eating Maryland blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay. In fact, I can pick crabs with the best of them. Stone crabs, though, are not Maryland blues. Only the claw meat is eaten--assuming you can get to it.... We are not talking about gently hammering at the claw with a wooden mallet or using a lobster/crab/nut cracker device. NOOOOOOOOOOOO. They have to be whacked with the blunt end of a cleaver--which can be disturbing to the uninitiated. Half the time, claw manages to slip from my grip and land on the floor. The rest of the time, I end up pulverizing the meat with shattered shell shards. Let's just say, it is easier to paint a stone crab claw than to eat it. Instead of singing the blues, I'll just eat them instead. Website:  www.kristinekainer.com Blog:  www.kristinekainer.blogs...

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas, 20x20x1-3/8"-- View eBay Listing Sorry, loyal followers of this blog, for my posting absences. I've been enthralled with this painting--dealing (and, hopefully, overcoming) with a few execution challenges. The first obvious one is the sheer size of this artwork--20x20 instead of my typical 6x6. That alone was daunting. (I've done large paintings of this size before, but this was my first OIL painting of this magnitude.) Additionally, I am still honing my skills on silverware and china. I think I succeeded. What should I tackle next? www.kkartstudios.com www.kristinekainer.blogspot.com kristine@kkartstudios.com