Studio Sale (Changes Often!) | Beth Schneider Paffenback

• Salty

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 36 x 1.5. This is another in my series of mid-ocean oil paintings. To me, the natural chaos caused by wind meeting waves makes a powerfully raw and beautiful spectacle. Particularly when experienced fr…

• A Splash of Blue

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12 x 1.5. There is no single blue that can define the ocean, and whatever blue may exist in one moment changes the next as wind, waves, and sunlight cast their collective spell. I tried to capture thos…

• Light Moves

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 12 x 1.5. Sunrise, sunset. The light is always moving, enchanting everything within its glow. This calming seaside sunset paints a riot of color in the cloudscape as well as the sea resting below. Smal…

• The Deep Blue

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 36 x 1.5. The deep blue sea: always in motion, constantly shifting from one shade of blue to the next, and always fascinating to consider from the comparative safety of warm, dry land. I hope you enjoy…

• Wintery Mix

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 48 x 1.5. The inspiration for this large format (48x36) oil painting was a photograph my daughter took on a winter visit to Finland. The combination of snow, rock, and the faintest hint of sunshine val…

• Coming Ashore

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 48 x 1.5. Water, rocks, and the never-ending power of the ocean. For this large format (48x36) oil painting I used a wide-ranging color palette and many layers of paint to create texture. In Coming Ash…

• At Ease

  Oil, Canvas, 36 x 36 x 1.5. Sitting along the shore, quietly looking out across the ocean's surface as the morning sunrise effortlessly paints a new day on the sky's canvas. I've been blessed to experience this many tim…

• Whispers at Sea

  Oil, Canvas, 40 x 48. If you are not there to hear them, do they make any sound? While the crashing waves may be suggested visually, they are but a whisper in the vastness of the open ocean, and even less so if we are n…