Round 4 - 40th Studio Anniversary Small Works Sale

Here is the 4th installment of the May 40th Studio Anniversary Small Works Sale. It continues to be great hearing from so many of you and watching these small works finding new homes.

Today’s 3 small-scale paintings feature a sunny streetscape in Chelsea, a now gone downtown site that featured sales of rescued ornate architectural details and the terracotta façade of the former Child’s restaurant on the Coney Island boardwalk. Each 6x6-inch oil painting is mounted on an 8x8 inch panel and is specially priced at $225.00, which includes shipping and handling and applicable taxes. Easy to hang from the keyhole on the back or can be displayed on a small stand. Payment can be made by check or PayPal to sjfstudio@aol.com.

This is the next to last mailing during the May sale. I hope you’ll consider adding one or more to your collection. Feel free to contact me for more information.

Thank you for your enthusiasm, support and sales!

In the Pink in Chelsea
Oil on panel
6x6 inches mounted on 8x8 inch panel
SOLD

Downtown Relics
Oil on panel
6x6 inches mounted on 8x8 inch panel

Coney Island Child's
Oil on panel
6x6 inches mounted on 8x8 inch panel

Round 3 - 40th Studio Anniversary Sale

The May 40th Studio Anniversary Small Works Sale continues. It has been wonderful hearing from many of you. Thanks so much for taking the time to read these mailings and keeping in touch, so welcome while sheltering in place during these uncertain times.

Today’s 3 small-scale paintings feature an ornate building façade on 14th Street, a CCNY Gargoyle and another LIC-themed painting. Each 6x6-inch oil painting is mounted on an 8x8 inch panel and is specially priced at $225.00, which includes shipping and handling and applicable taxes. Easy to hang from the keyhole on the back or can be displayed on a small stand. Payment can be made by check or PayPal to sjfstudio@aol.com.

I hope you’ll consider adding one or more to your collection. Feel free to contact me for more information.

Thank you for your enthusiasm, support and sales!

14th Street Fancy
Oil on panel
6x6 inches
8x8 inched mounted
SOLD

CCNY Gargoyle III
Oil on panel
6x6 inches
8x8 inched mounted

Zoe at LIC Corner Cafe
Oil on panel
6x6 inches
8x8 inched mounted

Round 2 - 40th Anniversary Studio Sale

A great response, all three paintings posted on May 8th have been sold. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support, it is and remains much appreciated.

During the month of May I will be offering small-scale paintings for sale. Each 5x5 or 6x6-inch oil painting is mounted on an 8x8 inch panel and is specially priced at $225.00, which includes shipping and handling and applicable taxes. Easy to hang from the keyhole on the back or can be displayed on a small stand. Payment can be made by check or PayPal. If interested please email sjfstudio@aol.com for details.

Below are three more small “Florins” and I hope you’ll consider adding one or more to your collection.

I’m still waiting for the day when I can finally return to my studio to paint. Looking like June might see this COVID-19 pandemic subside enough for New Yorkers to no longer have to shelter in place full time.

View from Chinatown
Oil on panel

6x6 inches mounted on 8x8 inch panel

SOLD

LIC Sun Dappled Historic
Oil on panel
6x6 inches mounted on 8x8 inch panel

LIC Palace Chicken
Oil on panel
6x6 inches mounted on 8x8 inch panel
SOLD

40th Year Studio Anniversary Sale

Your support of my work throughout these 40 years is much appreciated. Hard to believe that in May of 1980 I found my studio in Long Island City, NY. I was immediately impressed by the skylight along with the large north light window - perfect for a painter working with natural light. This place is where I come to paint, a sanctuary, a space to create - my studio.

To celebrate, I have several ideas in the works, one of which is a forthcoming book Sharon Florin's New York: a retrospective. During the month of May, I will be offering 20 small-scale paintings for sale. Each 5x5 or 6x6-inch oil painting is mounted on a 8x8 inch panel and is specially priced at $225.00, which includes shipping and handling and applicable taxes. Each is easy to hang from the keyhole on the back or they can be displayed on a small stand. Payment can be made by check or PayPal to sjfstudio@aol.com

I hope you will check out these small "Florins" and consider adding one or more to your collection. Here are the first 3, more to following in the days ahead. Feel free to contact me for more information.

It would have been great to spend this anniversary month in my studio and I look forward to the day when I can finally get back to painting, once this COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

View from MoMA
SOLD

Washington Square Arch
SOLD

LIC Corner Cafe
SOLD

Quilted Broadway

Playbill 2
Quilted throw
40x30 inches

A newly finished quilt, Playbill2, 40x30 inches, features the much missed Broadway theater experience. Felt I was in need of something BRIGHT and CHEERFUL while sheltering in place and listening to the ongoing COVID-19 news. Just let loose and had a good time using scraps left over from other projects. This quilt is is machine pieced and I sent it out to a long-arm quilter, Quilting by David, choosing a pattern of circles and stars. Putting the finishing touches on 3 more quilts and looking forward to working on many more projects, and very glad to have something to keep me creative and busy while not being able to get to the studio to paint.

Moon Over Chelsea

Moon Over Chelsea
Oil on panel

6x6 inches

SOLD

A painting I completed shortly before COVID-19 hurtled into NYC in a big way. This is a night scene in the Chelsea district of Manhattan with a big old moon shining down benevolently on the city that was soon to be utterly changed, for what I fear will be years to come. The governor of New York has stepped up to the plate and has done a great job getting the news out and giving one the sense that someone is in charge in leading us through this pandemic. Hunkered down at home and not painting these days. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy.

I have my sewing machine fired up though, and have been busy working on some fiber art projects. Painting with fabric.

NYC themed pillow
Machine pieced
16x16 in.

Playbill theme quilt
Machined pieced and quilted

Watching Over Harlem

Watching Over Harlem (study)
Oil on panel

6x6 inches

SOLD

Last summer my friend Debbie and I walked around Harlem and I took a bunch of photos, excited to do a few paintings of that neighborhood. I just completed this new study of some wonderful ornamentation on the facade of this Harlem apartment building. I never tire of looking up and seeing what's up there, always a surprise. With so many glass towers being constructed these days, whimsical ornamentation is a thing of the past, more's the pity.