Sophie (sold)

portrait of a Redbone Coonhound mix

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • Poway, California

Bovine Intervention (sold)

Louisiana cow quintet

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


7 x 5 inches • acrylic on Gessobord

Private collection • Milan, Illinois

Summer Song (sold)

north Louisiana Indian summer landscape

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


16 x 20 • acrylic on cradled Gessobord • sides painted dark brown
gloss varnish for protection & easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • Puyallup, Washington

After the Storm (sold)

© 2008 by Karen Mathison Schmidt


After the Storm
24 x 36 x 2 inches deep • acrylic on 2" cradled Gessobord

private collection • Puyallup, Washington

Heirlooms (sold)

Antique pitcher with tea roses

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • New Bern, NC

Between Orchard and Pie (sold)

apples, plums, peaches in a vintage milk glass fruit bowl

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic painting on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning

private collection, Bethesda, MD

Remembrance (sold)

Pansies on a Cloudy Day

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection & easy cleaning

private collection • New Bern, North Carolina

Yearwood Road on a May Afternoon (sold)

northwest Louisiana landscape

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on gessobord
gloss varnish for protection & easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • San Luis Obispo, California

Waterfront Glow (sold)

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Consider These (sold)

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • Scottsdale, Arizona

Irises Out Front (sold)

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed

private collection • Carrollton, Texas

Annie in the Afternoon (sold)

And now for something completely different: a pet portrait in which the subject is actually awake!

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed
private collection • Titusville, New Jersey

Antique (sold)

Henry, our bluetick coonhound, sleeping on an antique sofa.

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


5 x 7 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed
private collection, Poway, California

Dreaming in Color (sold)

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt
6x6 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • Poway, California

Italia Soleggiata (sold)

(Sunny Italy)

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6x6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning

private collection • Puyallup, Washington

Honey Bunch (sold)

Fragrant spring bouquet of daffodils & paperwhites

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • San José, California

Let ’em Lie (sold)

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
private collection • Riga, Latvia

Bayou Road on a Spring Morning (sold)

North Louisiana Landscape ... A Country Road

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


5 x 7 • acrylic on Gessobord

private collection • Lafayette, Colorado

Spring Morning (SOLD)

North Louisiana Spring Landscape
© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


7 x 5 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning
private collection • Gig Harbor, Washington

Late Winter Glow (SOLD)

Northwest Louisiana Bayou Landscape

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


18 x 24 • acrylic on 1" cradled Gessobord • sides painted dark umber
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning

February Dusk (SOLD)

North Louisiana Landscape

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


5 x 7 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning

Oak Tree on Ratcliff (SOLD)

Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood streetscape

©2007 Karen Mathison Schmidt


24 x 18 • acrylic on 3/8 inch art board
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed
dovetail slot in back allows for hanging flush against the wall

See close-up details of this painting here!

Anticipating Flagstaff (SOLD)

© 2007 Karen Mathison Schmidt


24 x 18 • acrylic on cradled gessobord • sides painted dark umber
Gloss varnish for protection and ease of cleaning • sold unframed

See close-up details of this painting here!

Roses for Enid (SOLD)

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning • sold unframed

Henry (SOLD)

Portrait of a Bluetick Coonhound

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning
private collection (Atlanta, GA)

Anticipating Spring (SOLD)

or, The future Queen of the Universe calculates her next move.

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection and easy cleaning
private collection (Valparaiso, IN)

Santa Fe Garden

©2005 Karen Mathison Schmidt
(I dug this one up from the archives to post here ...
I’m planning to make prints available in the not-too-distant future!)


10 x 10 • acrylic on cradled hardwood panel
private collection, Chico, CA

There’s No Place Like Home” (SOLD)

©2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


6 x 6 • acrylic on Gessobord
gloss varnish for protection & ease of cleaning • sold unframed
private collection • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Midwinter Moon (SOLD)

© 2008 Karen Mathison Schmidt


16 x 20 • acrylic on cradled gessobord
sides painted dark umber
gloss varnish for protection and ease of cleaning
private collection • Vancouver, BC, Canada