Galveston Crab

Oil
30x10
SOLD

I recently returned from a trip to Galveston (4 hours away) with precious cargo: 20 pounds of live blue crabs! The entire weekend was spent picking, then feasting, then picking, then feasting, etc. I must say, the efforts (and sore fingers) were worth every morsel!

crab art for sale

Available Paintings:  

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Kristine Kainer

AOT, OPA

KristineKainer.com

Gallery Links:

UGallery

Framer's Gallery

Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs Lazy Susan

Chesapeake Blues

Acrylic on Handmade MDF (Furniture Grade) Lazy Susan
14-inch Diameter
NFS

Yesterday, you saw my oysters on the half shell Lazy Susan which I made for my father's Christmas present.  Today, Mom's gift takes center stage.

I grew up along the Eastern Seaboard, thanks to my dad's military service.  Though I now reside in Texas, I am often homesick for the delicious fresh shellfish that was in abundance for most of my life. As a sweet reminder of our time near the Chesapeake Bay, I painted this Lazy Susan for my mom.  (Actually, this was originally for Dad--sorry, Dad!--but I struggled painting all those crustaceans and Christmas loomed.  I switched his subject in order to ship in a timely fashion.) Thus, Mom has the crabs (the Lazy Susan crabs, that is).

Commissions welcome!

Available Paintings:  

eBay

Etsy

Website

Fine Art America Prints

#texasartist #coastalart #beachart

Kristine Kainer

AOT, AWA

KristineKainer.com

Gallery Links:

UGallery

Framer's Gallery

Oyster Shell

Oil on Canvas Panel (Museum Grade)

6x6

SOLD

Another oyster.  Another delicious meal last month--slathered in cocktail sauce, horseradish (can anyone find "Gold's Horseradish" in their supermarkets?  I MUST HAVE SOME!), and the squirt of a lemon.  Briny goodness....

Oyster on the Half Shell

Oil

12x12

SOLD

I had the pleasure of returning to New Orleans during the recent Christmas holidays.  Every day, I had at least one meal consisting of fresh Gulf oysters.  This fine specimen is just one of the many juicy ones I devoured.  (Slurp, slurp.)

Making Waves

18x24

Oil

Purchase Information

We've all seen them:  paintings that look like they were made by a gorilla that sell for record amounts of money in the art world.  After a particularly frustrating day (and seeing some of those astronomical purchase prices via a fellow artist's Facebook post), I temporarily regressed back to the simpler days of childhood.  Using leftover paint on my palette and my trusty middle finger, I created this seascape fingerpainting.  Enjoy.

Sand Dollar

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

12 x 12 x 5/8

Available

Ahhhh, finally--a LARGE painting!  While I continue to practice techniques and explore different subjects with my miniature acrylic paintings, I still love the buttery feel of oils.  

This painting is available through UGallery.  

It is also available as a print in a couple of  rectangular sizes through Turning Art 

and square sizes (as originally painted) through Fine Art America.  

Miniature Painting/ACEO Art Card - Sand Dollar No. 2

Acrylic on Bristol Series 300

3.5 x 2.5

SOLD

Still missing the beach; I'm getting good mileage out of this sand dollar!

Miniature Painting/ACEO Art Card - Sand Dollar No. 1

Acrylic on Bristol Series 300

2.5 x 3.5

SOLD

I'm dreaming of the beach again.  We weren't able to go to the coast this summer and I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms as a result.  This little sand dollar (from one I found near the surf in Galveston) certainly helps ease the suffering!

Stone Crab Claw

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

10x10x1-3/8

Please contact me regarding 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.

Sand Dollar

Oil on canvas panel (museum grade)

6x6

Available

Recently, I spent a week in Galveston. Envision this: A small beachfront cottage on the western edge of the island. Few tourists (other than my family of three and two small fluffy pooches). A deck that runs the length of the cottage, parallel to the beach. Large windows overlooking the Gulf. Easy access to the sand and surf. A balmy breeze. The beginnings of a magnificent sandcastle started on the afternoon we arrived. Rain. Yes, rain. Lots of it. On day #2. For the duration of the trip.
The ground was saturated. The sandcastle "melted." The fluffsters were drenched. The aroma of "wet dog" mingled with the salty sea air. Eight of the nine bottles of sunblock we packed remain unopened.
This sand dollar evokes dreams of a sunny beach vacation. Next year....

Website: www.kristinekainer.com

Quietude

Oil on Stretched Canvas

20x16

Available

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Oyster Shell

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

20 x 20 x 1 3/8

SOLD

The only thing better than this shell would be having the actual oyster to eat OR a pearl inside.  I'd take either.

Gulf Waters

Oil on canvas, 28x22, $400

Maybe I should include some tar balls?

Approaching Storm

Oil on canvas panel, 6x8--View eBay Listing

There's something exciting about the ominous....

Oyster with Lemon

Oil on Canvas Panel, 6x6--SOLD

We are now the proud owners of a gallon of freshly shucked oysters from the Gulf of Mexico. Needless to say, I've been snacking on them throughout the day (covered in horseradish). Slurp, slurp!