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Pet Portrait Presents

It's raining cats and dogs!
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt.

Commission your own Pet Portrait or Buy this Cat Print!
This brown tabby cat sits on top of a white wrapped Christmas present with a red bow. She was the apple of her mother's eye and climbed into every box that ever came into the house. Her daughter commissioned me and sent me a darling photo of the cat to surprise her mother with a pet...

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How a Watercolor Portrait Comes Together

Step by Step..
New blog post by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt.

Most recently complete portrait, View full portfolio
My portraits of children are owned and cherished by parents throughout New York. My usual practice is to spend time getting to know the family I am going to paint, studying them, taking as many as hundred photographs. Back in the quiet and seclusion of my own studio I paint the finished...

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Decorating Day of the Dead

Colorful Ethnic Home Decor
by Miriam Schulman


Decorating Idea using ethnic Mexican Decor
Designer Kathryn M. Ireland used her own color-saturated fabrics, which pack a punch in this guest bedroom. Featured in the March 2008 issue of House Beautiful. Room is re-imagined with my artwork. 











"Forte Forest" original watercolor for sale

The watercolor painting depicts an...

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Autumn's Romance with Purple.

Plum Pretty!
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt ...
Decorating Idea with Teal and Purple
Casual style can be yours with a coat of Benjamin Moorepaint, romantic dried flower arrangements, a white garden stool, purple throw and original artwork. In this relaxed and refined living room, designer Jim Howard chose to paint the walls an azure blue and used two coats of clear high-gloss varnish. White trim...

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Scarsdale Village Halloween Style

The City of Pumpkins
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt

Scarsdale Village Original Watercolor Painting
The town came alive on Sunday with children painting store windows with washable paint. High school art clubs sold baked good and painted pumpkins. Children lined up to parade around the streets in their costumes and then eat donuts in the park.

This original watercolor landscape painting features a...

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