Vern Schwarz Art

My gymnist granddaughter Holly is a wonderful young lady.  I started this painting almost two years ago and after fiddling and forgetting ab...

This little beauty was referenced from a photo I took a couple of years ago of kids just having fun at the lake.  It is so spontaneous and a...

Had a little fun last night with some almost done left over paint and an old abused brush.  The light was bad and it looks like my mood was ...

This beautiful Burmese is sorely missed and hopefully the painting brings the owners some pleasure. It was so much fun to paint in that the ...

Taken in Puerto Vallarta in 2023, this photo reference was always in the back of mind to paint. Love the woman staring straight ahead in her...

  Spring is finally here and it was so much fun to get out to Bunn's Creek about three weeks ago and snap some reference photos.  I just...

In this latest workshop I gave a drawing and painting demo prior to letting them have at it themselves. I like to emphasize the importance o...

I was looking for a rabbit image to create something Easter themed and came across this Wikipedia photo... hence the title of this painting....

This painting ready for framing is from a photo snapped last year in Puerto Vallarta.  Love the interaction between the three people, and th...

This is a quick demo painting which I thoroughly enjoyed doing in my latest workshop based on a beautiful original by Carol Marine. (She gen...

This just finished painting is the subject of my first email to subscribers to vernschwarz.com .  Please visit and sign up to view my newest...

  This little beauty is what keeps us green and fed.  Don't see as many as when I was a kid, but it sure is a treat to see them at work ...

This is a scene which we've all seen if we are Lake of the Woods or like area visitors.  I know I have fished in similar areas over the ...

This little egg study was a demo for the mini workshop I held for two budding oil painters.  oil on canvas board 5' x 7" 

Nice little bumble bee study. oil on canvas board 5" x 7"

This little painting is part of a collection that I am preparing for my first art fair.  There will be seventy artists exhibiting at the beg...

This was the third demo from my last workshop.  Great subject and challenging to get that ice cream cone breathing.  Three of the participan...

This lovely looking girl really knows how to strike a pose,  and was painted alla prima.  Using plenty of paint and mixing my colours and va...

Tis the scary time of the year, and I wanted to do something seasonal to cap off the final day of the workshop.  Three of them tried it with...

This commission was received at the recent E. St.Paul dog show.  I took a number of photos of this beautiful borzoi, and his owner decided o...

This latest workshop demo was done in water soluble oils as three of the participants are using them and the question was are they okay.  We...

                                        Day one of my latest workshop featured a drawing demo together with this painting focusing on values...

I will be teaching again at the Artists Emporium later this month and did this little painting to post on their ad.  Last workshop was a bla...

This was a demo painting done at the E. St. Paul dog show this weekend which was just completed in my studio today.  I love bull terriers an...

Can't say life has given me more than my fair share of this citrusy fruit, but I probably deserved what I got.  Thought I'd try my h...

This is a painting I did in exchange for a crown installed this last February in Bucerias.  The dentist Adrian Malja is fabulous, and his st...

Decided to do a larger landscape for something a little different. Our province is blessed with over 100,000 lakes with cottage life and fis...

Just framed, this painting of ambrosia apple which made some seriously delicious pie by the way, is available and looking for a new home. oi...

This handsome fellow was a treasured friend missed sorely by his friend and owner.  I hesitate to use the word owner here because of the spe...

Rio was a beloved pet of a young family who are like family to me.  Here she is snuggled up with her arm around pal Airah who I'm sure m...

This lovely lady was walking laps around the pool at our resort in Mexico and I was immediately struck by her beautiful unique looking hat. ...

Ione Thorkelson is a Manitoba treasure with her magnificent glass creations.  This is a vase I acquired close to forty years ago and never t...

Orkin is my grandaughters pet cat in charge of pest control, and doing a fine job. This was a Christmas present which she requested, and her...

This was a collaboration with my four year old granddaughter who snapped this reference with her dad's cell phone.  She is an ardent art...

Commission piece just finished of Charlie, who was a very loved and missed companion. A great looking dog who appears to have had tons of ...