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CATHERINE J MARTZLOFF / Bright and Expressive Original Oil Paintings

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Interior Rhythm Bowl Oil painting of a table with dramatic light. A free form bowl in shades of pink casts dark shadows in blue and turquoise. There is an abstract and simple floral motif in the back in warm yellows. Lines are drawn to segment the table into quadrants creating a contemporary mood to the painting.
2 weeks ago Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Interior Rhythm Bowl

Interior Rhythm Bowl 12″ x 16″ | Oil and Oil Pastel on Panel | $1120 This experimental still life marks […]

Sunflowers on Sunday Oil painting of colorful sunflowers and flowers in a patterned blue vase against a warm yellow-orange background
2 months ago Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Sunflowers on Sunday

Sunflowers on Sunday 20″ x 16″ Oil on canvas – $1850 Whenever I can incorporate a vintage piece of ware […]

The Stories We Paint: Turquoise and Twigs Every spring, I look forward to a specific view outside my kitchen window. There is an old Weigela shrub out there—about 30 years old now—that bursts into life with the most lovely pink florets. I have always been drawn to its delicate, almost magnolia-like flowers and the woody, tree-like structure of its branches.Lately, my studio practice has been deeply focused on still lifes, particularly exploring the forms of fruit and bowls. But on this specific day, I felt like I just needed a direct hit of nature and the outdoors. I went outside, clipped a few twigs from the Weigela, placed them in a simple glass cup, and sat down at the easel.The glass added a beautiful sense of fragility to the setup, and I loved being able to see the raw branch stems submerged in the water.Around this same time, a painting friend had introduced me to working with a black background. That concept was still lingering in my mind. For years, I have been so comfortable using white, patterns, or solid colors behind my subjects. Introducing black felt entirely different.Leaving that dark backdrop up in my studio has been incredibly enlightening. It has pushed me to see the vast array of subtle colors that can actually come through within "black" shapes and deep shadows.Turquoise and Twigs captures that exact moment of transition for me—finding the delicate balance between the woodiness of the branches, the fragility of the glass, and a brand new way of looking at color and shadow.
July 7, 2026 1 Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

The Stories We Paint: Turquoise and Twigs

Turquoise and Twigs 10″x 8″ Oil on canvas – $475 Every spring, I look forward to a specific view outside […]

Capturing Fleeting Beauty in ‘The Unexpected Garden’ An impressionist oil painting featuring a cluster of purple irises with long green leaves, set against a textured, warm yellow background. The flowers display rich shades of violet, lavender, and dark indigo, while small hints of yellow accent the lower right foliage. The artwork has visible, expressive brushstrokes and the artist's signature is faintly visible in the bottom left corner.
June 17, 2026 2 Comments by cmartzloff Flowers

Capturing Fleeting Beauty in ‘The Unexpected Garden’

The Unexpected Garden Oil on canvas – 20″ x 16″ – $1850 A fleeting moment on a hometown walk The […]

Unlocking the Secrets of ‘The Floral Halo’ Painting Still life oil painting titled The Floral Halo featuring a blue-rimmed bowl with a floral interior pattern against a warm terracotta background by Catherine J. Martzloff.
May 19, 2026 2 Comments by cmartzloff Flowers

Unlocking the Secrets of ‘The Floral Halo’ Painting

The Floral Halo Oil on Canvas 8″ x 10″ – $475 Every object brought into the studio carries its own […]

Revisiting: A Poetic Portrait of A Summer Iris Garden
April 21, 2026 Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Revisiting: A Poetic Portrait of A Summer Iris Garden

Summer Iris Garden 14″ x11″ Oil on canvas – $675 in summerbetween the waves of heatcool dirt upon my toes […]

A Victorian Spring: Capturing the Essence of Early Spring
April 3, 2026 1 Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

A Victorian Spring: Capturing the Essence of Early Spring

A Victorian Spring 8″ x 10″ Oil on canvas – $475 There’s a moment in early spring when everything gathers […]

“A Wonderful Life”
January 14, 2026 2 Comments by cmartzloff Flowers

“A Wonderful Life”

A Wonderful Life – 16″ x 20″ – Oil on canvas – $1450 This painting came from a period of […]

Exploring Color in Warm Recollections
November 26, 2025 1 Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Exploring Color in Warm Recollections

Warm Recollections 14″ x 18″ Oil on canvas – $1125 Warm Recollections grew from a pull toward familiar objects. The […]

Starlight and Blossoms: Capturing Inner Worlds
November 18, 2025 5 Comments by cmartzloff Flowers

Starlight and Blossoms: Capturing Inner Worlds

Starlight and Blossoms 30″ x 24″ – Oil on canvas – $4200 Starlight and Blossoms is the fourth piece in […]

The Blue Jar and Wilted Blooms
November 12, 2025 Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

The Blue Jar and Wilted Blooms

Blue Jar and Wilted Blooms – 8″ x 10″ Oil on canvas – $475 There’s a quiet rhythm in this […]

The Way Sunflowers Lean
October 29, 2025 Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

The Way Sunflowers Lean

The Way Sunflowers Lean – 20″ x 16″ Oil on canvas – $1850 Some flowers stand upright with unfailing confidence. […]

Still Life in Two Worlds: A Reflection on Perception
October 21, 2025 Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Still Life in Two Worlds: A Reflection on Perception

Still Life in Two Worlds – 16″ x 20″ Oil on canvas – $1850 A jar of late-summer zinnias, a […]

A Place at the Table: Exploring Everyday Beauty in Still Life
October 7, 2025 Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

A Place at the Table: Exploring Everyday Beauty in Still Life

A Place at the Table – 30″ x 24″ Oil on canvas $4200 This still life was inspired by an […]

Sunflower Painting: Festival Echoes in Oil
October 1, 2025 1 Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Sunflower Painting: Festival Echoes in Oil

Sunflowers and Festival Echoes – 20″ x 16″ Oil on canvas – $1850 This sunflower painting carries the joy of […]

Caught on Monday: A Celebration of Zinnias
September 1, 2025 Leave a Comment by cmartzloff Flowers

Caught on Monday: A Celebration of Zinnias

Caught on Monday 10″ x 8″ Oil on canvas – SOLD Sometimes a painting just arrives without much planning, and […]

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