Meet Kristin. Here she is with her very first painting. Great, right? And here she is with her second painting. She’s doing great and learning so fast. You can too. Join us for art class on Wednesday or Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. Just ask Pat. She’ll [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Want to Paint?
Posted in art class, tagged art class, art lessons, daily painter, Virginia Artist on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dan, Dan the Popocorn Man!
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, Front Royal, Gazebo, impressionism, Landscape, Main Street Front Royal, Virginia Artist on April 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Dan, Dan the Popcorn Man is an acrylic on canvas measuring 8″x10″. This piece was commissioned by the Blue Ridge Arts Council as a gift to the organizations Volunteer of the Year. Dan Lenz has been a big supported of BRAC, serving on the board and volunteering since the organization was founded in 1987. He [...]
The Dog Park
Posted in Small Town Life, tagged Dog Park, dogs, Radio, Warren COunty on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, Kym and I appeared on Warren County Today radio show with Mario Retrosi. We talked about the Art Residency project with the 4th graders, the “Bark for the Park” Art Show and Sale at the Community Center, and the upcoming art shows at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. Well, radio really works! One [...]
“Doggles”
Posted in daily painter, dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painting, doggles, dogs, impressionism, Virginia Artist on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I love a dog in “Doggles”! So cute. This sweet girl belongs to a childhood friend of mine in Georgia. Adorable!!!
North Entrance, Shenandoah National Park
Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, North Entrance, North Entrance Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I was asked if I ever have time to paint since I have been teaching so much lately. And the answer is yes! Of course, with the Anniversary project I did with the 4th graders I painted a sample painting so their were about a dozen different subjects that I worked on so that [...]
More Mountains and Rivers…
Posted in art class, daily painter, tagged art class, art lessons, Blue Ridge, daily painting, Landscape, mountains, Shenandoah River, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on April 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
While showing you the mountain and rivers that the Tiger Cubs painted yesterday I thought I would show you what the Young Artists on Wednesday and Thursday did with the same subject. They did a fabulous job. I love seeing what they can do!
Tiger Cubs Painting Class
Posted in art class, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, daily painting, impressionism, oil painting, River, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago one of the moms of one of my Thursday Young Artists asked if I might teach her Tiger Cub scouts a lesson in color mixing and painting. Last Wednesday, we held that class. Here they are working on their painting. That’s my friend Shelly helping me with the large group. They [...]
The Flood of 2011
Posted in Small Town Life, tagged Flood, Front Royal, Main Street Front Royal, Rain on April 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
All I can say is WOW!!!
Spring Trees in Bloom
Posted in art class, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, flowers, impressionism, Virginia, Virginia Artist on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Young Artists groups painted Spring Trees in Bloom last week at their classes. They all did great work. And aren’t we glad spring has sprung!
A Sunday Visitor
Posted in dogs, Small Town Life, tagged cabin, dogs, Lab, West Virginia on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As promised yesterday I am going to tell you about our Sunday dog visitor. I was in the cabin reading and looked out the window to check on the boys barking and I see a tail sticking up from the bank of the pond. And I think that dang Lincoln is in the water again [...]
