Here is another painting in the “Farm Animal” series based on the wonderful animals of Suzanne McMinn from Chickens in the Road fame. I love painting these little farm animals. They are just adorable. You can see more here and here.
Posts Tagged ‘daily painter’
Suzanne’s Little Pigs
Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, impressionism, oil painting, pig, pigs, Virginia Artist on May 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Lilies in Bloom
Posted in art class, daily painter, tagged art class, daily painter, daily painting, Day Lilies, flowers, impressionism, lilies, oil painting, Virginia Artist on May 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
These elegant lilies were a paint-along that I did with one of my students a few weeks ago. I finally completed mine last night. Lilies, oil on canvas, 24″x12″, available by contacting kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com . Day Lilies always make me think of my mom. They were her favorites and they are Allen’s favorites so I have [...]
A Newport Home View
Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Newport Rhode Island, oil painting, Virginia Artist on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
While in Newport last week I took loads of great photos for my reference file. This was one of my favorites. I couldn’t wait to paint it. Here is the start of the painting. I love the way this building looks with all the blooming trees around it. Still planning to touch up [...]
A Day of Waiting
Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Newport Rhode Island, trees, watercolor on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The least fun part of a great vacation is the trip home. Yesterday I had several hours to wait at the airport. Luckily I had packed my travel watercolor kit so while I waited at the cafe with my tea I worked on a little sketch of a photo I took in Newport of the [...]
An Unusual Commission
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on April 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes as a painter you get requests for commissions, paintings specifically ordered by a client. Sometimes they are portraits, like the pet portraits that I do and sometimes they are scenes, locations that a person particularly likes. But every once in a while you get an unusual request. This was one of them. A client [...]
Strasburg’s Last Tuesday Art Workshop
Posted in art class, tagged acrylic, art lessons, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Strasburg VA, Virginia Artist on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On the last Tuesday of the month we have an art workshop at Buggy B’s in Strasburg. And this past Tuesday we worked on this painting, a glorious summer day with hay bails. Here is Gloria and Francis getting a good start on their paintings. And Tammy joined the mix as well [...]
Sign up Today for the Plein Air Workshop
Posted in daily painter, tagged art class, art lessons, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Plein Air, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Have you wanted to try your hand at painting out-of-doors just like the Impressionists painters did but aren’t sure where to start? This workshop is your opportunity. Sign up now by contacting me at kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com for the Plein Air Painting Workshop on Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee: $79 Pre-registration required. We’ll find a [...]
Young Artists Paint and Draw
Posted in art class, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, daily painter, fruit, impressionism, lemon, Virginia Artist on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday’s Young Artist created these beautiful paintings of lemons this past week. Didn’t they do a great job? Young artists, ages 7-12, paint with me each week on Wednesday or Thursday, from 4:15-5:15. We create something new each week as they learn about color mixing, composition, the use of painting equipment and much more. If [...]
Leadership Class 2012
Posted in art class, Small Town Life, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, daily painter, Leadership Class, Shenandoah Valley, Small Town Life, Virginia Artist on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I was invited to teach this year’s Adult Leadership Class a lesson in art. Leadership is an excellent program that the Chamber of Commerce offers that studies a different aspect of our community each month. They study in-depth government, education, industry, tourism, law enforcement, art, and much more over the course of the year. So, [...]
Apple Tree with a View
Posted in art class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, art class, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, Virginia Artist on April 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This week the Young Artists painted a beautiful scene from the apple orchard. Great job everyone! Here is my demo painting and the reference photo. These trees are in an orchard in Purgitsville, WV. A lovely place with a beautiful view.
