Only today and tomorrow left for the Dog Days of Summer Sale. Don’t forget that you can just email me if you are interested in any of the sale items at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .
“Bell and Geranium” is an oil on canvas measuring 10″x8″ and is on sale for $95.
“Daisy Flower” is an oil on canvas panel measuring 12″x24″ and is on sale for $95.
“Daisy I” is an oil on Masonite panel measuring 7 1/4″ x 8″ and is on sale for $45.
“Daisy II” is an oil on Masonite panel measuring 7 1/4″ x 8″ and is on sale for $45.
Thanks for looking at the paintings on the Dog Days of Summer Sale and just email me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com if you would like to add any of them to your collection. The last listing for the sale will be tomorrow and the sale will end on Monday.
And because today’s theme is flowers I couldn’t resist throwing this photo in for you to enjoy. My niece and sister in law are visiting for a couple of days and their lovely little Westie, Tam, is with them. We played dress up with him last night and he posed as a “posie”.
My brother is going to have a fit (as they say in the deep south where we are from) when he sees what we have done to his boy dog!
Thanks Tam for being such a good sport! Don’t you think he’s cute???
“Mountain View V”
“Poppy Field” is a watercolor, matted 10″x14″, and is 
“Moon Over the Mountain” is an acrylic on canvas measuring 16″x8″ and is framed and available on sale for 
Today’s theme for the Dog Days of Summer Sale is water.
“Two Eggplants” is an oil measuring 8″ x10″ unframed and is on sale for 
“Trio of Olives II” is an oil on canvas measuring 8″ x 10″ unframed and is on sale for 
Isabella is my private student. She comes once a week and we work in acrylics. She’s a very quick study and has done some really nice little paintings.
Here she is hard at work.
There is a group of Plein Air painters that have been meeting for several years around the Front Royal area on Thursday mornings to try to capture the beautiful scenes where we live. The Shenandoah Plein Air Painters met at Philip Carter Winery yesterday morning for our painting session. And boy, was it ever overcast. 
This is my reference photo for the painting. One thing I didn’t have to worry about that is often a problem for plein air painters was the changing light. The light was a steady dull grey…no sun to be seen anywhere. 
But I got a great start on this little painting despite the weather. And I was really enjoying the solitude out at the winery early in the morning and then….
So I took another quick photo of the painting and the scene….
And then I finished it up at home. I love these quick sketches of the scenes around the valley…even if the weather is iffy!
Here is a sunflower for Carol Ann! It’s her birthday and sunflowers are her favorite. Happy Birthday!
Tug of war is their favorite game and Jed thinks he is as big as they are. He says, “It’s hard to be a Great Dane when your legs are this short!”
Lucky me! I got a new easel for my birthday last week so I did a practice run with it this weekend out at the cabin and painted the Red Chair that I posted about a few days ago. 
And here is the finished sketch. It is an oil on canvas panel measuring 8″x10″ and is 
As I mentioned before, I don’t cook a lot but when I do it is generally something I really LOVE and it has to be easy & fast. (I’m not a patient woman; I admit it freely!)
Spread mixture into a baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of parm cheese over the top. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 – 30 minutes or until nice and golden brown. 
It looks like this when it comes out of the oven and smells sooooooo good. It’s hard to wait for it to cool enough to put into your mouth. 
Serve it with thinly slice baguettes, crackers, etc. I can make a meal off it although it really should be a nice appetizer. But who says appetizers can’t be a main dish? Is it a rule?
This is the view I get each time I leave my house and don’t take the “boys” with me. It is just so pitiful. 
The Studio 