Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, daily painter, Small Town Life, Virginia Artist on January 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
Beginning this week on Wednesday morning at 10:30 – Noon we will begin a new morning painting class at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. Several people have said they’d love to paint but can’t come in the evenings so here is the class for you.
If you have ever wanted to learn to paint or want to improve your painting skills, join us at 10:30 on Wednesday. We promise to have fun.
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Virginia Artist on January 9, 2012| 1 Comment »
The Saba Home Entrance, acrylic on canvas, 8″x10″, commission.
Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, statistics, Virginia Artist on January 7, 2012| 2 Comments »
My 2011 Blog Statistics are in and it was a very good year. This blog was viewed about 35,000 times in 2011.
In 2011, there were 280 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 668 posts.
The busiest day of the year was August 24th with 1,065 views. The most popular post that day was About Kelly.
The top referring sites in 2011 were: chickensintheroad.com and facebook.com.
There were many highlights for me this year: The Bark for the Park Show Opening and Westminster Winner and the 175th Anniversary Art Residency with the Elementary Schools and showing their work at the Community Center. They were so proud!
Many thanks to all of you, my friends, who follow my blog, offer encouragement and collect my art. Thank you for helping me continue to make a living as an artist! I am eternally grateful.
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, cottage, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Maine, Maine cottage, Virginia Artist on January 6, 2012| 1 Comment »
A Cottage in Maine, acrylic on matboard. This is my brother and sister-in-law’s place in Maine. It’s lovely and sits on a gorgeous lake. They spend time there in the summer. I gave this painting to them as a Christmas gift and I think they liked it. 🙂
Posted in Dogs, tagged Black Lab, daily painter, Dog adoption, Dogs, Rescue dogs on January 5, 2012| 1 Comment »
It was 3 years ago today that we drove over to Ohio in a snow storm to pick up our boy Jed. He was at a shelter in St. Clairsville, Ohio, after being picked up as a stray and he had been with them for several months.
The minute I saw his photo on Petfinder.com I knew he was meant to be with us. He looked so much like my beloved, Jeffie, that I had to go get him. (Did I mention that it was snowing like crazy?!) More here about how we got Jed.
This first photo is one I took the first day he came to live with us. I also had Truman at the time and Tru was not thrilled with the addition. I was hoping they would be good buddies the way Truman and Jeffie were but that never panned out.
One of Jed’s favorite spots is in front of the fire. He has turned into a really sweet and loving boy and we are so glad it worked for him to be ours.
And he makes a great painting model. I’ve done several paintings of him including my favorite that you can see here.
And when Lincoln came to live with us, Jed got his best buddy. They play till their tongues hang out!
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, poppies, Virginia Artist on January 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Poppies in a Window, acrylic, 12″x16″, available for $ 150.
If your New Year’s resolution was to do something good for yourself, or to learn something new, or start a new hobby, how about joining us for art class on Wednesday or Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. We have so much fun and no experience is required. If you want to learn, we can help.
We also are offering new this year a Wednesday morning class, 10:30-Noon. If you are interested in any of these classes just contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .
Posted in daily painter, tagged cherry, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, oil painting, Virginia Artist on January 3, 2012| 1 Comment »
The Winter Invitational continues at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Main Street in Front Royal.
Three Cherries on Teal is an oil painting measuring 8″x10″ and is available for $125,
The Studio 