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Kids Paint Monet

Posted in Art Camp, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 19, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Art Camp, Ages 5-7 with Monet's Poppies

Art Camp, Ages 5-7 with Monet’s Poppies

We had a great day of Art Camp with the young artists painting Monet’s Poppy Field.  We talked about Monet (that they like to call Money) and impressionism and they painted these fabulous paintings.  Great job!

This was the first time we have offered camp for this young age group and they were great.  How can you resist their happy faces when they show off their art.

The Twins with Framed Blue Dogs

The Twins with Framed Blue Dogs

Here are the Grady twins (with Gryffin photo-bombing) with their painting of Blue Dog.  They brought it back in for me to frame for them.  Wonderful!

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Blue Dogs at Art Camp

Posted in Art Camp, tagged , , , , , , on June 18, 2013| 1 Comment »

Art Camp 2013 Session 1, ages 5-7

Art Camp 2013
Session 1, ages 5-7

Art Camp started yesterday with six great young artists.  These kids are just 5 – 7 years old and look  at what a great job they did on Rodriguez Blue Dog!  Super work everyone.  Keep it up.

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Finished Long Green

Posted in Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , , on June 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Long Green Finished A few weeks ago I shared with you my day at Long Green where I went to paint with other artists for an upcoming show that will benefit Blue Ridge Hospice.  (Read more about it here.)  I completed one of the paintings that I started that day.  When I get more details about the show I will pass it along.

Long Green, oil on canvas, 9″x12″.

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Minute Maid Park – Houston

Posted in daily painter, Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , on June 15, 2013| 1 Comment »

Minute Maid Park Houston Astros

Minute Maid Park
Houston Astros

Completed Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros.  This is the second domed field in the series that I’ve painted.  To see all the paintings that are done so far in the Painted Diamonds series click here.

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Ethan and Stinkin’ Lincoln

Posted in Art Class, Dogs, tagged , , , , , , on June 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Ethan and Lincoln

Ethan and Lincoln

Because of the really stormy weather we had yesterday I only had one young artist come to class yesterday.  When this happens I let them choose what they want to paint from the paintings they may have  missed in previous classes.  Ethan chose to paint Lincoln.  And what a great job you did Ethan!  Wonderful.  You can see what the other artists did with this painting last year by clicking here.

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Always Proud of My Students

Posted in Art Class, tagged , , , , , , on June 13, 2013| 2 Comments »

Pat

Pat

Gretchen

Gretchen

Jan

Jan

Kathy

Kathy

I am always so proud of my art students and love sharing their work with you.  I often post photos of the kids paintings and forget to take photos of the adults as they finish their paintings.  But yesterday it seems that everyone was finishing paintings at the same time so I got some great shots.  These are all Wednesday morning or evening students.  Keep it up girls.  Great job by all!!!

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Congrats to The Apple House

Posted in daily painter, Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , on June 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Apple House article 1It is always a surprise and a little thrill when I see my art on display either in the home of a collector or in a publication.  This week, when I was reading through the EDA Newsletter, I got that surprise when a painting that I did of The Apple House several years ago was featured in the article.  Katie had the piece commissioned for her dad’s birthday.  And they have used it on advertisement and websites since then.  Thanks EDA for making my day.  And many, many congratulations to George, Katie and the entire Apple House family for your 50 years in business!  If you haven’t been to The Apple House, off exit 13 on I-66, or The Apple House Deli on Main Street in Front Royal then you are missing a treat.  Get there soon.

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Acrylics for Painted Diamonds

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Acrylic Paints

Acrylic Paints

I am using acrylic paints for the baseball parks that I am doing for the Kickstarter project.  I chose acrylic for a couple of reasons.  First, they dry quickly which makes it easier to put in the details I need in the background scenery. And second, because acrylic dries quicker than oils I can store these paintings as I work on them.  Thirty 18″ x 24″ canvas are not easy to store so being able to stack them really helps.  🙂

As you can see from the photo there is quite a few different brands.  As I tell my students in art class, every painter has to explore different brands and colors and find their own favorites.  These are some of mine.  Here are the acrylics I am using:

Winsor & Newton Artists’ Acrylic: Graphite Grey, Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Buff Titanium, Naphthol Red Medium, Permanent Sap Green

Master’s Touch Acrylic:  Pale Blue, Warm Grey, Flesh Yellow

Atelier Interactive Artists’ Acrylic:  French Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber

Fundamentals Artist Acrylic:  Azo Red Deep, Red Ochre, Crimson

SoHo Urban Acrylic:  Burnt Sienna

Allen Montague Fine Non-toxic Acrylics:  St. Johns Blue

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Register Now for Summer Art Camp

Posted in Art Camp, tagged , , , on June 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Art Camp Week 5 Hay Landscape Art Camp Week1 Day Five Van Gogh at work Art Camp Week 5 Seuret & Breeze Art Camp Drip Finished Art Camp Lemon Heads Campbells group Art Camp Week 1 Kaylee working on Monets Bridge Summer Art Camp session begins next Monday!  Just a week away.  Over the past few years we have had an exciting summer art program for kids where we study different artists and their styles.  Kids develop creative expression in a fun and educational environment.  Don’t miss out!  Check out the schedule and registration form here.

Take a look at what some of these young artists have done in previous years.

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Citi Field is Done!

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Cit Field New York Mets

Cit Field
New York Mets

Just completed number 11 in the series of 30:  Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.  One of the most unusual things about Citi Field is that it is the only MLB park with orange foul poles instead of yellow.

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