Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, art lessons on August 31, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Now that school is starting back it’s time to get back to art class. If you would like to learn to paint join us on Wednesday or Thursday for adult classes or Thursday afternoon for kids class.
Anyone who wants to paint can learn to be a good painter. All it takes is a little help and practice. We offer that in a fun environment. Join us!
Just contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to register. Read more about classes here.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painting, flowers, geranium on August 30, 2013| 1 Comment »
Yesterday’s Young Artists class painted geraniums. Ethan and Logan did a great job with this painting. Super work guys. Keep it up!
Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, Baseball fields, Baseball parks, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, MLB, Virginia Artist on August 29, 2013| 1 Comment »
Here are five of the “Painted Diamonds” ball park paintings that were recently being varnished and prepared for framing. (You can see that Mamie was helping me!) Once the paintings are completed I give them some time to dry thoroughly and then I went back over them, touching up any areas that I felt needed a little more work, signed them, varnished them, and put them in frames. This all in preparation for the exhibit that will be held from October 23 – November 8 at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. The Opening Reception will be Wednesday, October 23rd from 6 – 8 pm. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. It will be a fun evening with a baseball theme (of course). I’ll post more about it as the plans are finalized.
Posted in Farm Animals, tagged daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, goat, goats, impressionism, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on August 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »
George’s Goat, oil on canvas, 8″x6″, available for $135. After taking the workshop last weekend on “Painting Animals” it reminded me that I need to paint more animals for the Farm Animal series that I did several years ago. (You can see more about it here.) Many of these have sold so I need to come up with some more of these cute faces to add to the series. Stay tuned….next, a Llama!
Goat Reference Photo
Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, Citizens Bank Park, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, MLB, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Phillies, Virginia Artist on August 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Citizens Bank Park
Philadelphia Phillies
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, is the 21st ball park that I have painted in the Painted Diamonds series.
It features a giant Liberty Bell that lights up, rings and swings back and forth!
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, sunflower, sunflowers, Virginia Artist on August 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Logan with Sunflowers
Reference Photo
I took so many wonderful sunflower photos while I was out painting on Thursday morning that I had to share them with my students. Logan painted this wonderful landscape from one of the photos at Young Artists class. Great job!
Posted in Paint Parties, tagged acrylic, Apple and Pear, art lessons, daily painter, fruit, Paint Party, Virginia Artist on August 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Last night we had a terrific Paint Party. This group is always so enthusiastic and fun! What a good job everyone! And thanks for the good time.
We did a little still life painting and each one turned out great!
You can learn more about how to have a Paint Party of your own here!
Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Tips for Better Painting, tagged daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Oxbow Farms, Plein Air, Shenandoah Valley, sunflowers, Virginia Artist on August 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Set-up to Paint
Sketch
Sky and Distant Mountains
Distant Trees and Meadow
Foreground Greens
Sunflowers – Painting about 90% complete
View from Easel
Beauty in Sunflowers
Yesterday I had the most wonderful morning painting “en plein air” at Oxbow Farm. There is the most beautiful field of sunflowers there that just needed to be painted. I tried to take step by step photos to share today of one of the paintings that I did. When I work outside I can usually get a painting about 85-90% finished and then after a day or two of letting the paint “rest” I will complete it in the studio.
I call this “Oxbow Sunflowers 1“. It is an oil on canvas measuring 9″x12” and is available framed for $275.
Being outside and painting sunflowers was such a treat after painting all the ball parks I have been doing the last few months. It was a nice break.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Drema with her first painting
Yesterday I shared a demo painting that I did this past week with a new student. Yesterday, Drema, my newest student, completed her version. This is her very first painting. And didn’t she do a wonderful job?! I met her recently when she told me she had always wanted to paint but just wasn’t sure she could do. My answer was, “Of course you can”!
Sam’s abstracts
And we said farewell to Sam yesterday. She spent part of her summer break from school painting with us. She is a delightful girl and we will miss her. See more on Sam here.
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on August 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is a demonstration painting that I did last week with a new art student. Often I get questions about how I teach new students. What I try to do is just help them “jump right in”. We start with a simple painting like the one shown here but it is detailed enough that they can get the feel of the paints and brushes and what they will do. I think the hardest thing for most new painters is to just get started. They don’t know where to begin. By having them follow along with me as I paint they see exactly what to do and how easy it can be. If you have ever wanted to paint you CAN paint. Just get started. Take the leap. Join us at art class on Wednesdays or Thursdays at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. You Can paint!
The Studio 