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Stolen Renoir Must Be Returned

Posted in Little Known Facts, Serendipity, tagged , , , on January 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »

copyright - Getty Images: Paul J. Richards, AFP

copyright – Getty Images: Paul J. Richards, AFP

I love reading any story about someone who buys a masterpiece at a thrift shop or garage sale or about stolen art that is recovered but this particular story was of interest as it happened just down the road from where we live.  We have been following it since it was first reported.

Purchased for $7 because she liked the frame, Marcia “Martha” Fuqua learned later that she had an original Renoir.  You would think she had hit the jackpot but it is not turning out that way.

Read the whole story on this link.

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Ethan’s Snow Scene

Posted in Art Class, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »

CAM05708We had a super art lesson yesterday with Ethan.  He did a terrific job on this little snow scene with barn.  Art Lesson and Classes for young artists ages 7-13 are available.  Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com for appointment times and class schedules.

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Shelly’s Recent Work

Posted in Art Class, tagged , , , , , on January 9, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Shelly 1 Shelly 2We offer three l adult art classes at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Wednesdays at 10:30 or 5:30 and Thursday at 5:30.  The classes are 1 1/2 hours and are for beginners to advanced paintings.  You can join the class at anytime as they are ongoing and each student works on a painting of their choice. (Read more about classes here.)  We do all study the same things, however, which is composition and color mixing.   I believe once you learn to mix and see colors you  really become a good painter.

Shelly has been painting with me for a couple of years and she has a terrific eye for color and color mixing.  Here is an example of two of her latest paintings.  We work from photographs and the colorful sunset shows just beautifully colors can be added to a painting.  Great job Shelly.  And the names on the tree is a gift for her son.  What a thoughtful and fun painting.  Keep up the excellent work Shelly!

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Tea on Green

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , on January 8, 2014| 2 Comments »

Tea Bag on Green

Tea Bag on Green

Tea Bag on Green, acrylic on canvas, 6″x6″.

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Tea for Two

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on January 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tea with Red Background

Tea with Red Background

I have been working on a couple of new paintings in the “Tea” series.  We have a new Chocolate and Tea shop in town, Shenandoah Confections at 126 E. Main Street, that has asked me to hang some work there so I have been freshening up the series.  Here is the first one:  Tea Bag on Red, 6″x6″ gallery wrap canvas, acrylic.

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Signal Knob

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on January 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Signal Knob for CindyI have painted this view many times.  It is the one we see as we  look west from our little town.  This one, Signal Knob for Cindy,  is a 4″ x 12″ acrylic on gallery wrap canvas and was a Christmas gift for a friend who doesn’t live here any longer.

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More Paintings of Pet Portraits

Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Paint Your Pet Workshop 1st Sat 2The 1st Saturday Paint Party was FUN yesterday.  We painted our pet’s portrait.  They all turned out fabulous!  It was a fun evening with lots of wonderful  snacks and lots of laughing.   Thanks for the fun party girls.  And your paintings are vibrant and gorgeous!  Great job!

Let’s do it again soon!

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1st Saturday Paint Party

Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged , on January 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Margaret and Adele

This afternoon is the 1st Saturday Paint Party for 2014. We are painting our own pet portraits and the class is full.  But we will be scheduling another Paint Your Own Pet Portrait soon so be looking for the date.  And tomorrow we will post the results of this afternoons party.  This photo is of Margaret and Adele who painted their pets at the last session we held.

These parties are great fun and an excellent way to try your hand at painting even if you have never painted before.  It is a fun and relaxed environment and everyone comes out of it with a successful painting.  Consider joining us next month on the 1st Saturday.  Just contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to register or to find out more.

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12 in Bluffton SC

Posted in Travel, tagged , , on January 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

SOBA 12 12 SOBA 12 2One of the best things for me about traveling is going to small galleries and co-ops to see what artists in other parts of the country are doing.  Yesterday I stopped into Bluffton, SC, an adorable little town filled with creative people.

They have an “Arts District” filled with shops and galleries including the gallery of the Society of Bluffton Artists, a non-profit organization established to promote a stimulating community environment for the visual arts and artists.  It is operated by artist members.  They featured a wonderful exhibit called 12 – all the paintings were 12″x12″ and available for $150 each.  We saw some wonderful examples of local and regional art.  Terrific idea.

When you travel be sure to explore local art!

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Happy New Year – 2013 in Review

Posted in Little Known Facts on January 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for my blog.  It’s an interesting look back:

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 56,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 21 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

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