Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crochet hat pattern, crochet hats on February 18, 2014| 1 Comment »
As I promised last week I have written out the pattern for my basic hat pattern. I am not a pattern writer but I think it makes enough sense that if you crochet you can get the idea of what to do. BASIC HAT PATTERN
I hope you enjoy it! And for those who don’t crochet these hats are available at Delilah’s on Main Street in Front Royal or just contact me.
Posted in Little Known Facts, Trivia, tagged Presidential painters on February 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Landscape by Dwight D. Eisenhower
As we celebrate President’s Day did you know that there are 4 Presidents who were/are painters? Grant, Eisenhower, Carter, and Bush 43.
Take a look at this to read about them and see their work.
Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, Dog Park, Dogs, Paint Party, pet portrait on February 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
At yesterdays Paint Party the painters created some beautiful portraits of their pets. And fun was had by all!!! Terrific job ladies.
The next Paint Your Pet Portrait Party is Saturday, March 15th at 3 pm. Register early for your spot by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com . See you there.
Posted in Paint Parties, tagged Paint Party on February 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Paint Parties continue today with a group painting their pets this afternoon. Have you registered to paint your pet’s portrait yet? Or if you’d rather, come paint a beautiful landscape or still life on the 1st Saturday of the month. If you haven’t tried a paint party you are missing all the fun. Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to sign up for one soon. Read more about Paint Parties here.
Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crochet hats on February 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
With all this snow I am crocheting hats like crazy. I love to crochet when it’s cold out and boy, has it been cold out! Here are some of the newest ones. They are available for purchase at Delilah’s on Main Street in Front Royal or by order.
For those of you who crochet I am going to try to write out the pattern for these. I don’t use a written pattern so I will do the best I can to write it out and post it here soon.
Posted in Books, tagged acrylic, Books, Books still life, daily painter, impressionism, Virginia Artist on February 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I haven’t forgotten about the book still life I showed the sketch of a few days ago. I finally had some time to lay in some color yesterday.
Here you can see the reference photo at the top, the painting on the easel and the palette at the bottom of the photo. There is still quite a bit to do to it but it’s shaping up nicely.
Posted in Dogs, tagged Dogs, Lincoln, Rescue dogs on February 12, 2014| 2 Comments »
Today is Lincoln’s Birthday! Yes, that Lincoln and my Lincoln. Since my Lincoln is adopted and we are not sure of his exact birthday we thought this would be the best date for him. (We adopted him in the fall and the vet guessed that he was less than a year old so we figured his birthday was sometime right after the first of the year.)
He has been a mess ever since we adopted him but he is our mess and we love him anyway.
So HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINCOLN…you little stinker!
A couple of years ago my young artists painted Lincoln’s portrait. It is one of my favorites. See it here.
Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet, crochet hats on February 11, 2014| 1 Comment »
More hats available at Delilah’s. I enjoy making these when the weather is cold outside.
Posted in Travel, tagged Barns of Rose Hill, Bill Whiting on February 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Bill Whiting exhibit
photo by Laura Henderson
There is a wonderful retrospective exhibit at the Barns of Rose Hill through March 9th featuring Bill Whitings beautiful oil paintings. Read more about it here in this tribute by “Emily Frost” on the Shenandoah Living Blog.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, impressionism on February 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The boys created these lovely floral paintings in kids class this week. Just in time for Valentine’s Day. If you know of a young person who would like to paint with us just contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to register. We meet on Thursdays at 4:15 at the Arts Council.
The Studio 