Posted in Art Camp, tagged 2014 Art Camp, Art Camp on July 31, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Art Camp Week 1
Painting 1 – Manet
The last Art Camp session of the Summer for painters ages 8-13 is next week, August 4-7. Have you signed up your young painter yet?
We will be painting like Famous Painters – Cassett, Van Gogh and Manet. Don’t miss it. Find the form for registration here.
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged acrylic, Adirondack chair, Main Street Travel, mural, Virginia Artist on July 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Main Street Travel mural got chairs yesterday. Now that everything is laid in I can go back and start with some details. Still several more hours to get done but it’s coming along. Just hoping to get it all done before they put carpet on the floor so I don’t have to be “extra” careful. 🙂
Posted in Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Projects for Grand Opening on July 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Grand Opening Projects
Yesterday I took a break from mural painting to work on a couple of ideas for our Grand Opening. Everyone is invited to come by and participate in our “Make & Take” on Friday from 11-4. We will have several projects for people to try … and they are FREE! Stop in and give it a shot.
The Ribbon Cutting is at 10 a.m. We would love to see you there and join us for refreshments after. Come help up celebrate the opening!
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged Adirondack chair, mural, ocean mural, palm trees, Virginia Artist on July 28, 2014| 1 Comment »
Yesterday I spent another couple of hours working on the mural at Main Street Travel.
Now we have trees laid in! We have selected colors for the chairs so they are next along with some more details and we will have a completed mural.
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, Adirondack chair, daily painter, mural, ocean mural, palm tree, Virginia Artist on July 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
1-Blank wall with chalk drawing
2- Mural with Sky laid in
3- Mural with Ocean and Sand laid in
4- Mural with Sand Shrubs laid in
5- View from direction looking out window
I spent most of yesterday painting a mural at Main Street Travel. (You can check out their Facebook page here.)
I enjoy mural painting. It’s fun to see the client’s vision come to life. And Ginny is a wonderful person for which to work. She and I had fun deciding what and where to put it. You can see from the photos my step by step work yesterday.
I got the background in: sky, ocean and sand. Today I hope to get the rest done: palm trees and Adirondack chairs.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, impressionism on July 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
These are my two newest…and youngest….art students.
And didn’t they do a terrific job in the Young Kids Class this past Thursday?
If you have a young one interested in art check out more info here.
Posted in Art Camp, tagged acrylic, Art Camp on July 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday the Art Campers finished their week of camp with a masterpiece. They all did beautiful work on the painting where they chose the subject matter. These girls did a super job capturing the image in paint.
Super work girls! There are just two more sessions of Art Camp left this summer:
For ages 8- 13 – August 4 – 7 – Famous Painters (Cassett, Van Gogh, Manet)
For ages 5-7 – August 11 – 12- Post-Impressionists (Matisse & Van Gogh)
Click here for more information and to register. Space is limited to get your name on the list.
Posted in Art Camp, tagged 2014 Art Camp, 2014 Summer Art Camp, acrylic, Art Camp, Art Camp for Kids on July 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Art Campers Paintings
Yesterday at Art Camp they got to choose their subject matter so each painter created a different work of art. And take a look at what a GREAT job they did!!!! Good work. Can’t wait to see your final piece today.
There are just two weeks of Art Camp left this summer so if you have a young painter, ages 5-7 or ages 8-13, we have sessions for them. Take a look at the info here and sign up soon because they are almost full.
Posted in Art Camp, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Front Royal Town Clock, impressionism, North Entrance Shenandoah National Park, The Studio, The Studio-A Place for Learning on July 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Art Campers Paint Entrance to National Park
Art Campers Paint Town Clock
The Art Camp Painters are doing a terrific job this week painting local subjects.
The first one we did this week is of the “North Entrance to Shenandoah National Park”.
The second one is of “Front Royal Town Clock”. These kids can paint!!!
Posted in Little Known Facts, tagged Alexander Calder, Edward Hopper on July 22, 2014| 1 Comment »
Two wonderful and very different artists share a birthday today – Edward Hopper and Alexander Calder.
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist. Both in his urban and rural scenes, his spare and finely calculated renderings reflected his personal vision of modern American life. See more here.
Calder Mobile
Alexander Calder ( July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile, a type of kinetic sculpture made with delicately balanced or suspended components which move in response to motor power or air currents. Calder’s stationary sculptures are called stabiles. He also produced numerous wire figures, notably for a miniature circus. More about Calder here.
The Studio 