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Kids Paint Bird Nests

Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, Bird Nest, kids class on May 31, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kids paint Bird’s Nests

In the Kid’s Painting class this past Wednesday we painted Bird Nests. Nice job girls!

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Art from Pat and Jean

Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, student's art on May 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »

I mentioned this past week that the Wednesday classes of students really produced this week. Seems like they all finished their paintings at the same time. Here are Pat and Jean from the Wednesday Night Class with their paintings. They turned out super! Great job girls. And to see the Wednesday morning painters work click here.

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A New Feature Starts With Today’s Painting

Posted in Animals, daily painter, tagged acrylic, Bird Nest, Birdnest, Robin's Eggs on May 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Robin’s Eggs in Bird Nest

Today we are introducing a new feature – eBay auction for some original paintings. From time to time we will list art on eBay and it starts with today’s painting of this little Robin’s Egg Bird Nest. It’s an acrylic on 6″x6″ gallery wrap canvas. If we get this right you can click on this link or on the photo and go to eBay to bid (or buy) this original work of art. (UPDATE on June 6: This painting SOLD on eBay. Thanks!)

And thanks for looking!

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Class Produces Beautiful Work

Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class on May 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gretchen, Janice, Kay and Mike with their paintings

I teach three adult painting classes each week… Wednesday at 10:30 am or 5:30 pm and Thursday at 5:30. Each student paints whatever subject matter interests them and I help them individually. That way they get to paint something that they want not just what I choose for them. It also allows each person to develop their own style.

I love seeing what each students chooses. Yesterday both of the Wednesday classes had several people who completed paintings. Here are four of the Wednesday mornings painters with their finished work. Great job everyone!!!

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The Greenhouse

Posted in Flowers, tagged flowers, greenhouse on May 27, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Here is a little painting that I did last week. The Greenhouse is an acrylic on canvas measuring 8″x10″.

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Beautiful Morning in Plein Air

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, tagged daily painter, Dickey RIdge, Landscape, Plein Air, Shenandoah National Park on May 26, 2015| Leave a Comment »

I enjoyed a lovely morning at Dickey Ridge Visitor Center painting that view. I have painted it several times but it’s always a thrill to be there painting outdoors.

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The Hot Tub Garden Layout

Posted in Serendipity, tagged garden, Hot Tub Garden, vegetable garden on May 25, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hot Tub Garden Layout

I can’t believe all the interest in my “Hot Tub Garden”. The question I got the most was about what I planted so here is the layout and the plants. I will keep posting photos as it grows to show the progress.

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A Raised Garden

Posted in Serendipity, tagged garden, peppers, Raised Garden, squash, tomatoes, vegetable garden on May 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gravel in bottom with some overturned buckets to fill space without all the weight

Gravel finished

Fill dirt

Garden soil and compost

Planted

I haven’t planted a garden in years. I think the last time I tried I ran into two problems: 1) red clay in my yard, and 2) a basset hound that like to dig. But this year I decided to try again but this time I planted a raised garden.

For years I enjoyed a hot tub on my deck but over the last three or four years I never used it. I tried many times to give it away to someone who would enjoy it but no takers and since it is soooo BIG and difficult to move I have “repurposed” it into my raised garden bed.

First Allen drilled a couple of holes in the bottom for drainage. Then I layered gravel. Next some fill dirt, followed by garden soil. Then my plants. Since I have never tried gardening in a small space I am not sure what to expect. I planted several tomatoes, yellow squash and zucchini and several sweet peppers along with basil. In the middle where it will be harder to reach I threw in some zinnia seeds.

Can’t wait now to see what happens.

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Another Peony

Posted in Flowers, tagged flowers, peony on May 23, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Peony 2

Here’s another peony. They are still blooming. 🙂

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Pretty Peony

Posted in Flowers, tagged flowers, peony on May 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Peony 1

My FAVORITE flower is peonies. I love how they look but I hate how we only get them about two weeks a year. During the time they are blooming Allen brings me some almost everyday. He has some beautiful growing at his place.

Yesterday I decided to try paint one every day while they are blooming. Here is the first one.

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