Posted in Collage, Team Building, tagged American Woodmark, Team Building on October 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I got to spend a couple of hours with some of the American Woodmark team painting a mural that will go to their new headquarters. It was an awesome experience…and they did a terrific job. Just take a look!
If you are interested in a Team Building experience click here.
Posted in Embroidery, The Studio/Classes, tagged Swedish Weaving, Weaving on October 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Preparing for a new class at The Studio. Who is up for learning something fun and new. Easy to do and loads of options. Watch for a date for the class soon.
Posted in daily painter on October 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Finding just the right angle to paint is sometimes the hardest part of the composition especially when there are so many good ones from which to choose.
Posted in Dogs, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Dogs, Whippoorwill Farm on October 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
We have returned to the beautiful Whippoorwhil Manor Farm for The Studio Retreat II. You might recall that we were here this summer for The Studio Retreat I. (See more photos from that trip here.) It was an awesome experience so most of the same group returned for a second go at painting and being creative in this beautiful environment.
Lincoln and Jed love it here too. Here they are on the porch yesterday afternoon waiting to greet the other Retreaters. They could hardly contain themselves. LOL – Just two old porch dogs! (BTW-Lincoln saw a ground hog running across the green field to the left of that red barn and I’m really glad I had a leash on him then or he would still be chasing that dang thing!)
Posted in Dogs, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged dog, Pet Portraits on October 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday we painted Pet Portraits at The Studio. I missed getting photos except I did catch Faye to get a picture of the beautiful job she did painting her pup, Beau. He is so adorable. This was Faye’s first visit to The Studio and I hope not the last.
We will be painting Pet Portraits again on Saturday, November 19th and there are just 5 seats left. Click here to learn more and register.
Posted in Little Known Facts, Serendipity, Sewing, The Studio/Classes, tagged sewing, Singer, Singer Spartan on October 15, 2016| 2 Comments »
Look at my new toy! Thanks Sandra for telling me about this little jewel and for riding out with me to pick it up yesterday. Did I need another sewing machine….well, probably not as I have four plus two embroidery machines…but really, can you ever have enough of these old Singers if they are operational? And this one is but she’s going over to an expert machine maintainer to get a little cleaning and tune up.
I did some research on her last night and think I’ve learned that it’s a 1950’s model that is about 3/4 of the size of the average machine at that time. My only confusion on this one is that it says “Made in Great Britain” on the top of the machine but the serial plate says “Made in Canada”. What??? Got to learn more about that. I wonder if the plate has been replace?? We’ll see what the expert says. Anyway, it will come in real handy for the upcoming sewing classes that we have scheduled at The Studio. Check out the quilt class here and the Simple Poncho class here.
Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged miniature painting, mountains on October 14, 2016| Leave a Comment »
This miniature landscape is one I did a few months ago but haven’t had time to post. The canvas measures 4 1/8″x 5″ and the completed size in the frame is 8 1/4″ x 9″. This one is available for $75. SOLD! (Turns out it’s a little bigger than I originally remembered but I am leaving it at the same price I listed in the blog. A bargain for someone!) Just email me if interested at kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com . Thanks.
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Still Life, tagged pumpkins on October 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »
A little painting that the kids did from mini pumpkins that I bought at the Farmers Market a few weeks ago….and they all took a little pumpkin home along with their painting.
Posted in Crochet, daily painter, tagged Crochet, embroidery, Knitting on October 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Crocheted Cancer Ribbon pattern. This intermediate class coming soon.
It’s getting cooler outside and it’s time to get out the indoor crafts and hobbies and that includes all types of needlework. If you haven’t learned to Crochet, Knit or Embroidery (or if you need to brush-up on your skills) you are in luck. We have beginning classes coming up this month. Beginning Crochet class is Tuesday, October 25th. Beginning Knitting is Thursday, October 27th and Embroidery is Sunday October 30th. Just click on the one you are interested in taking for more information and to register.
You know there is nothing worse than being rained or snowed in without something to do so come on and learn to make some cool projects. Plus the holidays will be here in no time and handmade gifts are best. Time to get started.
Posted in daily painter, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged Art of the Carolinas, Jerry's Artarama on October 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
One of the most fun things I have ever done with painters is going to “Art of the Carolinas” in Raleigh. It’s a huge trade show and they have art workshops for 4 days from which to choose.
For several years my art friends from Kentucky met me over in Raleigh and we had a reunion as well as a great time painting. That was wonderful. This year several of us are going from my classes and it’s not too late to go. Click this link to learn more and see the available classes. It is well worth the trip….and Raleigh isn’t that far. I’ve already signed up for two classes and another one has caught my eye! 🙂
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