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Marlys Painted Me!

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Serendipity, tagged Artist painting, Plein Air on September 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

20170918_165302 While painting at Sanders’ Ranch on Monday I was joined by Marlys Bernal. Marlys is one of the ladies that has horses at the ranch and she comes out to The Studio every few months to paint Pet Portraits. She is a very good painter and has done some beautiful work with me but her favorite medium is watercolor. I was happy that she came out to keep me company painting this week. I was so involved in what I was painting that I didn’t pay attention to what she was working on until the end of our session. Imagine my surprise when she showed me her work….ME! She painted me painting! And I LOVE it!!! I was thrilled that she gave the little watercolor sketch to me. I’ll be hanging it with my collection of other “painters at work”. (I have about a half dozen with this subject matter and I love them.) Thanks so much Marlys. I can’t wait to frame it up and get it on the wall. Let’s get together soon and do this again.

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A Day at Sanders Ranch

Posted in Animals, daily painter, Farm Animals, Serendipity, tagged barn, Battlefield Equestrian Center, cat, dog, donkey, Farm, Sander's Ranch, sheep on September 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday (Monday) was my day off. I try really hard to not schedule anything on Mondays since I work most weekends and it’s usually the only day off I get. But yesterday, instead of laying around catching up on my rest and house work I went to visit my friends at Sanders Ranch (Battlefield Equestrian Center).

It’s owned by Kim Sanders, one of the girls that comes to paint Pet Portraits once a quarter with the group from Centerville area. We always have such a great time. While I have been to her place once she invited me to come back to paint. So I did. What a fun day.

I got two paintings started which I will share with you as soon as I complete them but even better than that I got tons of reference photos of the animals and barns. It’s like a petting zoo there with all the fun and friendly animals…..donkey, horses, dogs, cats, sheep, chickens, turkey…. What fun! Thanks again Kim. I loved it.

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Sunflower Quilts

Posted in Sewing, tagged quilt, Rag Quilt, sewing, sunflower, Sunflower Quilt on September 18, 2017| 1 Comment »

Yesterday we made Sunflower Rag Quilts at The Studio. What a beautiful project. Everyone’s looks different as they all selected their fabrics. This is a little more advanced than our beginner Rag Quilt (you can register for the next beginning rag quilt here) so you need a little experience to sew the flower. We’ll be doing it again at the first of the year. We are thinking of a daisy…either white or a pink gerber!

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Pets!

Posted in Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged pets on September 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »

20170917_192036 We painted pet portraits yesterday at The Studio. Amazing! Next Pet Portrait Paint Party is Saturday, October 21st. Click here to register.

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More Crochet Like Knit

Posted in Crochet, tagged Crochet on September 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Here is another sample of the upcoming “Crochet Like Knit” class that we are having on October 10th at 6 pm. (See the earlier post here.) This is an easy stitch but the results are lovely. We will offer a couple of edging options for you to try. Why not join us for this one. Click here for more info and to register.

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Kids Paint Class

Posted in Art Class, tagged door painting on September 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »

20170913_230519 The kids painted this lovely door with flowers at art class yesterday. They are so good at color mixing and remembering what they have been taught. Currently Kids Classes are on Wednesday from 4:15-5:15 at The Studio. Just contact kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com if you are interested in bringing your young artist to class.

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Weaving Baskets

Posted in The Studio/Classes, tagged Anne Bowers, basket, Basket Weaving on September 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »

I am always thrilled when we have other teachers come to The Studio to offer classes for us. Yesterday we had a marvelous teacher, Anne Bowers, share her skills with us.

She made basket makers out of all of us! Imagine that…in just 4 hours we made these amazing little Potato Masher Baskets.

If you missed this one be sure to watch for the next one. She has promised to come back soon for another session. Can’t wait!

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The Challenge

Posted in Crochet, daily painter, Holidays, tagged crochet shawl, Shawl on September 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »

20170912_064822 A few weeks ago my cousin and several friends share photos with me on Facebook for a really beautiful shawl in crochet. I searched for a pattern but couldn’t find one so I decided to try to make it up. Here is the start. I have lots of embellishments to add to it. The original has lots of flowers and roses. I hope to be able to show you the finished one next week.

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Sanders Ranch Painters

Posted in Art Class, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged Pet Portraits, Sander's Ranch on September 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The gang from Sanders Ranch (Battlefield Equestrian Center in Manassas) returned to The Studio yesterday to paint more of their wonderful pets. Awesome! I have such a good time with them…painting, laughing, eating and drinking. This is a fun group!

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A No-Sew Basket

Posted in daily painter, Sewing, The Studio/Classes, tagged No-Sew Basket on September 10, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Coming soon…a class for this cute little No-Sew Fabric Basket. This one can be large or small…and the class will be good for adults as well as older kids. And get this….I am using mine as a Yarn Bowl. 20170910_072814 Can you believe it?! This was fun to make and I can’t wait to see what colors and designs we come up with. Fun! Click here to register.