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Sunflower in Paper

Posted in daily painter, Paper Art, tagged collage, paper, sunflower on June 7, 2018| 3 Comments »

Creating with paper is fun! Here is the Sunflower that I started at the Capon Springs retreat. I love the many different papers that make up the petals.

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Art Camp Begins Soon

Posted in Art Camp, daily painter on June 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Degas Horse

O’Keeffe Calla Lily

Don’t forget to register your young painters for Art Camp. It begins soon. Don’t miss out. Click here for the schedule and more info.

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Morgan Walker’s Designs

Posted in Serendipity, tagged Graphic Design, Morgan Walker on June 5, 2018| 1 Comment »

I am so proud of my niece, Morgan Walker. She is a graphic artist making some awesome designs. Take a look at her website here to see some of what she does. Yesterday I received a wonderful gift from her…this lovely Mountain Sunset pin. She said she made it with me in mind. I love that!!! I am hoping that soon she will be taking orders for her amazing pet portraits. I can’t wait to have her create a wonderful work of art of my Jed and Lincoln.

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Shenandoah River Floods

Posted in Small Town Life, tagged Flood, Shenandoah River on June 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »

The Shenandoah River flowed over it’s banks yesterday after we got another 4 inches of rain. The ground is so saturated from rain all last month so this just pushed it out further. Many people have flooded basements and yards. We are hoping that the rain has stopped for a while and that the sun will soak up some of this water. The photo above is looking east at the South Fork of the Shenandoah River on the right and the banks overflowed on the left. Below is the North Fork of the Shenandoah River looking west. That’s the river on the left and the flooded bank on the right. Wow!

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Kids Paint Hydrangeas

Posted in Art Class, Flowers, tagged hydrangeas on June 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »

This week the kids painted lovely hydrangeas. Nice work!

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Color Mixing

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged color mixing on June 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

We had our color mixing class on Thursday. To be a better painter you need to become a better color mixer. Knowing what your paints will do when you combine them will help you when you paint. Take time to “play” with your colors and learn what they will do.

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