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Pet Portraits

Posted in Animals, dogs, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged dogs, Pet Portraits, pets on July 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »

A small group came for Pet Portrait painting yesterday….and they did an amazing job! We’ll be painting pets again on Saturday, August 15th at 1 pm. Click here to register.

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More Scenes from Fernandina Beach

Posted in Animals, daily painter, Landscape, Serendipity, Travel, tagged bird, Horseshoe Crab, Shells on July 12, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Nature Abounds!

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A Special Commission

Posted in Animals, Commissions, daily painter, dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Cavalier, commission, pet portrait, Toby on July 5, 2020| 1 Comment »

I was recently commissioned by my brother-in-law to paint a pet portrait of his best friend’s Cavalier that they had just lost. His name was Toby and he was a very successful show dog for several years. In his retirement he kept his “dad” company. I was told that the recipients loved the painting…and then I got this text …the kind of message that makes me love the work I do:

“Hi Kelly. I just wanted to thank you for the portrait of Toby that Billy and Suzanne asked you do do for me. Toby came into Lynnette’s and my life as a little fur ball that Lynnette bought unseen over the phone. We knew early on that he was no ordinary dog. He helped us get through the loss of our two sons and over time became like my third son. I miss him dearly.
I didn’t mean to go on but hoped this would demonstrate how much this means to me. You have a special gift and I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you the best that life has to offer.”

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Lions!

Posted in Animals, Art Camp, daily painter, tagged Lions on July 3, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Our final session of Animals on Safari had us painting Lions! Beautiful lions!!!

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Elephants at Camp

Posted in Animals, Art Camp, daily painter, tagged Elephant, elephants on July 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The girls thought the elephant painting would be the easiest….but it was a challenge. They stepped right up and created these beautiful paintings. Nice work girls! Still a few sessions left this summer. Check out the schedule here.

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Giraffes!

Posted in Animals, Art Camp, daily painter, tagged Art Camp, giraffe, giraffes on July 1, 2020| 1 Comment »

Yesterday the girls painted Giraffes at Art Camp….lots of giraffes!!! We have several more sessions of camp this summer for ages 5-7 and 8-13. Check out the remaining schedule here.

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Sweet Little Hedgehog

Posted in Animals, Pet Portaits, tagged hedgehog, pet portrait on June 26, 2020|

Denise did an amazing job on the portrait of her sweet little hedgehog.

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Art Camp Giraffes

Posted in Animals, Art Camp, daily painter, tagged Art Camp, giraffes on June 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »

The kids painted Giraffes at Art Camp yesterday. This was a fun session with the little ones. We have more session coming up.

Here is the 2020 schedule with themes. Click the link to register.

Ages 5 – 7 (10 am – Noon) $65 per session
July 6-7, 2020 – Camp #5 – The Impressionists
July 27-28, 2020 – Camp #- 7 Just Van Gogh

Ages 8 – 13 (9 am- Noon) $160 per session
June 29- July 2, 2020 – Camp #4 – Animals on Safari
July 20-23, 2020 – Camp #6 – The Impressionists

Sewing Camp
August 3 – 4 (9 am – Noon) Ages 7-12 $95

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Pet Portraits

Posted in Animals, dogs, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged pets on June 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Pet Portraits are always the most fun! Yesterday we were back painting pets. Beautiful work!

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Red Tailed Parrot

Posted in Animals, Commissions, daily painter, Pet Portaits, tagged parrot, red tailed parrot on June 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »

I didn’t want to post this painting until it was cleared by the person who commissioned it and she gave it to her friend this week. His name is Sampson and he is 27 years old….an African Grey. She said they loved it! Always good to hear.