Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Dogs, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, Dogs, impressionism on May 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday at Kid’s class we had a great time painting something a little more challenging than usual. But the kids jumped right in and did a great job. We painted from this cute photo of my godson Chase with his dog Rue! They are waiting at the door for their dad to come home. Could he be any more cute?
Great job everyone!
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, art lessons, flowers, impressionism, poppy on May 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I got to paint with my young friend, Kaylee, yesterday for the first time in quite a while. She used to paint with me every week so I have missed seeing her. We had a nice visit while she painted this beautiful piece for her great-grandmother Edna who she will be visiting in a few weeks. I know that she will love this thoughtful gift. Nice job Kaylee!
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on May 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Thursday kids class painted a beautiful local landscape with a fence and gate in the foreground. They are fantastic! Good job everyone.
And I am sad to say that I will no longer be working with the wonderful ladies at the Southerlands. They have discontinued their art program. I will miss all the fun we have had. Here is Miss Gaylor with the last painting I helped her paint. I will miss them.
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, painting parties, Small Town Life, Virginia Artist on May 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Paint Parties are a great way to enjoy some time out with the girls. And everyone has a great time learning to paint. I love the comments from the painters at these parties. Coming into the art room they always say, “I can’t paint. Maybe I’ll just watch”. And then at the end of the evening it’s, “Wow, I can’t believe I did that.” And “That was so much fun, I’m amazed at how great it turned out!”
I’m not sure who has more fun, the painters or me! To learn more or schedule your own party for adults or for kids click here.
Posted in Art Class, tagged Abstract, abstract art, acrylic, Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, flowers on May 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »
We had a terrific class this week where the kids painted representational abstract flowers. Great job everyone. If you have a young artist don’t forget about Art Camp coming up this summer. You can learn more about it here and download the PDF file with schedule and registration form. 
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Mary with her first painting
Artist Pat
I love sharing the art that my students make. Here are two of my Wednesday students. This is Mary’s first painting. She just joined us in class on Wednesday morning and we had a wonderful time making this mountain scene. Great job Mary and welcome to our class!
And you recognize Pat. She has been painting with me on Wednesday evenings for a couple of years and does wonderful work that her friends and family fight over. This beautiful painting is of her daughter’s home. It looks fabulous Pat!
Posted in Abstract, Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, Art Class, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Virginia Artist on May 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I had a few minutes at last nights art class to add a few more touches to the Abstract painting of flowers that I repainted from the day before. Here is “Abstract Flowers”, acrylic on canvas, 18″ x 24″, available by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .
Posted in Abstract, Art Class, Tips for Better Painting, tagged Abstract, abstract art, acrylic, Art Class, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, Virginia Artist on May 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Adding a Table to an old Abstract
At class last night I decided to transform an old abstract painting into something else. You can paint right over some paints and make an entirely different creation. If the paint is especially thick you can sand it down lightly with a fine sandpaper. I am working in acrylic paints with this one that didn’t need sanding. I started with an abstract that I did back in February (you can read about it here) and started painting in a table.
Next I started thinking about where I wanted to add a vase of flowers so that I could paint in a background all around where the flowers would be. And I added a vase and started firming up the shapes of the flowers. Tonight I hope to continue putting in details that will finish it off as a “representational abstract” painting.
Posted in Art Class, Small Town Life, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Small Town Life, Virginia Artist on April 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This week at Kids Class we painted the Front Royal Caboose. It was an ambitious project for an hour-long class but we did it! Marvelous! They look so good. Keep up the good work.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cherry blossoms, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, Virginia Artist, Washington Monument on April 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago the Thursday Kids class painted the “Cherry Blossoms and the Washington Monument”. What a great job! And thanks to my friend Terri who is also an artist who kindly shared her idea for this painting with us. Hope we made you proud Terri.
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