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One of the things I love best about having Delilah’s Art & Gift Gallery in Front Royal, beside the art, is that we are pet friendly and almost every time I am there someone comes by with their dogs.  Of course, I invite them in.  I keep treats just for such an occasion.  And usually I make new friends through this process. 

Recently, Hershey and Cocoa came in with their parents and their mom made this photo of them with me and just sent it to me.  I think they enjoyed their visit.  I know I did.

My art classes are pet friendly also.  I few months ago I had a new student join the Wednesday night class and her one caveat was that Waffles had to come to class too.  And of course, that was not problem.  Now Waffles comes to class each week and has fast become my favorite “art student”.  She is so good.  She stays in her little bag, unless I sneak her out.  Much to her Mom’s dismay, I often take her out and carry her around the class with me as we help students with their paintings.  She has a great eye for art!

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Every  Wednesday at  4:15 p.m. you can find me at the Blue Ridge Arts Council with my young students working on a painting.  This is what Isabella (left) and Brooke painted last Wednesday. 

Didn’t they do a great job?

If you have a young student (ages 8-11) interested in art, contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com and let’s get them started painting!

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I teach a class of  young people (ages 8 – 11) at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Wednesday’s at 4:15 p.m.  Brooke just joined our group a couple of weeks ago and this is her first painting.

It turned out great!  Good job Brooke.

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Meet Shelly.  She is the newest student we have in our Wednesday Night Art Class.  She just started with us a few weeks ago and this is the very first painting that she completed.  Isn’t it great!

I love working with new students with the enthusiasm that Shelly has.  I can tell she is having fun and I am too.  Because the Wednesday Night Class is now full we are beginning a new session on Thursdays.  So if you have been wanting to learn to paint but couldn’t come on Wednesday, now is your chance.  Email me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com and let me know you want to paint with us on Thursday.  I promise it will be fun.  Just look at Shelly!

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Valley View Lesson I is an oil on canvas panel measuring 9″x12.

 

Valley View Lesson II is an oil on canvas panel measuring 11″x14″.

Both of these were lessons for Wednesday Night Art Class.  I just completed these recently.   New students almost always start with a landscape similar to these because it gives them a chance to learn about color mixing, tones, and composition as well as becoming comfortable with putting paint to canvas.

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Truman can be so mean to Jed.  I have to play referee a lot while painting.  I will look around and there will be Truman laying in front of the doggie door and poor Jed sitting outside waiting to come in but Truman is blocking the way.  You can see the outline of Jed through the door in this photo.  I have to go over and move Truman to let Jed inside.  Basset Hounds are so ornery sometimes!

Bold Carrots is an oil on canvas measuring 10″x8″ and is available for $95.  This is another lesson piece that I have just finished up after it sat here for a little while.

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This painting was a lesson in Trees and Shadows for my young students.  They did a great job grasping the concept.  And this was how my painting turned out.

It is a 9″x12″ acrylic on canvas panel available for $145.

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The Fenced in Barn is an oil on canvas panel.  This is a piece that we did in art class recently.  There are many lessons to be learned on a painting like this from color mixing,  shading, perspective, etc.  We try to choose ideas that allow the student to gain increased knowledge so that they may advance their painting skills.

If you’d like to join us and paint along, contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .  We’d love to see you in class!

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We always have a lot of fun on Wednesday evening at art class.  Last night each student was working on a different painting.  It’s great to see the challenges that everyone has taken on.  And I think we all learn from one another as we progress on our journeys to be better painters.

I spend a lot of time talking about the color wheel and color mixing because I feel that learning color is at least half the battle in becoming a good painter.

This palette is one of our painters from last night as they continued to mix to find just the right color for a floral painting.  The best way to learn is to experiment and practice and that is exactly what this student did.  Good job!

Pat has been painting with the class now for a little over a year and has become a very good painter.  What I love about her is that she is open to trying anything to learn new techniques and improve her skills.  She’s doing great!

If you would like to join us just email me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .  I’ll be glad to give you more information.  Painting is a great outlet for stress; it’s a wonderful hobby; and in a class setting it’s loads of fun.  Come and try it.

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Teacher’s Pet is an oil on 9″x12″ canvas panel and is framed and available by contacting me. 

I love this painting.  We did this a few weeks ago in our Wednesday Night Oil Painting Class.  See what you could do if you came and painted with us????

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