
A commission I’m delivering this week. This was Sadie Marie — my friend Jean just lost her at almost 19 years old. She asked me to paint her portrait and I loved doing it. What a sweet old girl.
Posted in Commissions, Pet Portaits, tagged pet portrait, Sadie on January 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Animals, Commissions, Pet Portaits, tagged cat, sign on December 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
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.”
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.
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Landscape, tagged cabin, Cabin in Virginia on May 17, 2020| Leave a Comment »
A family cabin in southern Virginia was the subject of this watercolor commission that just got finshed this week. If anyone is interested in having a commissioned piece done please contact kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com . The Studio is still suffering through this shutdown and we would appreciate any work we can get.
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged German Shepherd, Shepherd on May 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Cocker, Cocker Spaniel, Maggie on May 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »
This is sweet Maggie…a beautiful Cocker Spaniel that was Denise’s pup years ago. She asked me to do a portrait of her recently so she could hang it with the portraits of the other two she has had…Luke and Sadie. You can see Sadie here.
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Dogs, Landscape, tagged Ella, Sunrise on April 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Nine years ago, a childhood friend asked me to paint her sweet dog wearing Doggles. Click here to see it. Last month she again asked me to paint for her. She had this lovely photo of her sweet dog, Ella, laying in the yard watching the sunrise just a few days before she passed. It was such a sweet image. This is the painting that I am sending off to her today. I texted her the photo of the painting and she loved it! 🙂
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, Landscape, Small Town Life, tagged Bentonville, Bentonville Low Water Bridge, bridge, commission, Low water bridge on April 25, 2020| 1 Comment »
Bentonville Low Water Bridge…just completed this commission. I like it and hope she will too.
Posted in Commissions, daily painter, tagged Dot's, Dot's House, House Painting on April 24, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to my sweet friend, Dot, who commissioned me to create a painting of her home. It’s a lovely place, especially in the spring.