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Y’all Come to the Contemporary Abstract Workshop

Posted in daily painter on July 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Contemporary Abstracts in Acrylic – Saturday, August 18, 2012, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fee: $65 (Pre-registration required. All Supplies Included!)

Want to paint abstract paintings but unsure of where to start? This one day, intense workshop will allow you to experience the technique with hands-on demos, some basic techniques, and color combinations to make beautiful abstract art. A concise explanation of acrylic paints and mediums will be given. A minimum of 4 artists is required. No previous painting experience is needed.

If you would like more information on the workshop listed above or would like to host a workshop or paint party at your location, contact Kelly at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com for details.

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3 Paintings of the Dickey Ridge View

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Travel, tagged daily painter, daily painting, Dickey RIdge, Dickey Ridge View, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on July 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Last Thursday I painted at Dickey Ridge. Often when I paint on location I paint at least one painting and sometimes start a second. This particular day I did that plus started a third. Many painters paint multiple canvas of the same subject. Think Monet’s Haystacks and his Cathedrals.

Here are the three paintings I completed from that plein-air outing.

Overlook View from Dickey Ridge I – private collection

These paintings are available by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

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Road to the Cabin

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, art lessons, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on July 24, 2012| 1 Comment »

This is a painting that I have done four times in the past few weeks. It is a good painting for art lessons. It works for young painters as well as more experienced ones.

You can see here that Rachel painted it recently. And so did Jacob.

He’s my youngest student. He did a great job with his painting too.

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Larry the Lobster

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, larry the lobster, oil painting, Vacation, Virginia Artist on July 23, 2012| 2 Comments »

Quick Editor’s Note: Larry the Lobster is now on display at the Blue Ridge Arts Council at 305 E. Main Street until October. Stop in to see him.

Meet Larry the Lobster. I ate him. Well, I ate him several months ago on my trip to Newport. He was delicious. Now he’s just a memory, a memory in paint. Larry the Lobster, oil on canvas, 9″x12″, available by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

This is Larry before I devoured him. I have to say, he was VERY good! Larry I am grateful for your sacrifice.

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Painting the Mountains with a New Friend

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on July 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday morning my friend Linda and I went up to Dickey Ridge Visitor Center to do a little plein air painting. This was my set up and view to paint.

As often happens when I paint on location, curious onlookers will ask questions or comment on the painting. And yesterday I met a really nice family from India, now living in Dubai.

Their daughter, Kiara, was very interested in what I was doing so I showed her and even asked her to help. She took the brush and help put a little paint on the canvas.

Kiara’s parents watched. Her grandmother was there too. They had flown into Canada and were touring the U.S. for a month. What fun! I’m glad they stopped at Dickey Ridge while we were there painting.

And then they were gone. I had to finish the painting all by myself.

So Kiara, here it is. Our painting almost done.

Anyone interested in purchasing this or any painting can contact me at kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com . It was a great morning of painting outdoors. (And thanks Linda for snapping the shots of me and Kiara.)

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Happy Birthday to Us!

Posted in daily painter on July 9, 2012| 2 Comments »

Jed and I celebrate our birthdays today. Happy Birthday to us! Jed is five; I’m a lot older than that. 🙂

(The sale will continue tomorrow.)

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Picnic with the Dogs

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged Dogs, Virginia Artist on July 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Sandra Patterson

I invited some friends out to the cabin for a picnic on the 4th of July. And of course, I invited their dogs.Lincoln, Jed, Dixie and I picked some wild flowers for arrangements to have to greet our friends upon their arrival.

The welcoming committee led people to the yard.

Photo by Sandra Patterson

Lincoln decided a cool spot was under the table. I think he really hung out under there to get whatever food might drop from above. Jed found that scratching his back on the grass was fun.

Photo by Sandra Patterson

Lucy and Suzie liked the pond.

Photo by Sandra Patterson

Ordo had the BEST time. He went for his first swim in the pond after Jenn showed him how to get into the water. I think he loved it. It was a fun afternoon even though it was hot. The dogs really enjoyed running with new friends.

Dixie found a spot on the sofa after everyone left and stayed there for the rest of the evening.

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SAFE Quick Draw Success

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, Madison, Prince Michel Winery, S.A.F.E., Shenandoah Valley, VA, Virginia Artist on July 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I spend a delightful afternoon at Prince Michel Winery north of Madison, Virginia participating in a Quick Draw to benefit SAFE, Services to Abused Families, Inc. About 20 artists came together to either demonstrate their medium or compete in the Quick Draw competition.

Luckily, the event was held inside since the weather was so unbearably hot.

We had just one hour to paint a work of art that we donated to the live auction that was held to benefit SAFE. The audience was particularly kind to me and I was designated “Crowd Favorite” both by the numbers observing and my painting earning the highest auction bid.

I had a terrific time painting and meeting some new artists from the Madison area. And many thanks to my friend and fellow painter Linda Kusior who came to support me and for taking most of the photos here.