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Sargent

Posted in Travel on August 27, 2012| 1 Comment »

Got to see one of my favorite John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) paintings yesterday at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It’s called “In the Luxemburg Gardens” painted in oil in 1879. Just lovely.

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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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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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Lincoln and Friends

Posted in Dogs, Travel, tagged fish, Koi, Lincoln, Lincoln's Fish on July 15, 2012| 1 Comment »

Lincoln loves the Koi fish at the pond in front of the cabin. He will stand in the water waiting for them to come to him for 20 minutes. I have to call him out of the water or he would never leave his water friends.

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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.

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Casper Goes on the Wall

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Farm Animals, Pet Portaits, Travel, tagged acrylic, dog, Dogs, mural on June 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

This morning I am painting my favorite subject matter – dogs! Casper is a sweet, sweet yellow lab mix that loves us being here. I am working on him this morning then maybe Linda and I will take a break and go on a big garden tour in Charleston this afternoon.

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Painting at Sassafras Farm

Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, Travel on June 16, 2012| 2 Comments »

Spent all day painting at Sassafras Farm yesterday with my good friend Linda. She’s a terrific painter and a great sport to take on this huge project with me.

Here’s Linda finishing up her painting of the Little Crooked Hen that she added at the end of the words I painted. These photos were made with my phone camera since that is the only way I have to post my blog here. I’ll do a wrap up next week with better photos when we are done.

And these chickens are Linda’s handiwork too. Aren’t they terrific?

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Taping It Off

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged Chickens in the Road on June 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »

We’re at Suzanne’s new Sassafras Farm getting the walls ready to paint. Stay tuned for our progress over the weekend. And check out more at www.chickensintheroad.com .

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Packed to Paint!

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged Travel, Virginia Artist on June 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »

As you can see, it takes quite a bit of “stuff” to take a painting job on the road. I’m packed to paint. Now just to get there. Stay tuned to watch the process of painting a few murals over the next few days.