The Studio

Tulips on Paper

March 15, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

Kids March Tulips The kids painted these lovely tulips with acrylic on watercolor paper yesterday at class. Great work! Learn more about weekly art classes here.

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Kids Pears The kids painted pears at class last week. What might we do today? If you have a young painter who wants to join us contact kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com to sign them up. We meet every Wednesday from 4:15 – 5:15 pm at The Studio.

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VIA Finger Paints Koi

March 13, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

VIA Week 2 This week the VIA students painted the Koi Fish Pond using both brush and fingers. We are continuing to explore different types and methods of painting. (You can read more about this group here.)

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Steinlen Cats

March 12, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

While at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts last week I got to see the “Steinlen Cats”. Beautiful!

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Card Making

March 11, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

This weekend we had our first Card Making Classes at The Studio with Kathy Atherton, a long time stamper. We are tickled to have her at The Studio. Each month she is going to offer 5 different designs and we’ll make 2 of each. I gave it a try Saturday morning and has such a great time! Here’s mine. Click here to see next month’s classes here for Friday and here for Saturday.

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Summer Art Camp Announced

March 10, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

The schedule for the 2018 Summer Art Camp was announced yesterday featuring a few new sessions. New this summer, we will be offering one session at Lord Fairfax Community College as well as a Sewing Camp for teenagers at The Studio. All of this along with our very popular sessions of Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Modern art and Local scenes. There is something for every young artist ages 5-18. You can see the entire schedule here. Or you can print out the schedule and registration form here. Flyer for Kids Summer Art Camp 2018

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Close at Heart Paintings

March 9, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

We had a great time last night painting these fun works of art.

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More with Warriors

March 8, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

There was so much to see at the exhibit at The Virginia Museum of Fine Art. Take a look at yesterday’s blog post too. Here are more photos.

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Terracotta Warriors

March 7, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

Yesterday I got to see an amazing exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Richmond….the Terracotta Army. This whole story just fascinates me. It was discovered in 1974 while farmers were digging a well. Can you imagine???!!!!! Here is a description from the VMFA website along with their link. It’s worth the time to take a look.

“First discovered in 1974 by farmers in China, an underground army of nearly 8,000 life-size terracotta figures is known as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. Discovered one mile east of the known burial site of the First Emperor of China (r. 221–210 BC), or Qin Shihuang, the terracotta army was created to accompany the emperor to the afterlife. This exhibition features ten majestic terracotta figures, including a cavalry horse, among 130 works that tell the story of China’s birth and one man’s lasting imprint on a nation.” Read more here. And while on the VMFA site there is a link in the story to an audio tour. It’s worthwhile to listen and see the beautiful photos.

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Capon Springs Art Retreat

March 6, 2018 by kellywalkerstudios

Capon Springs Pond Are you ready to go to a magical place? Capon Springs is such a place. It’s close by and it is wonderful. Come join us in May for our second Art Retreat there. We will be there painting from Sunday, May 20th- Friday, May 25th. You can come for one night or all of them. We’ll be doing something special each day. Click here for more information then invite a couple of friends and come out for the fun.