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Flower Field

June 2, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

I start a LOT of paintings as demonstration  pieces at Paint Parties but because I try to spend time helping the painters at the party complete their paintings I don’t always have time to go back and complete the one I started.  Yesterday I had a little time to work on one I started last week at our “Finger Painting” Party and develop it further.  The photo on the right is how it looked at the end of the Paint Party.  The shot on the left is where I took the painting.  This one is and acrylic, 16″x20″ on canvas and is available for purchase at The Studio.

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Art & Drawing Camp

June 1, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

 

Conner and Brigid putting on some final touches

It’s time to register your student for art camp if you want to be sure to get them in on a session or two.  We will be recreating some famous works as well as some local scenes.

And this year for the first time we are offering Drawing Camp in August.  Check out the schedule of everything we are offering for your young artist this summer.

Flyer for Kids Summer Art Camp Final 2016

The following is the 2016 schedule with the topic of emphasis.

Ages 5 – 7  (9 – 11 am)  $50 per session

June 16-17, 2016 – Camp #1  Impressionism (Manet & Monet )

June 27-28, 2016  –  Camp #3 Post-Impressionism (Matisse & Van Gogh)

July 7-8, 2016  – Camp #4 Famous Painters ( Warhol & Renoir)

August 8 – 9, 2016  – Camp #9 Local Scenes  CANCELLED

Ages 8 – 12  (9 am- Noon)   $150 per session

June 20 – 23, 2016  – Camp #2  Impressionists (Manet, Monet &  Degas)

July 11 – 14, 2016  – Camp #5  Post-Impressionism (Matisse, Warhol & Van Gogh)

July 25 – 28, 2016 –Camp #7 Famous Painters (Cezanne, Pissarro, O’Keeffe)

August 1 – 4, 2016  –  Camp #8 Local Scenes  CANCELLED

Ages 13 – 18  (9 am – Noon)   $150 per session

July 18 – 21, 2016  – Camp #6  Art Exploration (Study of a variety of artists and styles)

Camp Gazebo Fee includes all materials. 50% deposit holds space in class with balance due Friday prior to the  session.

 Art Camp Week 1 Day 1 O'keefeArt Camp inspires kids to learn about various forms of art!   Contact Kelly at 683-9688 orkwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com for more information.                              

DRAWING CAMP–  And this year for the first time during the month of August we are offering Drawing Camp in conjunction with LALO, Inc. These camps will be taught by CHARLES “CHIPS” LICKSON. PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF LALO,INC.  His artworks have won numerous awards. He has been a Staff Artist for the Johns Hopkins Newsletter and the Peace Corps Volunteer . His sketches of houses can be seen each year at Historic Garden Week hosted by the Garden Club of Warren County, Virginia and at the Greening of Front Royal.

Ages 5-7   “ANYONE CAN DRAW” (Basic Drawing) – Tuesday-Wednesday, August 2-3,  9-11 AM  Fee:  $45.*.

Ages 8-12  “ANYONE CAN DRAW” (Basic Drawing) –Thursday-Friday, August 4-5,  9 – 11 AM  Fee: $45*

Ages 13-18  “ANYONE CAN DRAW” (Basic/Intermediate) – Monday-Tuesday, August 8-9, 9 AM-12 NOON   Fee: $75*

Ages 13-18  “DRAWING  – ADVANCED”  – Thursday-Friday, August 11-12, 9 AM – 12 NOON  Fee: $75*.

*Price includes basic drawing materials. Students are free to also bring their own. REGISTER  FOR DRAWING CAMP BY  CALLING “LET ART LIVE ON” AT 540-636-2515.

Click here for more info on Art Camp.

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Happy Birthday to Ellsworth Kelly

May 31, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Ellsworth-Kellys-painting-Colors-for-a-Large-Wall-was-a-very-radical-painting-for-1951.-At-the-time-

Colors for a Large Wall, 1951

Ellsworth Kelly’s, born on this day in 1923, emphasized pure form and color as he developed his abstract art.  He was a major influence on Pop Art, Minimalism, hard-edge and color field painting, Ellsworth Kelly’s best-known works are distinguished by sharp shapes flatly painted in vivid color, such as Colors for a Large Wall (1951). His abstract paintings are inspired by the light, space, and color in the architecture around him.

He died on December 27, 2015 at the age of 92 in New York.  Read more about Ellsworth Kelly here.  

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Painted Peace Pole

May 30, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Peace Pole Workshop 1These ladies painted some uniquely beautiful Peace Poles at the workshop at The Studio yesterday afternoon.  Beautiful!

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Slowing Down…

May 29, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Don't be in such a hurry to get to the next big thing that you miss out of the thing you planned for yesterday. Something happened a few days ago that caught me off guard.  But after a little time to reflect I realized that I have been in such a rush over the past few years to work, work, work that I have forgotten how to slow down and enjoy what I am working so hard for anyway.

For a lot of people, artists especially, understand that the last several year’s economy was rough for us.  It was hard to just keep everything together and now that things are picking up we are doing everything we can to work.  We say “no” to very little which means we are working ALL THE TIME.  We take every job that comes up or that we can schedule.  When we are not actually creating or teaching we are planning the next class,  ordering supplies for it, or doing bookkeeping that is necessary for any small business.  It’s an endless cycle.

This rush becomes a way of life, a habit that is hard to break.  But break it we must.  We are missing out on the most important part of life. We have to learn to slow down and enjoy the moment of life we are in now rather than the next one we are planning.  We may not get to that one!

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More for Memorial Day

May 28, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Joey Mem DayJoey did a great job with his Memorial Day painting at his lesson this week.  Super work!

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Beautiful Floral Paintings

May 27, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Finger Painting Flowers 2Everyone expressed their creativity last night at a Floral Paint Party.  We used brushes and fingers as we painted these lovely works of art.  It’s always fun to see what people come up with as they design their own works of art.  Great work!

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Early Memorial Day Painting

May 26, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

20160525_171017.jpgThe kids painted a lovely little flag scene in anticipation to upcoming Memorial Day.  Great job everyone!

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More on the Peace Poles

May 25, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Here is another look (or two) at the Peace Poles.  I finished a couple of samples that are on display outside of The Studio on Main Street.  Take a look and think about what you want yours to look like.  We will have a Paint Party scheduled soon to let you make your own.

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Peace/Garden Poles

May 24, 2016 by kellywalkerstudios

Peace Poles 1 Take a look at the next fun project we will be doing at The Studio – Peace/Garden Poles!  They are based on the idea of Peace Poles.

“A Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument that displays the message and prayer
May Peace Prevail on Earth
on each of its four or six sides, usually in different languages.
There are tens of thousands of
Peace Poles in 180 countries all over the world dedicated as monuments to peace. They serve as constant reminders for us to visualize and pray for world peace.”  (Visit the source of Peace Pole info here.)

Start thinking of what you would like your saying to be so you will be ready to paint yours.  More info to come soon.

 

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