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October 5, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

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Yesterday Ethan painted this lovely Iris in class. He did a great job and told me he learned a lot about how to use the brush to make the lines work for the flower. Great job! If you have a potential young artist, ages 7 – 12, who would like to learn to paint contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to register.

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Angel Stadium of Anaheim

October 3, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels

Angel Stadium of Anaheim is home to the Los Angeles Angels. This is number 28 in the series of 30. The stadium features a rock outcropping beyond the left field fence with water running down it.

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Paint Party This Saturday!

October 2, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Paint Parties are soooo much fun. And you can come to one this Saturday from 4-6:30 at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Main Street in Front Royal. If you have never painted before, that’s fine. If you have experience painting, that’s fine. This is all about having fun and creating something beautiful. Join us Saturday afternoon. Bring a friend! Have a great time and paint. We will provide everything you need to create a masterpiece to take home and impress everyone.

You can learn more about Paint Parties here. You don’t want to miss it and space is limited so sign up today by emailing kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com. The cost is just $30.

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Featured on Shenandoah Living Blog

October 1, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Photo by “Emily Frost”

I was thrilled to be featured on Shenandoah Living Blog this week. Check it out here.

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Virginia Vineyard View

September 30, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Step 1 -Sketch

Step 2 – Sky and Distance

Step 3 – Middle Ground

Step 4 Establish Foreground

Step 5- Finish

Last Thursday and Friday while working at Delilah’s I painted on the front porch. I love painting outside on beautiful days and Thursday and Friday were lovely. And it’s fun to talk to all the people who come by and stop to see what I am doing. I took several photos while I worked so you can see the progress of this painting. Virginia Vineyard View is an acrylic on canvas measuring 16″x20″ and will be available at Winding Road Cellars soon. (UPDATE: This painting SOLD…even before it made it to the winery. WooHoo!)

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Seattle Mariner’s Safeco Field

September 29, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Safeco Field
Seattle Mariners

Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariner’s, is another of the domed baseball fields but Safeco has a retractable roof that when closed forms an “umbrella”. So while it is closed and shields the inside from rain it still feels very open and the view is unobscured.

This is number 27 in the series of 30. We are getting close to the end of the series and preparing for the opening of the Painted Diamonds Exhibit that will be held at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Main Street in Front Royal on October 23rd from 6-8 pm.

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Completed Painting from Peebles

September 28, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Earlier this week I wrote about painting at Pebbles last Saturday. (Read about it here.) I finally got a few minutes to touch up the painting and get it closer to a finished work. Here it is. I have been invited to hang my work at a new winery in Hume, Winding Road Cellars so I am working on some vineyard scenes for that. I hope to take them out there next week.

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Valley Vineyard

September 27, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Logan and Ethan did a great job yesterday in the Kid’s Art Class painting a beautiful view of a Shenandoah Valley vineyard. Super!

If you have a young person, ages 7-13 that is interested in painting contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com and sign them up for a painting class. It’s a great way for them to learn about color mixing and composition in a fun and productive environment. And just look at the wonderful art they have at the end of each class!

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Important Lesson – Caring for Brushes

September 26, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

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My art students will appreciate this one. During my art classes I try to give my students tips to help them be better painters and sometimes those tips are not just about how to put a brush to canvas. They also include things about supplies and caring for equipment. The one thing I say the more than any other involves leaving brushes is solution. It is one of my biggest pet peeves. NEVER leave a brush standing in turpentine or water even for a few minutes. It bends the tips and ruins the brush. It is so much better to swirl the brush in the solvent and then lay it flat until you pick it up to use again. And when finish with your painting session clean your brushes well with brush soap and again, lay them flat to dry. Taking care of your equipment is part of painting. If you clean your brushes after each session they will last a long time.

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