January 28, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
Monet’s Cathedrals
One of the things I like best about going to the National Gallery of Art is that you can learn so very much. For instance, in the Impressionist Gallery that has recently reopened after being remodeled, I came across two of Monet’s Cathedral paintings hanging side-by-side. What a wonderful way to see Monet’s thought process as he explored color and light on canvas. He painted this same scene, Rouen Cathedral, more than thirty times at different times of day and different months of the year in his quest to master color and light. Monet used this learning tool, series paintings, on several subjects including his Water Lilies, Haystacks, Poplars, and The Parliament and it’s always a treat to see several of them displayed together.
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January 27, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
At the National Gallery of Art today on a girls day out enjoying this Robert Motherwell along with many other beautiful pieces of art. Look for more from the trip next week.
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January 26, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
Miss Mamie, Acrylic on canvas, 12″x12″.
Reference Photo for Mamie’s portrait
I just completed a portrait of Mamie to hang on the portrait wall with the paintings of other dogs that have lived at this house with me. Clockwise from top left you will see Eleanor Roosevelt (Rosie), Truman, Jefferson, Lincoln, Boo, and Jed Bartlett. Now Mamie Eisenhower can be added to the wall.
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January 25, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
The young artists painted a lovely bowl of strawberries in class yesterday. Even though school was canceled because of the snow, these three die-hard artists came to class to learn about shading and shadows. And they applied those principles to these painting with great success. Good job guys!!!
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January 24, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
Jan’s Backyard Painting
I enjoy my adult art classes so much. I have enthusiastic students who are excited to be painting. I especially love it when they paint pieces that are meaningful to them. That was the case with Janice’s recent painting of a backyard scene from her parents home. She talked about good memories that her family has of being together there. You could tell that it was something she cherished and now she has a wonderful painting that she can look at and keep those thought in mind. Great job Jan! Now take a look at what some of the other adult students are working on this week in the Wednesday classes. Keep up the good work everyone!
Shelly completes her seascape
Cathy reworks an old painting she recently acquired.
Gretchen makes a start on a coastal painting
Jean puts finishing touches on her daisy
Kathy developing the bow on her Teddy bear painting
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January 23, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
Lincoln in his Orange Sweater
The last few days I have been spending time crocheting again. When it’s cold outside I love to do that and it has been COLD! So cold in fact that we didn’t go to the dog park yesterday which is unusual for my crowd. They love it there but when it’s really cold out I don’t love it so much. And when it’s below freezing I make my “kids” wear their sweaters (or jackets) when we go out for very long. Lincoln just got a new sweater yesterday. It’s bright orange. Mamie and Jed each had two or three sweaters that fit well but Lincoln only had one so it was time to increase his wardrobe. You can see more sweaters here and here.
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January 21, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
From Art Camp 2011
We celebrate our flag and our country today as the Inaugural Festivities take place in Washington. This piece of art is a mixed media piece that we did in art camp a couple of years ago. The kids did a great job with paint and paper making these wonderful flags – an emblem to celebrate. We’ve painted flags several time with Kids Class. Check out Olivia here with her painting of flags. And check out more flag art from my students by clicking here.
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January 20, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
Washington on Hunt
With all the hoopla surrounding the inauguration this week I have been seeing quite a few blogs and posts about president’s families and their pets. Did you know that “George Washington was not just the father of his country. He was also the ‘father’ of a new breed of dog—the American Foxhound. Born out of a desire to improve his hunting stock, Washington, with the help of Marquis de Lafayette in France, imported seven massive French hounds and bred them with his own black and tan hounds. The offspring became the foundation stock of the American Foxhound. Washington also devoted himself to creating a better, hardier mule and eventually produced some strong blood lines that he distributed throughout the country.” (Partial repost of an article from PetFoodDirect. Read it all here.) And did you also know that the American Foxhound is the state dog of Virginia??!!
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January 19, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios
Cezanne, Le Mont Sainte-Victoire c. 1897-98; Oil on canvas
Cezanne, Still Life with Bottle and Apple Basket, 1894.
Today we celebrate the birth of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906). He was a Post-Impressionist French painter who helped bridge the 19th Century Impressionistic period to the 20th Century. He explored Cubism and a new line of artistic style that included exploring color options. He laid a foundation for artists like Matisse and Picasso.
He used repetitive, exploratory brushstrokes that makes his style easily recognizable.
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