The Studio

Kids Paint a Lighthouse

January 18, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

The Finished Lighthouse Painting

Boys working on their lighthouse painting

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Golf Today in history in 1916 the PGA was formed in New York City. And staying with our golf theme, today in 1995 The Golf Channel began on some U.S. cable systems. Four years later, the world’s first 24-hour golf network was seen in over 30,000,000 homes. And thank goodness or Allen wouldn’t have anything to watch on TV. 🙂

I painted this last year. It is called GOLF, oil on canvas, 8″x10″, available at Delilah’s.

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Strawberries and a Lighthouse

January 16, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Miss Gaylor with Strawberries

Miss Eyeleen Paints a Lighthouse

Tuesday at The Southerlands is always delightful because I get to paint with some lovely ladies. Yesterday Miss Gaylor and Miss Eyeleen completed these paintings. They both just started painting in the last few months. Aren’t they doing great? And the best part is they are having fun painting!

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Little Known and Useless Facts of Art

January 15, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

I had a professor in college that started his lectures with “Little Known and Useless Facts of History”. He captured our attention and of all the things I recall from history courses, these are the ones I can pull up the fastest in my mind. We all love trivia and fun facts. So today I am introducing “Little Known and Useless Facts of Art”.

Picasso’s Dog

Picasso’s Cat

I would, of course, start with the topic of pets, especially dogs. Did you know that Pablo Picasso loved animals? During his adult life he had many animals as pets including a monkey, an owl, a goat, a turtle and a pack of dogs and cats.

Here is a link to an interesting article about Picasso and his dogs by Stanley Coren in Modern Dog Magazine. This is part of that article:

“In fact, Picasso’s life was full of dogs. He had many, of many different breeds, including terriers, Poodles, a Boxer, Dachshunds, a German Shepherd, Afghan Hounds, and numerous “random bred” dogs. Many of these were “borrowed” or “stolen” from friends and associates in the same way that many of his women were. The dogs were as much a part of his life as his female companions, and they went everywhere with him. He also gave dogs to his friends as gifts, in part to ensure that he would never be in their company without a dog. When his various relationships broke up, Picasso would often leave all of his goods behind him and go off to live in a new place with a new woman. Usually, he would only arrange to have a few things returned to him, including some of his recent paintings, some of his brushes and paint, and his dog or dogs. The rest was all left to friends or to the woman whom he was leaving.”

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Summer Tree in Mini

January 14, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Summer Tree in Mini, oil on canvas, 4″x6″, available for $20.

Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com for more info.

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Tip 2: Carry a Sketchbook or Camera

January 13, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Sketch Book Notes

One of the best tips I can suggest for artists, both beginners and advanced, is to always carry a sketchbook. Cameras are great too but often they do not capture the vividness of color. And a camera can’t capture the “feel” of the scene. These are things you can jot down in your sketchbook and they become invaluable to you when you begin painting that scene. They will help you to relive the scene making for a better painting. I have a shelf full of sketch books and often refer back to notes I made years ago that reminds me of something I may have forgotten but will improve my work. Take a camera; carry a sketchbook; make notes. You’ll become a better painter.

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Saturday Super Sale

January 12, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

I mentioned at the first of the year that I was making a few changes to my daily blog. One is that I am going to try to set aside certain days for specific purposes. Saturday is going to be for sales. On Saturday I will offer an item or two at a discount. As these are originals and there is only one it will go to the first person who contacts me requesting the work. So today is the first Saturday Super Sale Day.

Garden by the Door, oil on canvas, 11″x14″, Sale Price $50.

Cottage Roses Table and Chair, Sale Price $65 for the set.

Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com ASAP to receive the Super Saturday Sale price. Thanks!

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Kids Paint Great

January 11, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

The Young Artist class did a fabulous job painting this landscape in class yesterday. Can you believe we do this in just an hour all the while discussing composition and color mixing? Brilliant!

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Kathy’s Door

January 10, 2013 by kellywalkerstudios

Kathy finished her painting of the door near the Tower of London. Great job Kathy. This is a good example of how you can create a lovely painting from any subject matter.