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Valley View of Montreat, NC

Posted in Commissions, Landscape, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Montreat NC, Virginia Artist on January 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Valley View of Montreat, NC

This is the second painting in the North Carolina mountain commission series that I just finished.

Valley View of Montreat NC, acrylic, 9″x12″.

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Table Rock, NC

Posted in daily painter, Landscape, tagged acrylic, Crag, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, North Carolina, Table Rock, Virginia Artist on January 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Table Rock

Right before Christmas I received a commission to paint three paintings of scenes in the North Carolina mountains. The client had spent considerable time in the area as a child with his family and wanted to have these paintings done as gifts for his brothers. This is the first of the three.

Table Rock, acrylic on canvas panel, 8″x10″.

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Ethan’s Snow Scene

Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, barn, barn in snow, Blue Ridge Arts Council, impressionism, Landscape, snow scene on January 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »

We had a super art lesson yesterday with Ethan. He did a terrific job on this little snow scene with barn. Art Lesson and Classes for young artists ages 7-13 are available. Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com for appointment times and class schedules.

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Tea on Green

Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, impressionism, Tea, tea bag, Virginia Artist on January 8, 2014| 2 Comments »

Tea Bag on Green

Tea Bag on Green, acrylic on canvas, 6″x6″.

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Tea for Two

Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, impressionism, Shenandoah Confections, Tea, tea bag painting, Tea for Two, Virginia Artist on January 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Tea with Red Background

I have been working on a couple of new paintings in the “Tea” series. We have a new Chocolate and Tea shop in town, Shenandoah Confections at 126 E. Main Street, that has asked me to hang some work there so I have been freshening up the series. Here is the first one: Tea Bag on Red, 6″x6″ gallery wrap canvas, acrylic.

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Signal Knob

Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Signal Knob VA, Virginia Artist on January 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I have painted this view many times. It is the one we see as we look west from our little town. This one, Signal Knob for Cindy, is a 4″ x 12″ acrylic on gallery wrap canvas and was a Christmas gift for a friend who doesn’t live here any longer.

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More Paintings of Pet Portraits

Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cats, Dogs, impressionism, parrot, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on January 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The 1st Saturday Paint Party was FUN yesterday. We painted our pet’s portrait. They all turned out fabulous! It was a fun evening with lots of wonderful snacks and lots of laughing. Thanks for the fun party girls. And your paintings are vibrant and gorgeous! Great job!

Let’s do it again soon!

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Maggie-the Blue Tick Heeler

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, Blue Tick Heeler, Cattle Dog, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Maggie’s Painting

Maggie’s reference photo

Maggie, the Blue Tick Heeler, is another commission I did for Christmas.

Maggie is an acrylic on 12″x12″ canvas. I was just told yesterday that she was a big hit with her recipient. I like hearing that.

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Rex-the Border Collie

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, daily painter, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 24, 2013| 1 Comment »

Rex Painting

Rex Reference Photo

Rex, a beautiful border collie, is a commission that I did as a Christmas present. I just got this message on Facebook from Sue, the recipient: “Thank you so much for doing a painting of my dog Rex (border collie) for my brother as a gift to me. It is just beautiful!”

I love hearing back from people who have received presents.

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Kid’s Paint Their Own Pet Portraits

Posted in Animals, Art Class, Dogs, Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, cat portrait, daily painter, dog portrait, horse, horse portrait, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs on December 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday afternoon we had the Kid’s “Paint Your Own Pet Portrait” Workshop. It was so much fun!!!! The kids did superb work on their portraits. We had dogs, cats, and horses. They were all so different and all so good! Great job young artists. I love seeing the enthusiasm of young painters creating beautiful art.