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You Are Invited!

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged Blue Ridge Arts Council, Major League Baseball, MLB, Virginia Artist on October 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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A Lesson for Ethan

Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, flowers, impressionism on October 4, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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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Paint Party This Saturday!

Posted in Paint Parties, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, flowers, impressionism, Paint Parties, Paint Party, Virginia Artist on October 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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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Valley Vineyard

Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley on September 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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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Pat with Dog Portrait

Posted in Art Class, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged Art Class, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Dogs, impressionism, oil painting, pet portrait on September 24, 2013| 1 Comment »

Pat with her painting

Reference photo of dog

Several months ago Pat came to class excited about this dog she had met recently at her family reunion. She said it was the prettiest dog she had ever seen. “It’s pretty as a cow!”, she said. 🙂 That’s high praise from Pat – she loves cows! Here is the beautiful painting she just completed in art class of this pretty dog. Great job Pat!

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You are Invited to a Paint Party!

Posted in Paint Parties, tagged acrylic, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, floral, flowers, impressionism, Paint Party, Virginia Artist on September 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »

I have been offering private Paint Parties to groups for some time now. And boy, are they fun! Now you have an opportunity to attend a Paint Party without having to put your own group together. On the first Saturday of each month from 4-6:30 p.m. we will have a Paint Party at the Blue Ridge Arts Council in Front Royal. All you need to do is make a reservation by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com . These parties are for everyone, whether you have painted before or not. All supplies are provided. And at the end of the party you will have a beautiful work of art as well as some new friends. So invite some friends and come join me for a Paint Party on October 5th from 4-7. Cost just $30. These are some samples of what we will be doing at the first party. It’s a Floral Paint Party!

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Ethan and Logan Paint Geraniums

Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painting, flowers, geranium on August 30, 2013| 1 Comment »

Yesterday’s Young Artists class painted geraniums. Ethan and Logan did a great job with this painting. Super work guys. Keep it up!

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Reception Date Set

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged acrylic, Baseball fields, Baseball parks, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, MLB, Virginia Artist on August 29, 2013| 1 Comment »

Here are five of the “Painted Diamonds” ball park paintings that were recently being varnished and prepared for framing. (You can see that Mamie was helping me!) Once the paintings are completed I give them some time to dry thoroughly and then I went back over them, touching up any areas that I felt needed a little more work, signed them, varnished them, and put them in frames. This all in preparation for the exhibit that will be held from October 23 – November 8 at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. The Opening Reception will be Wednesday, October 23rd from 6 – 8 pm. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. It will be a fun evening with a baseball theme (of course). I’ll post more about it as the plans are finalized.

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Mountain Painting Demo for New Student

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on August 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Here is a demonstration painting that I did last week with a new art student. Often I get questions about how I teach new students. What I try to do is just help them “jump right in”. We start with a simple painting like the one shown here but it is detailed enough that they can get the feel of the paints and brushes and what they will do. I think the hardest thing for most new painters is to just get started. They don’t know where to begin. By having them follow along with me as I paint they see exactly what to do and how easy it can be. If you have ever wanted to paint you CAN paint. Just get started. Take the leap. Join us at art class on Wednesdays or Thursdays at the Blue Ridge Arts Council. You Can paint!

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Art Classes Paint!

Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, farm animals, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »

John’s 1st Painting!

Katie’s 1st Painting!

Joy’s Latest Paintings

The students in my adult art classes are doing great work. Some have been with me a couple of years and some are new students to my class. We have a great time painting together. And I like to share their finished work with everyone to see. Here is the latest from the Thursday evening class. Great job Joy, John and Katie!

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