Many thanks to everyone who has emailed about the sale. And yes, this is a great time to buy an original piece of art. These are all orginal paintings – no prints. I know, some of the prices are as inexpensive as prints!!! Great time to start collecting. 
Today’s theme for the Dog Days of Summer Sale is water.
“Three Sailboats” is a watercolor, matted measuring 14″x18, and is SOLD.
“Expectations” is a watercolor measuring 17″ x 14 7/8″ and is SOLD.
“Ocean View II” is a matted watercolor measuring 14″ x 10″ ready to frame. It is on sale for $30.
“Sailing Along” is a watercolor that is matted and measures 14′ x 18″ ready to frame. It is SOLD.
“The Marsh II” is a watercolor, matted measuring 8″x10″, ready to frame and is on sale for $25.
“Azur Sea” is a 10″x10″ oil on canvas panel and is on sale for $75.
“Barn on the Bay” is a 10″x 8″ oil painting, on sale for $95.
For any of these great buys, just email me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com and remember that we accept credit cards. Thanks for looking and if you know anyone interested in original art at a great price, please send them to this link.
Lucky me! I got a new easel for my birthday last week so I did a practice run with it this weekend out at the cabin and painted the Red Chair that I posted about a few days ago. 
And here is the finished sketch. It is an oil on canvas panel measuring 8″x10″ and is 
The Art Walk last night was great! It’s the first time since we started over a year ago that I have actually been able to get away from the shop (Delilah’s) and see what the other artists and shops are doing. And boy was it fun. 
And I love how people really get into describing what they like about paintings to their friends. 
Some artists were set up on the street even though it was a very HOT evening…
And some really smart artists, like Michelle, were set up inside in an air conditioned shop painting beautiful works of art. (You know I am especially fond of dogs so I loved this one!)
And we even had a group of ladies from Winchester who were making one of a kind greeting cards that were just lovely. 
When you paint for a living you often spend a lot of time doing things other than painting. Marketing takes up a great deal of time – working on the blog and website can take hours of time that I would rather spend painting but that’s part of the deal. 
They were a very nice group of girls, and along with their chaperones, they were curious about how I got to this point in my business. It’s always fun to speak to a group of people who have the same interests. Good luck girls with your “business badge”. And come see us again at Delilah’s.
I have always believed that anyone can paint. Many people say to me that “I don’t have the talent or the gift to paint”. My response has always been that you don’t need “talent”, just desire. You can learn techniques; you can learn about color theory; you can learn about composition. But you can’t learn desire. You have to want to paint. I have a terrific class of students currently on Wednesdays from 5 – 6:45. This is one of the painters, Shelly, working on her landscape.
And here is Yvonne working on a mountain and river scene. 
I took a ride yesterday out to Philip Carter Winery in Hume, Virginia. It is a lovely area with the beautiful vines all green and lush and the mountains in the background. 
There will be many great scenes to paint as they have buildings, ponds, and lots of vines to paint. I can’t wait.
These paintings are available by contacting me at 
Jordan and I became friends in the short time that I was there.
Here’s the start. I covered the entire paddle with acrylic paint making it look like a scene from the river with the sky above.
Next I sketched in the details that I wanted to paint on the paddle and started painting them in.
This is the finished detail of the paddle with the “Boys” on the front and Canoe Capital on the back.
The completed paddle and, of course, everyone’s a critic!
This is my reference photo. I always take one before I begin. 
“View from the Bowen Farm” is an oil on canvas panel measuring 9″x12″ and is framed and available for $275. Just contact me at 
Another great day of painting on location at Hilton Head. I discovered a really nice town park right on the marsh and set up there to paint about 8:15 a.m. Boy, did it get hot fast this morning. Not a lot of breeze blowing and within an hour I was burning up. But I kept painting and got a nice little 9″x12″ oil painting completed. I took photos at different stages so you could see how I work. 
The Studio 