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Target Field

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Minnesota Twins Target Field

Minnesota Twins
Target Field

 Twins Target Field, acrylic on canvas, 18″x24″.

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Rangers Ballpark

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

Just put the finishing touches on Rangers Ballpark – Home of the Texas Rangers.  Seven down, 23 to go!

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New Art from Students

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Mary with her first painting

Mary with her first painting

Artist Pat

Artist Pat

I love sharing the art that my students make.  Here are two of my Wednesday students.  This is Mary’s first painting.  She just joined us in class on Wednesday morning and we had a wonderful time making this mountain scene.  Great job Mary and welcome to our class!

And you recognize Pat.  She has been painting with me on Wednesday evenings for a couple of years and does wonderful work that her friends and family fight over.  This beautiful painting is of her daughter’s home.  It looks fabulous Pat!

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PNC Park on the Last Day

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , on May 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

PNC Park 90% Kickstarter 17 hours leftI worked all this week on PNC Park in Pittsburgh.  It has to be one of the best views from a park but all the detail makes it difficult to paint.  I am almost finished with it and should finish it up today but I wanted to share it with you as the last few hours of my Kickstarter project wind down.  Just to update you on where I am with the project, it appears that no one has ever painted all 30 Ball Parks during one season so I’ll be the first.   Woo Hoo!  And as of the writing this morning the project has been pledged at 110% so as long as this holds by midnight tonight my project will be funded.  Yippee!  Please know how much I appreciate everyone who has pledged to support this project.  You can’t know how much your encouragement means to this painter.  Many, many thanks!  PNC is the 5th painting in the series and I will be starting number 6 today.

It’s not too late to be a part of this history making project.  Click on this link and pledge to get in on it before midnight tonight.  Thanks again!

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Representational Abstract Flowers

Posted in Abstract, Art Class, daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on May 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Abstract Flower finishedI had a few minutes at last nights art class to add a few more touches to the Abstract painting of flowers that I repainted from the day before.  Here is “Abstract Flowers”, acrylic on canvas, 18″ x 24″, available by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

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Transforming an Old Painting

Posted in Abstract, Art Class, Tips for Better Painting, tagged , , , , , , , on May 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Adding a Table to an old Abstract

Adding a Table to an old Abstract

At class last night I decided to transform an old abstract painting into something else.  You can paint right over some paints and make an entirely different creation.  If the paint is especially thick you can sand it down lightly with a fine sandpaper.  I am working in acrylic paints with this one that didn’t need sanding.  I started with an abstract that I did back in February (you can read about it here) and started painting in a table.

Next I started thinking about where I wanted to add a vase of flowers so that I could paint in a background all around where the flowers would be.  And I added a vase and started firming up the shapes of the flowers.  Tonight I hope to continue putting in details that will finish it off as a “representational abstract” painting.

Abstract Change 3

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May Day

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , on May 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Weeping Cherry at the Train Station Completed (Small)It’s May Day and Spring is in full bloom around town.  Enjoy it.  This is a great time for artists to build their reference files.  I spend some time taking photos to use for paintings  during this time of the year because there are so many beautiful scenes available to us.  The flowers are in bloom, the colors are fresh and clean.  But it doesn’t last long so get those cameras out now.  Have a beautiful May Day!

This painting was done a few years ago.  It’s called “Weeping Cherry at the Train Station“.

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Step by Step on Wrigley Field

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 30, 2013| 1 Comment »

Wrigley Step 1

Wrigley Step 1

Wrigley Step 2

Wrigley Step 2

Wrigley Step 3

Wrigley Step 3

Wrigley Step 4

Wrigley Step 4

Wrigley Step 5

Wrigley Step 5

Wrigley Step 6

Wrigley Step 6

I was asked about the process I use in painting one of the ball fields for my Kickstarter Project – Painted Diamonds.  So I tried to take photos while I worked on the painting of the Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field to show you the progress.  Sometimes I get so involved that I forget to take a picture but you get the idea.

Wrigley -Step 7

Wrigley -Step 7

Every artist works differently.  I usually start at the top and work in the basic shapes moving toward the subject matter that is closest to the viewer at the end and then go back in to put details.  That’s the great thing about painting.  There is no right or wrong way as long as the end result makes you happy then you did it just right!

Wrigley is the 4th painting in the series of 30 that I am painting for my Kickstarter Project- Painted Diamonds – where I will be painting every Major League Baseball park before the World Series this year.

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Fenway Park

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Fenway Park is 95% Complete

Fenway Park is 95% Complete

Fenway Park is 95% done.  Each of these paintings is so interesting to work on.  I’ve discovered things about them that I never noticed before.  And with Boston I wanted to be sure to add the “B Strong” logo somewhere.

Now I am on to Wrigley.  The Kickstarter Project has 7 more days to get funded and I’m at 89%.  Please take a minute to go to this link and make a pledge to help me reach the goal.  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/168684256/painted-diamonds-30-ball-parks-in-30-weeks?ref=city

Thank you!

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Just 9 Days To Go!

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Fenway in the Making

Fenway in the Making

Just nine days left to get my Painted Diamonds project funded on Kickstarter.com .  We are at 89% of our goal.  Kickstarter is all or nothing so I have got to get to 100% for the project to go.  If you haven’t looked yet and pledged please click here and go to my project click the green button and make a pledge.  I really need your help!

I am about half way done with Boston’s Fenway Park – the Green Monster in the making!  This is the third in the series of 30 that I am painting.

So please pledge.  You can pledge anywhere from $1.  And every pledge helps me make the goal.  Thanks!

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