Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, Gourd, impressionism on September 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I worked on painting gourds! This weekend I will be teaching 6 workshops in West Virginia at the “Chickens in the Road” Retreat. Three will be on canvas painting and three on gourds.
Here is a sample of a sunflower gourd. Today I am working on a couple of other samples. More to come…
Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Art Class, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Paint Party, painting parties, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on September 10, 2012| 1 Comment »
Painting should be fun! As these delightful ladies found out last Friday evening. I was thrilled to paint with them at their “Girls Night Out” and we had a terrific time. Even though a couple were hesitant at first about giving it a try, in the end they were all really glad they did and thrilled with the result.
Painting Parties are great fun for kids or adults. And there are many, many subjects to choose from to tailor it to whatever theme you may have. Check out more information here and contact kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com to book your party today.
Great job ladies and thanks for all the laughs. I had fun too!
Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, pet portrait, Pit Bull, Rescue dogs, Terriers, Virginia Artist on September 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I was thrilled when a neighbor and fellow dog lover asked me to paint Maddie and Kallie as a farewell gift for a friend that she works with here in town. Their little group wanted to give her something special to remember them and since the lady loved her pitties they did this. And I loved painting them. Such pretty girls.
Maddie and Kallie, acrylic on canvas in a floater frame, 16″x20″, commissioned painting.
Posted in Cup of Joe/Tea Time, tagged acrylic, cup of joe, Daily Grind, daily painter, daily painting, Virginia Artist on August 30, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Please go by The Daily Grind on Main Street in Front Royal and check out the sale. Every painting in the “Cup of Joe” series and Tea series is on sale at least 25% off and up to 50% off. Get your original art at a bargain today!
Posted in Art Class, Dogs, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on August 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday afternoon at out Kids Painting Class we painted Lincoln.
Lincoln would love this, of course, because he loves being the center of attention!
And didn’t Logan and Sam do fabulous jobs on their paintings.
And they did this is just one hour. WOW!
Just for a point of reference, this is the photo we used and my demo painting. I didn’t get finished with mine yet. But I will get to it. 🙂
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, geranium, impressionism, sunflower, Virginia Artist on August 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »
New painted trays at Delilah’s. Geraniums or Sunflower can be yours. Available for $24.95.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on August 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The final week of Art Camp started yesterday with a fine group of young painters. And as usual, we started by painting a color wheel. As I told the ones who have painted with me before and already painted a color wheel, you can never paint enough of them. I’ll bet I’ve painted several hundred over the last few years and learn something every time I paint one.
The first painting we did was a landscape in an impressionistic style. And didn’t everyone do a fantastic job? Just wait to see what we do tomorrow!
Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on August 6, 2012| 1 Comment »
This is Sasha. I painted her for the winner of a drawing that was held at Sassafras Farm in June. Remember when I went over to paint the murals there. Check it out here.
While there Suzanne had a fundraiser for the horse rescue where she got Patriot and Zip and anyone who donated $25 or more got their name entered in the drawing. Sasha’s mom was the winner.
So here she is.
So off she will go this week to her new home. Thanks Suzanne for giving the painting as the prize for your drawing. And thanks for letting me help with the fundraiser for Phoenix Equine Rescue. (See more about it here.)
Posted in Art Camp, Art Class, daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged Abstract, abstract art, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, impressionism, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
My Wednesday Adult Class was jealous that I had only posted my young artist’s paintings recently so they posed for me last night. Here’s Pat with her terrific painting of Jack and Pokey. And Shelly is hiding behind the lovely door painting that she is working on this week. Nice job ladies.
And here are the young artists with their finished Jackson Pollack inspired drip painting. Excellent!
Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Travel, tagged daily painter, daily painting, Dickey RIdge, Dickey Ridge View, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah National Park, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on July 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Last Thursday I painted at Dickey Ridge. Often when I paint on location I paint at least one painting and sometimes start a second. This particular day I did that plus started a third. Many painters paint multiple canvas of the same subject. Think Monet’s Haystacks and his Cathedrals.
Here are the three paintings I completed from that plein-air outing.
Overlook View from Dickey Ridge I – private collection
These paintings are available by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .
The Studio 