We are over half way finished with the Dog Days of Summer Sale. Don’t forget to email me if you are interested in any of the sale items that you see. kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com
“Mountain View V” is a watercolor measuring 15 3/4″ x 10 1/2″ (matted size) and is on sale for $45.
“Poppy Field” is a watercolor, matted 10″x14″, and is SOLD.
“Midnight Tree” is an acrylic on canvas measuring 16″x8″ and is framed and available on sale for $115.
“Moon Over the Mountain” is an acrylic on canvas measuring 16″x8″ and is framed and available on sale for $115.
Moon Over the Mountain and Midnight Tree may be purchased as a set for $195.
Email me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com if you are interested in any of the Dog Days of Summer Sale items.
Today’s theme for the Dog Days of Summer Sale is water.
“Two Eggplants” is an oil measuring 8″ x10″ unframed and is on sale for 
“Trio of Olives II” is an oil on canvas measuring 8″ x 10″ unframed and is on sale for 
There is a group of Plein Air painters that have been meeting for several years around the Front Royal area on Thursday mornings to try to capture the beautiful scenes where we live. The Shenandoah Plein Air Painters met at Philip Carter Winery yesterday morning for our painting session. And boy, was it ever overcast. 
This is my reference photo for the painting. One thing I didn’t have to worry about that is often a problem for plein air painters was the changing light. The light was a steady dull grey…no sun to be seen anywhere. 
But I got a great start on this little painting despite the weather. And I was really enjoying the solitude out at the winery early in the morning and then….
So I took another quick photo of the painting and the scene….
And then I finished it up at home. I love these quick sketches of the scenes around the valley…even if the weather is iffy!
Here is a sunflower for Carol Ann! It’s her birthday and sunflowers are her favorite. Happy Birthday!
Tug of war is their favorite game and Jed thinks he is as big as they are. He says, “It’s hard to be a Great Dane when your legs are this short!”
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.
Green Onions I is an oil on canvas panel measuring 8″x10″ and is framed and available for $195. This painting can be seen at Delilah’s on Main Street in Front Royal, Virginia.
Green Onions II is an oil on canvas panel measuring 8″x10″ and is available framed for $195. It also can be seen at Delilah’s.
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