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Baseballs….

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, tagged , , , , , on October 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Baseball on Red

Baseball on Red

Baseball on Clay

Baseball on Clay

Baseball on Green

Baseball on Green

We will be hanging the “Painted Diamonds-30 Parks in 30 Weeks” art exhibit today in preparation for the opening tomorrow.  The reception will be tomorrow, Wednesday, October 23rd from 6-8 pm at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Main Street in Front Royal.  Please join us for the fun.  Hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jacks for everyone!!!

In the meanwhile, I have still been painting baseballs.  Here are two more.  Baseball on Red, acrylic on canvas, 10″x10″, $75.  Baseball on Clay, cradle wrap canvas, 8″x8″, $95. Baseball on Green, acrylic on canvas, 10″x10″, is SOLD!

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The Bing

Posted in Kickstarter-Painted Diamonds, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Bing Crosby Stadium Front Royal, Virginia

Bing Crosby Stadium
Front Royal, Virginia

I couldn’t paint all those ball parks over the last six months and not include our very own “Bing Crosby Stadium”.  So number 31 in my series of Painted DIamonds is The Bing, as it is affectionately known in Front Royal.  It opened in April of 1950 and is the home to the Front Royal Cardinals, a collegiate summer baseball team.

There are many variations to the story of how the stadium got its name.  Here is one:

In 1948, while serving as Grand Marshall of the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Bing Crosby came to Front Royal at the invitation of Senator Raymond R. Guest to help with a fund-raising campaign for a new ball park. He contributed $1,000 to the effort. In 1950, Mr. Crosby returned to Front Royal for the premiere of his movie, “Riding High”, and made another contribution of $3,572.92, which completed the fund-raising campaign.

A plaque at the stadium reads as follows:  “The stadium was dedicated on April 1, 1950.  It was erected by the people of Front Royal and Warren County in sincere appreciation of Bing Crosby’s assistance in promoting recreational facilities for the youth of this community. “

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Another Vineyard Painting Underway

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Step 1 - The Sketch

Step 1 – The Sketch

Step 2 - Sky and Distant Trees

Step 2 – Sky and Distant Trees

Step 3 - Middle Ground

Step 3 – Middle Ground

Step 4 - Foreground

Step 4 – Foreground

Last Saturday we had the Festival of Leaves in downtown Front Royal.  Even though it was a rainy day we had people coming by Delilah’s to see all the new work we have by the wonderful artists who are there.  I set up outside in a tent and started a new vineyard painting.  Here is the start of it.

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Yankee Stadium

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Yankee Stadium New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees

I finished the last ball park painting in the series of 30 last night about 10 pm while watching a great ball game on TV.  This wrapped up a 6 month project and I have to say I felt relief to get it done.  Now to prepare for the exhibit and the opening reception on October 23rd from 6-8 pm at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.  Please plan to attend and see all the paintings.

This is the final MLB painting in the series:  Yankee Stadium – home of the New York Yankees, winner of 27 World Series.

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Virginia Vineyard Along the Road

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 13, 2013| 2 Comments »

Virginia Vineyard Along the Road I’ve been working on a few vineyard paintings in between painting Baseball Parks to prepare a few pieces for a new winery, Winding Road Cellars, that will be hanging my work.  Here is one I just finished.

Vineyard Along the Road, acrylic on canvas, measuring 24″ x 30″.

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Painting at Peebles

Posted in daily painter, Tips for Better Painting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Carley, my helper

Carley, my helper

Doing Grandma's make-up

Doing Grandma’s make-up

Making progress

Making progress

Adding the wine

Adding the wine

Putting in details

Putting in details

I get invited to paint at special events from time to time.  A good friend of mine is manager at Peebles here in town and invited me to paint there for a special promotion they were doing last spring.  They had me back this weekend.  I painted a larger version of a small painting (Virginia WIne I, see it here) that I did a few weeks ago and I enlisted a helper.  Often, when painting on location, I invite kids to “help” me.  And usually they jump right in.  This little girl was  so much fun.  She helped me paint for a while and then she did her grandmothers make-up at a table they had set-up for people to try out some new things.  Adorable.

Virginia Wine II, is acrylic on canvas, 18″x24″ and is almost finished.  I still have a little more to do to it but we got a great deal done at the event.

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Virginia Wine

Posted in daily painter, Tips for Better Painting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »

"Virginia Wine" complete

“Virginia Wine” complete

Step 1 - A sketch and laying in the sky

Step 1 – A sketch and laying in the sky

Step 2 - Adding distance with mountains and meadow

Step 2 – Adding distance with mountains and meadow

Step 3 - Adding middle distance - vineyards

Step 3 – Adding middle distance – vineyards

Step 4 - Adding the foreground - a table and glass

Step 4 – Adding the foreground – a table and glass

I did this painting that I call Virginia Wine for a special request this week.  It is an acrylic on 6″ x 8″ canvas.

As I painted it I tried to take photos because several of you have told me that you enjoy seeing how the paintings develop.  So here you are:

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A Finished Dock

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on September 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Commission Dock 3 Finished the commission painting of the Dock yesterday.  Here it is!

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A Dock Commission

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on September 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Commission Dock 2 I have been so busy painting ball parks that I haven’t let myself paint much else over the last few months.  Yesterday I decided I needed a break from the ball diamonds to do something else.  I started a nice little painting of a dock by the river that is a commission piece for a lady who is having it done for the owner of the property.  I am painting in oil on an 8″x10″ canvas.  I got a good start on it.  Maybe I can finish it up today.

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The Llama

Posted in Animals, daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged , , , , , on September 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Llama painting with reference photo

Llama painting with reference photo

A few weekends ago I took an art workshop in Staunton at the Beverley Street Studio School.  What a neat place!  The workshop was all about painting animals.  So, of course, the week before I went to the workshop I took photos of animals I have been wanting to paint  — like a llama.  I have some friends with all kinds of animals and they allowed me to come and take pictures.  This Llama, I think his name is Tony, was a real character.  He kept photo-bombing every time I tried to take a photo of the other llamas that were there, especially the baby llama.  He and the other two adults did  not want me to photo the baby.  So long story short, I got lots of cool photos of Tony but no good ones of the other three.  Here is the first painting of Tony.  It’s a 6″x8″ oil on canvas.  It is available at Delilah’s or by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com

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