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Strasburg DOG

Posted in Dogs, Serendipity, Small Town Life, tagged Dog Park, Strasburg on July 9, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Congratulations to our friends at Strasburg Dog Owners Group for all their hard work. Yesterday their dog park opened to the joy and delight of many happy dogs….and owners.

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The Amazing Dog Park Quilt

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, Serendipity, tagged Dog Park, Dog Park quilt, fabric art, Jackie Bourque on June 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Jackie Bourque with “The Dog Park” quilt

“Frisbee Dog” block

“Treeing the Squirrel” block

“Merry-Go-Round” Block

close-up of Dizzy Pug on Merry-Go-Round

“Great Dane” Block

During the Christmas holidays my friend Jackie Bourque, an amazing fabric artist, emailed me about a dog park quilt pattern she had seen and thought she would like to make. Would I be interested. WOULD I BE INTERESTED???? Are you kidding?

Seeing the pattern, a McKenna Ryan creation, I couldn’t believe Jackie would want to do something so intense. And to say it turned out amazing would be an understatement.

We piled together the fabrics we both had along with some we ordered and a few embellishments and Jackie went to work. She showed me the first block when she finished it. After that she asked if I wanted to see each as she finished them or wait for the finished quilt. I am glad now I waited for the finished product because it is JUST EXTRAORDINARY!

I am going to share some photos with you here. And tomorrow I will share the rest. It is just too much to take in so I will break it into two posts. (And I am sure I will share even more over the months to come because I can not believe how lucky I am to have this wonderful work of art.)

Please click on the photos so you can see larger versions of them. You will see that every dog has about 20-30 pieces in them. The eyes, the nose, the shadowing….all different little pieces of fabric!

Beautiful! Amazing! Ingenious! Splendid! Fascinating! Charming! I don’t have enough words to describe this quilt. I hope to have it on display somewhere soon so that you may come and see the amazing quilting skills of Jackie Bourque. She is a brilliant fabric artist and a wonderful friend. Thanks Jackie for such a beautiful piece of art. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

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March “Paint Your Pet”

Posted in Paint Parties, tagged acrylic, Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, Dog Park, Dogs, impressionism, Paint Party, pet portrait on March 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

March Paint Your Pet Portrait Party

We had so much fun at yesterday’s “Paint Your Pet Portrait” Party. The paintings turned out terrific. Great job everyone. Come paint with us again!

The next Paint Party is Saturday, March 22nd, for all you Dr. Who fans. We will be painting the Tardis! Contact me today to sign up.

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Beautiful Pet Portraits

Posted in Paint Parties, Pet Portaits, tagged Blue Ridge Arts Council, cat, Dog Park, Dogs, Paint Party, pet portrait on February 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »

At yesterdays Paint Party the painters created some beautiful portraits of their pets. And fun was had by all!!! Terrific job ladies.

The next Paint Your Pet Portrait Party is Saturday, March 15th at 3 pm. Register early for your spot by contacting kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com . See you there.

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Oliver!

Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dog Park, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Oliver photo (top)
Oliver Portrait (bottom)

This little guy is Oliver. He belongs to a wonderful friend in Kentucky and he was so adorable I had to paint his portrait. He is an acrylic on panel measuring 6″x6″. Could he be any cuter?

Oliver Framed

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Art Campers Paint Rodrigue

Posted in Art Camp, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Dog Park, Dogs on August 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Blue Dog is one of the favorite paintings we have done in the Art Camps this summer. We talk about George Rodrigue and his unique style. The kids love this….and so do I!

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Last Week of Art Camp

Posted in Art Camp, tagged acrylic, Art Camp, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Dog Park, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley on August 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Art Campers Paint Cassett

We started the final week of Art Camp this summer by studying Mary Cassett, one of the few female impressionists of the time. The young artists did a marvelous job with the extraordinarily difficult painting. Keep in mind they did this in just one session! Great job everyone. Can’t wait to see the rest of your good work this week.

Mary Cassett’s Lydia Seated in Garden with Dog
1880

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Still Crocheting

Posted in Crochet, Dogs, tagged Crochet, Dog Park, Dogs on December 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Worked on a male version of the sweater I made for Mamie. Here is Jed modeling his new sweater. I don’t usually dress my dogs when we go out but since we have been going to the dog park every morning early while it’s still cold out I decided they might need something to keep them warm.

I found some coats that belonged to Jed, Lincoln and Mamie’s predecessors and they have been sporting those on the early morning walks.

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Remembering Truman and Jefferson

Posted in Dogs, tagged Dog Park, Dogs, Virginia Artist, Warren County Dog Park on October 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I’m thinking this morning of Truman and Jefferson, the two dogs that I had when I first wanted to build a dog park in our community. Tru and Jeffie really needed space to run off the leash. That is what got the whole thing started. And today we are having a “Celebration of Dogs” at the new dog park as a grand opening event. The park has been officially open now for about 6 weeks and it’s a wonderful place for dogs to run and play and exercise.

The three dogs I now have – Jed, Lincoln and Mamie – love it. Their favorite time of the day is early morning when we go to the park for our exercise. I know Jeffie and Truman would have loved it too!

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A Celebration of Dogs

Posted in Dogs, Small Town Life, tagged Dog Park, Dogs, Virginia Artist on October 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Come to the Dog Park on Sunday afternoon from 3 – 5 p.m. for the “Celebration of Dogs”, the grand opening event for the park. We will have over a dozen vendors with great give-aways for everyone who comes. We will also have the dog park merchandise available – hats, fleece jackets and tote bags. Be the first to get yours and help us add an agility course to the park.