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Nine Pets

Posted in Dogs, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 26, 2011| 1 Comment »

I painted the largest pet portrait that I have ever done this holiday season.  A client commissioned me to paint the nine pets that had belonged to his wife in her lifetime from the very first pup to the big golden retriever they now have.  It was quite an undertaking.

I started with a rough sketch.  This was the hardest part of the process…deciding how to layout the painting in order to get every animal to appear in a way to show their unique beauty,

Then each animal was roughed in with color.  And finally I went back to each animal and completed details and added the back ground that you see in the finished version in the photo above.

I got a nice message yesterday from the client.  He said his wife loved it!  Whew!  So glad to hear it.

Here is how it looks hanging in its new home…

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Tea Bag on Purple

Posted in Cup of Joe/Tea Time, tagged , , , , , , on December 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Tea Bag on Purple, acrylic on canvas, 6″x6″, $45.  Available now at The Main Street Daily Grind.

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Tea Bag on Gold

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on December 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Tea Bag on Gold is an acrylic on canvas measuring 6″x6″ and is available at the Daily Grind for $45. A great Christmas gift for the tea lover.

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Lily

Posted in Dogs, tagged , , , , , , , on December 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Lily is another commission that was shipped last month to Atlanta.  She is such a cute girl.

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Jazzy

Posted in Dogs, tagged , , , , , , on December 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Jazzy belongs to one of my best friend’s mother.  She is a Soft Wheaten Terrier and they live in North Carolina.  This is a portrait that she had commissioned for her mom for Christmas.  I wish I had remembered to take a photo before I framed it so there wouldn’t be such a glare on the photo but here it is.

And even though it’s just a week til Christmas I still have time to paint a pet portrait if you order before Wednesday.  Contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

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Student Art

Posted in Art Class, tagged , , , , , , on December 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Here are the Wednesday Young Artists working so hard on their paintings.

And their hard work paid off with great results!

 

The Thursday Young Artists also did a great job with the blue bird.

 

 

 

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Hollyhocks I & II at the Holiday Show

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on December 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Hollyhocks II, acrylic, 12″x 9″. framed. $135, available at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.

Hollyhocks I, acrylic 6″x4″, framed, $95

There are many demonstration paintings from art classes available currently at the Blue Ridge Arts Council during their invitational holiday show.  Stop by and check it out.  Prices start at just $25, a real bargain for original art.

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Tea Bag on Black

Posted in Cup of Joe/Tea Time, tagged , , , , , , , on December 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Tea Bag on Black, acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, 6″x6″,  $45.

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Tio

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on December 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »

This is my friend Linda’s parrot named Tio.  He is a cool bird.  He loves her and rides around on her shoulder most of the time giving her kisses and hugs.  What a sweet boy!

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Betty’s Cheyenne

Posted in Dogs, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Betty’s Cheyenne, acrylic on canvas, 12″x12″. 

When I did the “Bark for the Park” series there were 48 paintings so of course, there were some breeds that I did not paint.  One was the Rottweiler.  My friend Betty loves the breed and has had several so she sent me a photo so I could paint one.  Thanks Betty.

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