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A Walk in the Snow

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged Art Class, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, snow, Virginia Artist on January 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A Walk in the Snow is an oil on 9″x12″ canvas panel that we did in art class. It is available by contacting me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

If you have ever wanted to learn to paint let me remind you that we have classes at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Wednesday at 5 p.m. each week. All levels from beginner to advanced are welcome to join us. And if that time doesn’t suit you, just contact me to work out a time that will. I’d love to work with you so that you can enjoy creating paintings as much as I do.

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Riding the Drive

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged bicycling, bikes, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Skyline Drive, Virginia, Virginia Artist on January 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Riding the Drive is an oil on 12″x12″ gallery wrap 1 1/2″ canvas. This painting was done as a Christmas gift for Allen who loves bicycling on the Skyline Drive. We live in an area where there are so many beautiful scenes to paint especially scenes from Skyline Drive across the Shenandoah Valley.

This is the beginning of a new painting year. Last year ended with 216 paintings done over the course of the year. I am working on a plan for this years goals and should have something ready to share this week. Until then I will continue with the daily work.

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Sophie Brill

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, oil painting, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »

“Sophie Brill” is an oil on canvas panel. She was a Christmas present from her mom to her dad. She is a beautiful girl who lives in Strasburg, Virginia.

Here are some more photos of this pretty girl.

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Ophelia

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, oil painting, pet portrait, pug, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on December 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »

“Ophelia” is an oil on canvas panel. She was a Christmas gift to her mom from her dad. Ophelia has been to see me at Delilah’s several times….she likes the treat there. She is a rescue puppy full of energy who is shaking up her family’s home in Front Royal.

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Jake Walsh

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, long-haired dachshund, oil painting, pet portrait, Virginia Artist on December 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »

“Jake Walsh” is an oil on canvas panel measuring 8″x10″. He was a Christmas present from his human sister to their mom and dad.

Jake is a sweet long-haired dachshund that lives in Warrenton, Virginia.

I did several pet portrait commissions over the last few weeks but didn’t post them on the blog so as not to spoil the surprise in case any of the recipients view my blog. So this week I can post all these lovely babies.

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Shenandoah Inspiration

Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on December 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Shenandoah Inspiration I is an oil on canvas. It measures 4″x5″. NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Shenandoah Inspiration II is an oil on canvas. It measures 4″x5″ and is NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

If you are interested in either of these paintings or any that you have seen on this blog please contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com . Thanks.

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The Tree Out Front

Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, snow, snowscene on December 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Tree Out Front is an oil on 6″x8″ canvas and is available for $95. We still have lots of snow and it makes everything look so different that I want to paint all the scenes with snow on them now. I’ll have to settle for taking photos to build my reference file.

This is the reference photo and how it looks on the easel with the painting. This photo was taken from my front door looking to the left down the street.

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Shenandoah Fall

Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, daily painting, Fall, Fall colors, impressionism, Landscape, Leaves, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on December 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »

This is the beginning of the painting, Shenandoah Fall. I was reminded recently by a couple of blog readers that you like to see the progress of a painting. I forget to take photos because I get caught up in what I am doing when I paint. I’ll try to remember to stop and take some photos so that I can post the progression in the future.

The palette I worked with looked like this. I often use palette paper which makes for a much easier clean-up when I finish work. I generally use about 6 or 7 colors when I paint and blend them together to get the tones I need.

And this is the complete painting, Shenandoah Fall I, which measures 6″x8″ and is framed and available at Delilah’s for $145. There is a companion piece that I did at the same time that I will post soon.

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Soft Afternoon

Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on December 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Soft Afternoon is an 8″x10″ oil on canvas panel. It is available for $165.

This Saturday evening I will be at Samuels Public Library in Front Royal to do a painting demonstration as part of their Christmas kick-off celebration. It starts at 6 p.m. so come on by and check out all the activity. They will have music, food and wine tastings, wreath making demonstration and activities for the kids. Hope to see you there.

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Late Autumn

Posted in daily painter, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on December 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Late Autumn is an oil on canvas panel measuring 8″x10″ and is available for $165. I love the way some trees look at this time of the year when the leaves have left them and you can see all the limbs reaching out.

Most days I spend several hours painting, several hours working on marketing, and several hours teaching. But sometimes I get to work with art in a different way.

Yesterday I met a young man who is a student at Lord Fairfax Community College who is doing a paper on art galleries. He visited Delilah’s Art Gallery to gather some information for his paper. It is always fun to talk to someone about the gallery and about art and how it is made and marketed. Good luck Jeff with your paper.