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Summer Sky

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2009| 1 Comment »

Summer SkySummer Sky is an oil on 9×12 canvas panel and is available for $225 framed. 

This is the second piece that I started at the art walk last Thursday evening and I finished it yesterday.

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Art Supplies

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , on August 22, 2009| 2 Comments »

Art SuppliesThere are so many advantages to living in a small town that it’s hard to complain when you run into one of the disadvantages. 

But one of the biggest disadvantages for artists is that there is not a convenient art supply store here.  I don’t really think a lot about it though until someone asks me where I buy art supplies, a question I got Thursday during one of the demos that I did. 

Thank goodness for the Internet and UPS and FedEx!  There are several really good art supplies with terrific catalogs.  The one I order from the most is Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh, NC.  They have a super store there and in a couple of other locations around the U.S. but I order from them online at www.jerrysartarama.com .  They often have wonderful sales and when they do I stock up on the items I use most, canvas panels, paints, and frames.  There are a couple of other good suppliers as well and I’ll talk about them in future posting.

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Demos Galore

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , on August 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Impressionist's Poppies

Impressionist's Poppies

There are many days as a painter when I spend a great deal more time on marketing and promotion than I ever do on painting.  Yesterday was one of those days.

I spent the morning with a group of ladies from the Garden Club in Front Royal, where I did a demonstration for them and talked about painting and what it is like to sell art for a living.  They were a delightful group of ladies and we were hosted at a the lovely home of Jean Orsi.  While doing the demo on the screened in porch at the back of her home we got an unexpected surprise.   A HUGE black bear went running across the yard and over the fence into the woods behind her home.  What a shock!  And he was big!  I wish I could have taken a photo but I had brushed in hand instead of my camera.  Darn.

Many thanks to Darlene Goldman for inviting me to speak to your lovely group of ladies.  It was great fun for me.

 

Set up to Demo

Set up to Demo

And since yesterday was the 3rd Thursday, it was Art Walk Night in Front Royal and I set up to do a demonstration at Delilah’s Art & Gifts on Main  Street.  It was very hot outside last night so I set up  inside.  I couldn’t decide what to paint so since I had the palette from the morning’s demo, I decided to do another version of the poppies that I had painted for the Garden Club.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Helper 2

The good news is that we had a lot of people come out for the art walk last night.  It was a great crowd.  And thanks to all who came into Delilah’s.

It’s always fun when little ones come with their parents.  I was painting and this young lady came in with her folks and she was obviously a little tired but when I asked her if she would like to try painting she immediately said yes!

So her dad helped her stand on the stool and she took the brush and went to work.

Little Helper 3

She wasn’t bashful at all about putting the brush to canvas….

 

 

 

 

 

Little Helper 1

And I always like getting a little help with my work!  Thanks!

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Cat in the Window

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on August 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Cat in Window Lesson 1Cat in the Window was an art class lesson for the Wednesday Oil Painting class.  Here is the start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cat in Window Lesson 2And the progression.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cat in Window Lesson 3And the finished painting.  It measures 10″x8 and is an oil on canvas panel.

If you are interested in learning to paint, see the tabs at the top of the page for Art Lessons or Workshops.

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A Tonal Study of Flowers

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on August 12, 2009| 1 Comment »

Roses Tonal StudySometimes it is good to practice things that are most difficult to paint.  And every painter has something that is a challenge.  For me it is flowers.  They are really difficult to paint without them appearing flat.

One way I have learned to practice to try to improve my technique is through tonal studies.  I paint the set-up in tones of black and white, usually with acrylic paint.  Then I allow that to dry.

 

 

 

 

Roses Tonal Study 2Next I add some color, using oil color and a glazing medium, I paint thin layers on top of the tonal study. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roses Tonal Study 3I continue to adjust the colors until I get it to a place I like.  Often, once it is at this point, I will set it aside and look at it for several days, deciding what else it needs to complete the painting. 

And that is where I am with this study.  I continue to tweak it.  And maybe one day, when it is really finished, I will post another photo of it.

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River’s Edge

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »

"River's Edge"

"River's Edge"

“River’s Edge” is an oil on 12″x24″ canvas.  It is a view across the Shenandoah River with the mountains in the background.  This is another painting that I have just completed for the upcoming River Show at the Blue Ridge Arts Council that is being held in conjunction with the River Festival on August 15th in Front Royal.

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View from the River Bridge

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 6, 2009| 2 Comments »

View from the River Bridge“View from the River Bridge” is an oil on canvas panel measuring 9″x12″.  I started this painting several weeks ago as a lesson in the Wednesday night art class.  We did the landscape work with the fields, mountain and river.  Then when I brought it home and looked at it for awhile I decided that it needed something more.  The photo I used was one I snapped while driving along.   (See the photo by clicking this link. https://lifeofadailypainter.com/2009/06/30/serendipity/  )

So I added the bridge to the painting.  This is one that will be entered in the upcoming River Show at the Blue Ridge Arts Council in Front Royal.

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Berries

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »

BerriesBerries is an oil on 5″x7″ canvas panel.  It was a lesson in the Wednesday Night Art Class a few weeks ago.  I just got around to putting some finishing touches on it.  It is available for $65 (unframed) by contacting me at  kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

For more information on art class click the button at the top of the page that says Art Class or click this link. https://kellywalkerstudios.wordpress.com/art-classes/ 

 

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Plein Air Painters

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , on July 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Philip Carter Winery 1There 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 where I found a spot around 8 a.m. and went to work.

 

 

Philip Carter Winery 2 Ref PhotoThis 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. 

 

 

 

 

Philip Carter Winery 3But 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….

 

….it started to drizzle.

 

 

Philip Carter Winery 4So I took another quick photo of the painting and the scene….

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Carter Winery 5

And a shot of the palette.  And then packed it in and headed for home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Carter Winery 6 FinishedAnd then I finished it up at home.  I love these quick sketches of the scenes around the valley…even if the weather is iffy!

This oil painting measures 9″ x12″ and is available by emailing me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

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Happy Birthday Carol Ann!

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , on July 23, 2009| 2 Comments »

A Sunflower for Carol AnnHere is a sunflower for Carol Ann!  It’s her birthday and sunflowers are her favorite.  Happy Birthday!

Carol Ann is our friend from West Virginia.  She has the two Great Danes that my “boys” love so much. 

 

First, Truman fell in love with Bella or maybe Bella fell for Truman.  She used to treat him so bad in the beginning as evidenced by this photo of the two of them.

Bella LOOOOVES Truman

But they grew out of that silly play….or Bella grew up rather.  Now she is way to big to be stepping all over the “old man”.  But lucky for her Jed has come along and Bella and her brother Jam have made Jed an honorary member of their family and Jed is loving it!

Tug of War 1Tug 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!”

And all they while they are playing Jed really thinks that Carol Ann is his mom.  He loves her better than anyone and would really like to live with them and be a country dog full-time.  So what do you think Carol Ann?  Maybe for your birthday?

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