Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, farm animals, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Pat Paints Cows
Sam’s first lesson painting
Kid’s class paint florals
Logan with the Lighthouse
Over the last few weeks I have been posting Art Camp student’s art and today I wanted to share my art class students latest works. Several have finished some really nice paintings and I wanted to show them off. Here is some of their most recent paintings:
Posted in Sale, tagged daily painter, daily painting, Dog Days of Summer Sale, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on August 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here are two more in the Dog Days of Summer Sale. Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to purchase any of the sale items.
Summer In the Valley
oil on canvas,
8″x16″
SALE PRICE: $45
Autumn Glow
oil on canvas,
14″x18″
SALE PRICE: $45 SOLD
Posted in Sale, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dog Days of Summer Sale, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on August 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Still Life with Roses II
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 11″x15″
SALE PRICE: $15
Red Gate in Plein Air
oil on canvas, 8″x10″
SALE PRICE: $20
Still Life with Roses I
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, 10.5″x12″
SALE PRICE: $15
A Beach Scene
oil on canvas, 8″x10″
SALE PRICE: $20 SOLD
Dog Days of Summer Sale winding down. Here are today’s choices.
Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to purchase any of the original paintings in the sale.
Posted in Sale, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dog Days of Summer Sale, farm animals, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Sale, Virginia Artist, watercolor on August 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Dog Days of Summer Sale is over half-way over. Take advantage of the extreme discounts on original art before the sale ends. Contact kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to purchase any of the sale paintings.
Annabelle II
oil on canvas, 6″x8″
SALE PRICE – $20
Spring Apple Tree at Twin Mountain
oil on canvas, 8″x10″
SALE PRICE – $20
Chairs on the Porch
Watercolor, Matted, 11″x14″
SALE PRICE – $25 SOLD!
Hollyhocks II
Acrylic on Canvas, 9″x12″
SALE PRICE – $20
Posted in Travel, tagged Cezanne, cubism, National Gallery of Art, oil painting, Paul Cezanne, Philadelphia Museum of Art, post-impressionism, The Phillips Collection on July 6, 2013| 2 Comments »
Paul Cezanne
Fields at Bellevue,
oil, 1892-95
Paul Cezanne
Self Portrait
1878-80
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), a French Post-impressionist, whose work is said to have laid the foundation between 19th Century impressionism and 20th century Cubism. His small brushstrokes and use of color showed his concentrated study of subject matter. The Phillips has many examples of Cezanne’s work and you can see his progression of his style over the years.
I’ve enjoyed seeing Cezanne’s work several other museums including The Philadelphia Museum of Art (read about it here) and the National Gallery of Art in DC where they have one of my favorite Cezanne’s, The Artist’s Father. (Check it out here.)
Posted in Travel, tagged Dufy, oil painting, Raoul Dufy, The Phillips Collection, Travel, watercolor on July 3, 2013| Leave a Comment »
“The Artist’s Studio”
Raoul Dufy, 1935
One of the things I love most about going to some of the smaller art museums like The Phillips Collection is that you often see paintings that are not as well-known as some of the more famous pieces that you see in major art venues. Last Saturday I saw these wonderful works by Raoul Dufy (1877-1953). He was a French painter with a decorative and colorful style that was greatly influenced by Matisse.
The Artist’s Studio was painted in oil on canvas in 1935.
“The Opera, Paris”
Raoul Dufy, 1924
The Opera, Paris was painted in 1924 using watercolor and gouache on paper. Many artists experimented with watercolor and gouache during this time period.
Posted in Little Known Facts, Travel, tagged impressionism, Landscape, Luncheon of the Boating Party, oil painting, Phillips DC, Renoir, The Phillips Collection, Travel on July 2, 2013| 1 Comment »
One of the most beautiful examples of impressionism is “Luncheon of the Boating Party” painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). Painted in 1880-81 in oil on canvas, it was acquired by Duncan Phillips in 1923 for $125,000. It is the anchor piece of The Phillips Collection in Washington DC. Read more about the painting here. The Phillips offers a cell service for hearing about some of their paintings. You can call 202-595-1839, wait for the prompt and put in #75 to hear more about this beautiful painting.
This past weekend I spent some time at The Phillips enjoying some of the wonderful art that Phillips collected. (Read more about The Phillips Collection here.) If you ever have an opportunity to see his collection make the time.
Housed in his wonderful old house (that has been expanded over the years) right off of DuPont Circle in DC, it offers wonderful examples of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism as well as Modern Art. Make the trip.
Posted in Art Camp, tagged Art Camp, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, Georgia O'Keeffe, impressionism, oil painting, Seashell on June 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Session 2 of Art Camp started yesterday with young artists (age 14-18) painting a Georgia O’Keeffe Seashell. We discussed her work as well as talked about differences in oil and acrylic paints. We did this one in oil.
Fabulous!!!
And these girls worked so quickly that we were able to do a little miniature landscape also. I love how we all painted from the same reference photo but all got a little different look. Great job!!! Tomorrow we work in acrylics and we’ll be visiting Vincent. 😉
Posted in Plein Air, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Long Green, oil painting, Plein Air, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on June 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I shared with you my day at Long Green where I went to paint with other artists for an upcoming show that will benefit Blue Ridge Hospice. (Read more about it here.) I completed one of the paintings that I started that day. When I get more details about the show I will pass it along.
Long Green, oil on canvas, 9″x12″.
Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Shenandoah Valley on June 13, 2013| 2 Comments »
Pat
Gretchen
Jan
Kathy
I am always so proud of my art students and love sharing their work with you. I often post photos of the kids paintings and forget to take photos of the adults as they finish their paintings. But yesterday it seems that everyone was finishing paintings at the same time so I got some great shots. These are all Wednesday morning or evening students. Keep it up girls. Great job by all!!!
The Studio 