Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, pet portrait, Pit Bull, Rescue dogs, Terriers, Virginia Artist on September 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I was thrilled when a neighbor and fellow dog lover asked me to paint Maddie and Kallie as a farewell gift for a friend that she works with here in town. Their little group wanted to give her something special to remember them and since the lady loved her pitties they did this. And I loved painting them. Such pretty girls.
Maddie and Kallie, acrylic on canvas in a floater frame, 16″x20″, commissioned painting.
Posted in Art Class, Dogs, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, Blue Ridge Arts Council, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on August 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday afternoon at out Kids Painting Class we painted Lincoln.
Lincoln would love this, of course, because he loves being the center of attention!
And didn’t Logan and Sam do fabulous jobs on their paintings.
And they did this is just one hour. WOW!
Just for a point of reference, this is the photo we used and my demo painting. I didn’t get finished with mine yet. But I will get to it. 🙂
Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on August 6, 2012| 1 Comment »
This is Sasha. I painted her for the winner of a drawing that was held at Sassafras Farm in June. Remember when I went over to paint the murals there. Check it out here.
While there Suzanne had a fundraiser for the horse rescue where she got Patriot and Zip and anyone who donated $25 or more got their name entered in the drawing. Sasha’s mom was the winner.
So here she is.
So off she will go this week to her new home. Thanks Suzanne for giving the painting as the prize for your drawing. And thanks for letting me help with the fundraiser for Phoenix Equine Rescue. (See more about it here.)
Posted in Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on June 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Several months ago some friends who do wonderful work with German Shepherd Rescue stopped by Delilah’s with their latest rescue. She doesn’t look at all like a German Shepherd!
This little Gem is the cutest thing. She was bashful on her first visit but let me snap this photo. I couldn’t resist painting it.
She came back to visit a few weeks ago and has grown a little and is more outgoing and a little less skittish. And she is definitely a daddy loving girl. Her dad has salt and pepper hair and a beard so they even look a little alike.
A Little Gem, acrylic on canvas, 16″x12″, available at Delilah’s or by contacting kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com .
Posted in Art Class, Dogs, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, Dogs, Golden Retriever, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on June 26, 2012| 1 Comment »
This is Jacob. He is one of my private students. He’s 6.
A few weeks ago I asked him what he wanted to paint next and he said Buffy. Buffy is his old golden retriever. Buffy is almost twice as old as Jacob and you can tell he loves her.
So we painted Buffy. It took two lessons and he did a terrific job. I love helping young artists paint their pets.
Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, Pet Portaits, Travel, tagged acrylic, cat, chickens, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, donkey, farm animals, farm paintings, flowers, goats, horses, impressionism, Landscape, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Sassafras Farm, sheep, Virginia Artist, West Virginia on June 20, 2012| 1 Comment »
Casper, Spice and the Sheep Field
Barnyard with Variety of Animals
Chicken by Linda Kusior
The Goat Yard with Baby Goats
Maude
Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, Landscape, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on June 6, 2012| 1 Comment »
Lincoln and Dixie, acrylic on canvas, 14″x18″. Dixie is a dog in our neighborhood that loves to come visit us…usually without her parents permission. She is quite the escape artist. We welcome her visits as Lincoln loves her. You can read a little more about Dixie here.
Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, painting, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on May 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Dog Walker, oil on canvas panel, 14″x11″.
A few weeks ago while down at the river painting I turned around to look behind me and there was this gentleman walking his buddy. I had to take a photo quick before they were gone down the trail. I just love they look.
Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, Pet Portaits, tagged daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, horses, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, pet portrait, rescue horses, Virginia Artist on May 21, 2012| 1 Comment »
This past week in art class and then again on Saturday at the Wine Festival downtown I worked on this painting. This is Patriot and Zip, two beautiful rescue horses adopted by my friend Suzanne McMinn and her daughter, Morgan. (Patriot and Zip, oil on canvas panel, 11″x14″, available by contacting kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com)
I will be meeting these lovely guys in June when I go to Sassafras Farm, their home and home to Chickens in the Road, where I will be painting a mural for Suzanne. And while I am there Suzanne is having a fundraiser for Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue from where she rescued Zip and Patriot. Read about all of that here.
Next I’ll be making prints of this painting and anyone who donates at least $25 to Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue before the fundraiser in June at Sassafras Farm will receive a print suitable for framing. Take a look at Heart of Phoenix here and see the good work they do.
Posted in Art Class, Dogs, Pet Portaits, tagged acrylic, art lessons, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs on April 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago we had our Kid’s Pet Painting Workshop (See all about it here.) and Mara got away that day before I got a photo of the finished painting. Here it is. You did a great job Mara!
The Studio 