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Grazing Sheep

Posted in Farm Animals, Plein Air, tagged , , on May 7, 2014| 1 Comment »

CAM00003This is the second plein air painting that I worked on while at Sassafras Farm a few weekends ago.  (See the first one here.)  I still have a little more to add but it’s almost done.  Now that the weather is beginning to cooperate I plan to get outside to paint more.

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Showhouse to Raise Money for Hospice

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Small Town Life, Travel, tagged , , , , on September 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »

wpid-CAM01476.jpgSeveral weeks ago I blogged about painting on location with a group of artists to help with a fundraiser for Blue Ridge Hospice.  Read about it here.  The Winchester Show House and Gardens opens this Saturday and I hope you will plan to see it.  The photos in the article in The Northern Virginia Daily and on their website does not do the house justice.  Go see it.  It will be a wonderful outing and you will be helping a very good cause.  Thanks!  Here’s the article:  http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2013/09/winchester-showhouse-and-gardens-fundraiser-honors-headley-homes-history.php

 

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Plein Air Sunflowers

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, Tips for Better Painting, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Set-up to Paint

Set-up to Paint

Sketch

Sketch

Sky and Distant Mountains

Sky and Distant Mountains

Distant Trees and Meadow

Distant Trees and Meadow

Foreground Greens

Foreground Greens

Sunflowers - Painting about 90% complete

Sunflowers – Painting about 90% complete

View from Easel

View from Easel

Beauty in Sunflowers

Beauty in Sunflowers

Yesterday I had the most wonderful morning painting “en plein air” at Oxbow Farm.  There is the most beautiful field of sunflowers there that just needed to be painted.  I tried to take step by step photos to share today of one of the paintings that I did.  When I work outside I can usually get a painting about 85-90% finished and then after a day or two of letting the paint “rest” I will complete it in the studio.

I call this “Oxbow Sunflowers 1“.  It is an oil on canvas measuring 9″x12” and is available framed for $275.

Being outside and painting sunflowers was such a treat after painting all the ball parks I have been doing the last few months.  It was a nice break.

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Paint the Parks!

Posted in Plein Air, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , , on August 10, 2013| 2 Comments »

Dickey Ridge Plein Air 3

One of Kelly’s paintings at Dickey Ridge Overlook in the Shenandoah National Park

I am very excited to share with you today that I have recently joined a wonderful group  called “Paint the Parks“.  Their mission as artists is to paint scenes from our wonderful parks all over the world and share them with collectors.

As their website states, ” The idea of Paint The Parks is to visit protected park lands and paint them ~ in your home area and all around the world. What is a “Park?” Any nature reserve set aside for conservation and public use qualifies as a “Park.” We want to preserve these precious places for future generations.  Artists can paint the parks en Plein Air (on site), or in the studio. But only list the paintings of places you have actually visited. There is no substitute for experiencing the majesty of the out of doors, and being in nature’s temple. The energy and soul of a place has a visceral effect on your entire being.”

Kelly in Plein Air 1

Kelly painting en plein air with Jed

When a painting is purchased a percentage of the sale goes to a park foundation.  I am very pleased to be a new part of this movement.  I hope you will take a minute to visit their website and see what Karin Leonard, the artist with a vision to help save our beautiful parks, is doing through this project.

I have added a Paint the Parks page to my website that I will dedicate to park paintings so it will be easy to go to one place to see them all.  I have many more paintings to add to the page and will get them all listed soon.  Thanks for looking and for anything you can do to help preserve park space.

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Finished Long Green

Posted in Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , , on June 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Long Green Finished 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″.

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More from the Long Green Paint-Out

Posted in Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Barn - A Good Start

Barn – A Good Start

Barn - Laying in Background and Foreground

Barn – Laying in Background and Foreground

I had a delightful day of painting at Long Green yesterday.  (See here the set-up for my first painting there.)  Here is the progress I made.  It was a bright sunny day so the shadows kept moving…and fast!  But I got the first painting, the barn to a point of about 85% finished.

Barn - Only Details Left to Paint

Barn – Only Details Left to Paint

Now I will tinker on it in the studio until it’s done.  The Long Green Paint Out is for an upcoming fundraiser for Blue Ridge Hospice.  They are going to have a “Decorator’s Showcase” there in September that will be open to the public.  More info to come as I get it.  And our paintings will be on display and for sale to benefit Hospice.

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Plein Air Completed

Posted in Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , on October 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »

A few weeks ago I painted outdoors at Glen Manor Winery.  You can read about that here.  When painting in plein-air I generally get a painting to a point where it is about 85-90% complete.  Then I take it back to the studio where I put on the finishing details.

This photo shows the completed painting still on the easel with the reference photo. 

View of Glen Manor Winery, oil on canvas, 8″x16″, available for purchase by contacting kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com

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Morning at Glen Manor Winery

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday morning I had the opportunity to paint at Glen Manor Winery on the Browntown Road out from Front Royal.  It’s lovely out there. 

Painting on location, or en Plein Air, is different from any other kind of painting.  First you must have different equipment.  Then you have to narrow down the subject.  That is often the most difficult part for painters. 

And usually you get to a point, about 85% complete, where you have to stop and then complete the painting back in the studio. 

This is where I got with this piece yesterday.  Now I will work it a little more to finish it out.

And in the meantime I will think about lovely Glen Manor and try to find a time to return soon to paint another lovely scene.

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Painting in Plein Air by the Shenandoah

Posted in daily painter, Plein Air, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I had a great day painting at the Shenandoah River with two painters who wanted to give plein-air painting a try.

It’s not as easy as you would think.  It takes some planning just to get the equipment to the location and set it up.

Luckily we had a great spot down by the boat landing.  We were lucky to have a picnic table, a trash can and even a porta-potty!  That’s a big deal for plein air painters.  🙂

Jeff looks like he’s been doing this all his life.  And he really got into it.

And here is Mary Lou, who was thrilled to be painting outdoors.

It was fun to see these two fine artists exploring a new aspect to their painting.

River View to the South, oil on canvas panel, 11″x14″   (SOLD)is the first piece I worked on that morning.  I got a splendid start and plan to finish it in the next week or so.  And it’s already spoken for, so that’s good news!

And this is the reference photo for that painting.

I had time to start a second painting but didn’t get quite as far along on it before the sun got to high for the light to work for us.  Just as I got it laid in a boat pulled up with two guys fishing so I put them in the painting.

This is the shot I took of them.  Glad I added them into my painting because one of the wives of the fisherman pulled up to give them lunch (they were fishing in a tournament) and she yelled up to me, “Are you painting my husband fishing?”  Of course I said yes, and she picked up a card and emailed me later in the day to say she’d like to buy it for him for father’s day.

All in all, it was a perfect day for painting.  I helped two great students explore outdoor painting;  I have two sold paintings; and I got to spend the morning with Breezy (Jeff’s dog who came to help us paint)!

An excellent morning.

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Sign up Today for the Plein Air Workshop

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Have you wanted to try your hand at painting out-of-doors just like the Impressionists painters did but aren’t sure where to start?  This workshop is your opportunity.   Sign up now by contacting me at kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com for the Plein Air Painting Workshop on  Saturday, May 12, 2012,  9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee:  $79  

Pre-registration required.  We’ll find a great location to develop our skills and learn to paint outdoors in a fun, relaxed environment with a helpful instructor who will share knowledge and tips for getting a great painting. You can see more about the workshops here.  

 

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