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Suzanne’s Little Pigs

Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, impressionism, oil painting, pig, pigs, Virginia Artist on May 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Here is another painting in the “Farm Animal” series based on the wonderful animals of Suzanne McMinn from Chickens in the Road fame.

I love painting these little farm animals. They are just adorable. You can see more here and here.

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Lilies in Bloom

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged Art Class, daily painter, daily painting, Day Lilies, flowers, impressionism, lilies, oil painting, Virginia Artist on May 10, 2012| 2 Comments »

These elegant lilies were a paint-along that I did with one of my students a few weeks ago. I finally completed mine last night. Lilies, oil on canvas, 24″x12″, available by contacting kwalker@kellywalkerstudios.com .

Day Lilies always make me think of my mom. They were her favorites and they are Allen’s favorites so I have painted a few over the years. I love the way they look when they sprout up naturally out in the county by the road. Mama had them all around the house where we grew up. And now when I see them they always make me smile. I miss my mom.

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A Newport Home View

Posted in daily painter, Travel, tagged daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Newport Rhode Island, oil painting, Virginia Artist on May 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »

While in Newport last week I took loads of great photos for my reference file. This was one of my favorites. I couldn’t wait to paint it.

Here is the start of the painting.

I love the way this building looks with all the blooming trees around it. Still planning to touch up a few more things on it and then it’s done. I really like this one.

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An Unusual Commission

Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Virginia Artist on April 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Sometimes as a painter you get requests for commissions, paintings specifically ordered by a client. Sometimes they are portraits, like the pet portraits that I do and sometimes they are scenes, locations that a person particularly likes. But every once in a while you get an unusual request. This was one of them.

A client approached me several months ago about painting a scene that he had envisioned. There was no photo…just a description of something he had seen in a vision. He described it in detail and basically it was a mountain that resembled a hand. This is what I painted and he loved it.

The hardest thing for painters to do is commissions. You want to do the photo (or in this case vision) justice. You want the client to be happy with the work. There are expectations and you really want to meet them. It’s a lot of pressure and it’s difficult to paint under pressure. But it’s part of the way we make a living so we do it. I’m glad this one turned out well but I have to say I would much prefer a photo to work from than a vision’s description. 🙂

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Strasburg’s Last Tuesday Art Workshop

Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, art lessons, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Strasburg VA, Virginia Artist on April 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »

On the last Tuesday of the month we have an art workshop at Buggy B’s in Strasburg. And this past Tuesday we worked on this painting, a glorious summer day with hay bails.

Here is Gloria and Francis getting a good start on their paintings.

And Tammy joined the mix as well painting the scene. We all worked in acrylics and it took about an hour and a half and in the end we all had a nice finished result.

We are planning our next gathering. It will be the last Tuesday in May. Just let me know if you would like to join us.

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Sign up Today for the Plein Air Workshop

Posted in daily painter, tagged Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, impressionism, Landscape, oil painting, Plein Air, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist 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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Young Artists Paint and Draw

Posted in Art Class, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, fruit, impressionism, lemon, Virginia Artist on April 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Wednesday’s Young Artist created these beautiful paintings of lemons this past week. Didn’t they do a great job?

Young artists, ages 7-12, paint with me each week on Wednesday or Thursday, from 4:15-5:15. We create something new each week as they learn about color mixing, composition, the use of painting equipment and much more. If you have a young artist that you would like to paint with us just contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com to register them for class.

I also have young artists who are a little too old for the Young Artists classes so they join us for adult classes on Wednesday or Thursday from 5:30-7. These classes allow students to develop their skills while working on a subject of their choice while receiving individual instruction. This is Liam, a new student who had excellent drawing skills, working on his fantasy drawing.

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Leadership Class 2012

Posted in Art Class, Small Town Life, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, Leadership Class, Shenandoah Valley, Small Town Life, Virginia Artist on April 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I was invited to teach this year’s Adult Leadership Class a lesson in art. Leadership is an excellent program that the Chamber of Commerce offers that studies a different aspect of our community each month. They study in-depth government, education, industry, tourism, law enforcement, art, and much more over the course of the year.

So, of course, for my session on Art, Culture and Tourism day, we all painted.

And everyone embraced their inner artist!

And at the end of our session we had seven new artists! Great job everyone.

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Apple Tree with a View

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, Art Class, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, impressionism, Landscape, Virginia Artist on April 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Thursday Painters

This week the Young Artists painted a beautiful scene from the apple orchard. Great job everyone!

Apple Tree Painting Reference Photo

Here is my demo painting and the reference photo. These trees are in an orchard in Purgitsville, WV. A lovely place with a beautiful view.

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Mountain View Demonstration

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, tagged acrylic, art lessons, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Landscape, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Artist on April 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

We had a new student in class yesterday morning so I painted this demonstration piece so he could follow along. Still a few final details to add in but we got a great start.