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October Fire

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , on November 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

October FireOctober Fire is an acrylic abstract painting on 1 1/2″ gallery wrap canvas measuring 24″x36″.  It is another in the series of abstract paintings that I have been working on this past week.   Non-representational abstracts allow each viewer to see something different in the art.  This painting is available for $395.

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Transitions

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , on November 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »

TransitionI have been working on a couple of abstract series lately.  I have a new student who is studying abstract acrylic painting and it has gotten me motivated to paint in that way.

Non-representational abstract is much harder than one would think.  It takes some planning of composition and color in order to develop a successful abstract painting.

I like this one.  It is called Transition.  It is an acrylic on gallery wrap canvas measuring 12″x12″ and is available for $195.

kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com

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Peaceful Valley View

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , on November 10, 2009| 1 Comment »

Peaceful Valley ViewPeaceful Valley View is an 8″x10″ oil painting.  It is a restful scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invitation

Philip Carter Winery 6 Finished

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Truman the Basset Hound

Posted in Dogs, tagged , , on November 6, 2009| 2 Comments »

Basset HoundToday’s painting is a watercolor of a basset hound dog.  It is on display at the show at Philip Carter Winery (www.pcwinery.com ) in Hume. 

I posted this new basset painting today in honor of Truman.  His birthday is Sunday and he will be ten years old.  That doesn’t sound like a lot but it is pretty old for a basset hound.

 

 

 

 

 

baby TruTruman came to live with me when he was 5 1/2 weeks old.  He was so cute…most bassett puppies are. 

Look at that face at 6 weeks old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tru-sweetAnd he was spoiled from the very beginning.   Here he is at 4 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety First

 

 

Truman has always been a pretty good sport.  Here he is posing with a bike helmet on to teach children the importance of bike safety.

 

 

 

 

 

truman has one too many

 

 

But he’s not always all about work.  Sometimes he parties.  In this case maybe a little too much.  It looks like he may have “passed out!”

 

 

 

Truman lets in flies

 

 

 

But then he gets right back to work guarding the front door….

 

 

 

Truman at the door

 

 

 

And the back door….

 

 

 

Truman's perch

 

 

 

 

And sometimes he stands guard at the window watching out that no squirrels or bunnies invade from the front yard.  (Well, he doesn’t actually stand guard.  It’s more like lay on the arm of the sofa guard.)

 

 

 

Truman in Chair

 

 

 

And all that work can make an old guy tired so he curls up in the chair for a rest sometimes.

 

 

 

 

Truman Birthday Hat

 

 

 

So here’s to you Truman.  Happy Birthday!  We love all your antics and the fun and joy you have brought to so many….even if  you are a poot head.

We love you anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

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Weimaraner

Posted in daily painter, Dogs, tagged , , , , , , , on November 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »

WeimaranerThe Weimaraner is a beautiful grey dog, often called the Grey Ghost.  This watercolor painting of the handsome pup is currently on display at Philip Carter Winery in Hume. 

The Opening Reception for that show will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 15th.  Please mark your calendar and join me for wine and cheese.  And enjoy the beautiful countryside at the winery.

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Halloween Revisited

Posted in Small Town Life, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Halloween Fortune Teller at workDelilah’s, our art & gift gallery on Main Street, took part in a Halloween event for the kids Saturday night.  Rebecca came in dressed in a beautiful red mask to help me that evening.  (She and her husband have Fox Hill Pottery and they show beautiful work that you can see at Delilah’s.)  I dressed as Kelly of Delilah’s, the all-seeing  fortune-teller, and decided to break out the tarot card and tell the kids fortunes.

You can see me here telling one witch her fortune while others wait in line.   (Look how serious we are!)

 

 

 

Halloween Line up out the doorAnd a long line it was.  It snaked into the shop where the fortune-teller was waiting with the tarot deck .  And it went out the door…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween And the line got longer

….and in front of the shop on the sidewalk……

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween Line up and down the street……and down the street.  It seemed that it got longer and longer.  We couldn’t believe how successful our little fortune-telling operation was.  We gave out 600 pieces of candy and that was pretty much one per child. 

I’m pretty sure that I told 300 hundred fortunes or more.  I was amazed how many wanted their fortune told and how they listened so intently to what I told them.  I really tried not to traumatize any kids.  I was the kind of fortune-teller that everyone wants to visit.  Only “good” fortunes here!  Besides, I didn’t want the kids to have to get years of therapy to recover from the fortune they were told on the Halloween of 2009 on Main Street in Front Royal.  🙂

Halloween Fortune Teller reward the patient witch with a treatAnd after they got their fortune, they, of course, got their treat!

The good news is that they all enjoyed it and no tricks were played. 

Maybe the fortune-teller will come back and tell fortunes again.  You just never know….

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Lemon and the Last Art Walk Tonight

Posted in Art Class, daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Lemon underpaintingLast Wednesday night at Art Class we worked on an acrylic underpainting of a lemon.  Instead of oil paint we used acrylic paint and only using black and white we painted the shading that we saw of the lemon.

 

 

 

 

Lemon glazed painting

Last night at Art Class, with the underpainting of dry from last week, we glazed over the acrylic paint with an oil paint and a blending medium to add color to our lemon.  This is a technique that many painters use to get shading into their works.  It sometimes makes it easier for students to see the subtle differences in shades and tones.

The Lemon measures 5″x7″ on canvas panel and is available for $45 by contacting me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

 

KellyWalker SmallThe final 3rd Thursday Art Walk of the season is tonight from 5 – 8 p.m. in downtown Front Royal.  Be sure to come out and enjoy some refreshments and see the artist demonstrating.  Delilah’s will have a tent sale as well as demonstrations.  And I believe there will be pumpkin carving demonstrations at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.  Just in time for the season!  Come join us.  We’ll look forward to seeing you.

(That’s me painting during a 3rd Thursday Art Walk.  I was working on an abstract and I think I may have been channeling Jackson Pollack at the time!  🙂  )

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Susan’s Weeping Cherry Tree

Posted in daily painter, tagged , , , , , , , on October 14, 2009| 2 Comments »

Susan's Weeping CherrySusan’s Weeping Cherry Tree is an oil on canvas measuring 16″x20″.  I was commissioned by one of my very best collectors to do this painting of the tree in front of her house.  So a few weeks ago I went out to her beautiful home and took some photos of the tree.  Of course, it wasn’t blooming at the time so I had to be a little creative with the painting.  That is the great thing about painting, you can put in or leave out whatever you want to when you are working with a photo.

 

 

Susan's Weeping CherryThis is the reference photo that I used for Susan’ painting. 

I delivered the painting to her last night and she liked it very much.  Yeah!!!

I’m always thrilled when someone buys more than one of my paintings.  Having collectors who love your work is a tremendous boost for any artist.   Thanks Susan!!!

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Fun at the Festival

Posted in daily painter, Small Town Life, tagged , , , , , , , on October 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Kelly painting at festivalThe Festival of Leaves in Front Royal was Saturday and we had a good time despite the yucky weather in the morning.  As the day went on the weather got better.  I set up the tent and painted outside of Delilah’s.  (Thanks to Sandy Patterson, a terrific photographer who has beautiful work at Delilah’s, for taking this photo.)

 

 

 

 

 Festival Booth 1

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to watch me paint and to visit with me.  I appreciate all the nice comments about my art. 

Also, thanks to everyone who registered to win the Free Art Lesson.  And don’t forget that we have classes at the Blue Ridge Arts Council on Wednesdays at 5 p.m.  We’d love for you to join us.  Just contact me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com if you have any questions about classes.

 

 

 

Strasburg Rotary Demo Fall VersionI completed this painting during the festival.  It is a fall version of the painting that I did a few weeks ago for the Strasburg Rotary Club.  Fall offers many colors to put into paintings.  It really brightens everything up!

 

 

Strasburg Rotary Demo completedThis is the original version of the painting.

Both paintings are available for purchase.  They measure 8″x16″ and are oil paintings on canvas panel.

kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com

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The Truck is finished!

Posted in daily painter, Serendipity, tagged , , , , , , on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Old Truck 7Since yesterday’s post I added in the grass and some details.

 

 

 

 

 

Old Truck 8And finally the finished painting!  I like the way it turned out.  It is an oil painting on canvas panel measuring 12″x16″ and is available by emailing me at kwalker@doubledogdesigns.com .

 

 

 

 

Asleep on red bed 1

And you can see that Truman got really excited about it.  He slept through about the last hour and a half of the painting time.  Working really wears him out.

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