Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, Still Dragging, and Gone Bad...

 Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

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For the first time ever I uploaded a Work in Progress to my website.  I am so pleased with my latest Kendall Expressions painting that I wanted to give an internet preview!  I hope to have it done in a few days and then I will upload the final picture for sale or prints!

 

 

Work in Progress    Kendall F. Kessler

Link to this painting  http://fineartamerica.com/featured/work-in-progress-kendall-kessler.html

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

Clyde is better but I am still dragging and neither one of us has come up with a new funny but there is another great one on Facebook!  Picture this.  A man opens his refrigerator and a gun is aimed at him. 

The caption reads, "Honey, the chicken has gone bad."

Now that one really put a big smile on my weary face!  I do believe in the old saying that laughter is the best medicine.  I need a truck load right now.

Don't forget about The Blue Ridge Discovery Center that Clyde works closely with to promote this beautiful mountain region!

Avian Adventures, Bird Sleuth

 

Weekly on Tuesday, Thursday, until Apr 30, 2015

 

 

Where	Grayson County High School map
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Check out Originals on Etsy at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/towheehillstudio?page=3

 

If you like my work but don't have any more room on your walls be sure to check out my paintings on just about anything but the kitchen sink on

Zazzle!

Here is the link!      http://www.zazzle.com/newriverartist

 

Be Sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Today at 5:00!

 

Radford Flower Garden is on Special all April!

Click on the link below the painting  and click on the 30"x 40" canvas print of Radford Flower Garden  for the 40% discount.

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

Radford Flower Garden  11"x 14" Oil  Painting    $313

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/radford-flower-garden-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 40" x 30" canvas print size for the special!

 

Golden Blue Ridge Sunset   36" x 24"  Original Soft  Pastel Painting $936

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/golden-blue-ridge-sunset-kendall-kessler.html

Click  on the 16" x 20"  Canvas print size for the special

 

 

Purple Blue Ridge Sunset      Original  Soft Pastel Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting  http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/purple-sunset-on-the-blue-ridge-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 24" x 20" size for the special

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, Work in Progress, and A Great Funny!

 Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

I wasn't able to get to my new Kendall Expressions painting today, but I did yesterday so I am going to upload a "work in progress" file here!

The link to my Kendall Expressions folder on my website is below the image.  Please check out these intense works!

 

 Kendall Expression Work in progress

I am real excited about this new painting!  I am attempting to add intense visual energy and excitement to this popular Volvo 2015 car.  This is the first stage and is a detail.  When it is done I will post the whole work.

Here is the link to my Kendall Expressions series on my Website!

http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/art/all/all/all/kendall+expressions

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I don't have a funny of my own and Clyde has not been feeling well but there was a great one on Facebook!  I laughed out loud!

There was a picture of an adorable baby in a sink and the caption read, "If you see something my Mom put on Facebook, remind her that I am still in the sink."  Love it!  I have over 2000 Facebook friends, a fan page, and a Community page.  I get such a kick out of sharing gems like that one!

Don't forget about The Blue Ridge Discovery Center that Clyde works closely with to promote this beautiful mountain region!

Avian Adventures, Bird Sleuth

 

Weekly on Tuesday, Thursday, until Apr 30, 2015

 

 

Where	Grayson County High School map
Calendar	BRDC Web Calendar
Created by	aaron@blueridgediscoverycenter.org

 

Check out Originals on Etsy at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/towheehillstudio?page=3

 

If you like my work but don't have any more room on your walls be sure to check out my paintings on just about anything but the kitchen sink on

Zazzle!

Here is the link!      http://www.zazzle.com/newriverartist

 

Be Sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Thursday at 5:00!

 

Radford Flower Garden is on Special all April!

Click on the link below the painting  and click on the 30"x 40" canvas print of Radford Flower Garden  for the 40% discount.

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

Radford Flower Garden  11"x 14" Oil  Painting    $313

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/radford-flower-garden-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 40" x 30" canvas print size for the special!

 

Golden Blue Ridge Sunset   36" x 24"  Original Soft  Pastel Painting $936

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/golden-blue-ridge-sunset-kendall-kessler.html

Click  on the 16" x 20"  Canvas print size for the special

 

 

Purple Blue Ridge Sunset      Original  Soft Pastel Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting  http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/purple-sunset-on-the-blue-ridge-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 24" x 20" size for the special

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, Favorite Kendall Expression Painting, and Where are those Pigs?

 Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

I was able to spend a good bit of time on my latest Kendall Expressions painting!  I hope to have a work in progress video up tomorrow!  I think it is really coming along!

 

Side Street  Original Acrylic Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://fineartamerica.com/featured/side-street-kendall-kessler.html

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

Longevity runs in my family so I have been trying to get my body in better shape without hurting myself.  My Dad was real big on swimming so I try to swim once a week but it is not a weight bearing exercise so I walk and Line Dance.  It has been my mistake not to stretch before activities and I have discovered some muscle problems due to this mistake.

A while back I realized I could not touch my toes so I have worked hard to gradually stretch out those muscles and now I can touch my toes.

Now I am trying Yoga with a DVD and it is quite an eye opener!  The teacher can sit with her legs crossed and touching the floor.  I can't even get near the floor.  She says to sit on a pillow so hips are higher than knees.  Doesn't help one bit!

I am determined to get those knees down but those pigs aren't  flying by the window!  My right knee is a little sore today so I have to take a break.

Maybe one of these days I will get those knees down and a whole slew of pigs will fly right by!

Don't forget about The Blue Ridge Discovery Center that Clyde works closely with to promote this beautiful mountain region!

Avian Adventures, Bird Sleuth

Tue, April 21, 10am – 3pm

Weekly on Tuesday, Thursday, until Apr 30, 2015

 

 

Where	Grayson County High School map
Calendar	BRDC Web Calendar
Created by	aaron@blueridgediscoverycenter.org

 

Check out Originals on Etsy at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/towheehillstudio?page=3

 

If you like my work but don't have any more room on your walls be sure to check out my paintings on just about anything but the kitchen sink on

Zazzle!

Here is the link!      http://www.zazzle.com/newriverartist

 

Be Sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Thursday at 5:00!

 

Radford Flower Garden is on Special all April!

Click on the link below the painting  and click on the 30"x 40" canvas print of Radford Flower Garden  for the 40% discount.

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

Radford Flower Garden  11"x 14" Oil  Painting    $313

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/radford-flower-garden-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 30" x 40" canvas print size for the special!

 

Other Pears  10" x 14"  Original Oil Pastel Painting $300

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://fineartamerica.com/featured/other-pears-kendall-kessler.html

Click  on the 16" x 20"  Canvas print size for the special

 

 

Old Fashioned Kitchen Again      Original  8" x 10" Color Lithograph  $170

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting  http://fineartamerica.com/featured/old-fashioned-kitchen-again-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the  50" x 40" size for the special

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, One of my Few Watercolor paintings, and Another Computer Moment...

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

I was hoping to get a lot done on my latest Kendall Expression painting that is in the Youtube but my back kept me from working.  Hope to get a lot done tomorrow.  Here is one of my few watercolors. 

I haven't met the media that I don't like but I don't paint a lot of watercolors.  They are beautiful but I like oil paint the best!

On The Rocks  10"x 14" Watercolor  Painting    $310

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/on-the-rocks-kendall-kessler.html

 

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I hate to beat a dead horse but when it comes to computers I just wish I could beat it and still have it work.  I keep trying to remember how useful it is and resist the temptation to shove it out the window, but it is difficult.

Clyde is better at it than I am but he still has to wonder at how instructions that are made for dummies still don't work.  I will never forget how I figured out that I can stabilize my Youtube video and then have to  add music next or my voice will not be heard. 

If I make any other modifications before adding music the voice over is gone.   I had a young helper try to figure that one out and he gave up.  I figured it out  by accident. Pretty sure I mentioned this incident before but I am still harping on it.

Right now I need some more accidents as I try to figure out annotations on Youtube.  I followed the instructions to add a link to my website and nothing happened.  ARGH!!!!!!

 

Whoever works out these programs so computer dummies can use them is not doing a good job!

Check out Originals on Etsy at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/towheehillstudio?page=3

 

Be Sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Tomorrow at 5:00!

 

Radford Flower Garden is on Special all April!

Click on the link below the painting  and click on the 30"x 40" canvas print of Radford Flower Garden  for the 40% discount.

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

Radford Flower Garden  11"x 14" Acrylic  Painting    $313

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/radford-flower-garden-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 30" x 40" canvas print size for the special!

 

Tiger Stare Original 20" x 16"  Oil Painting $670

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/tiger-stare-kendall-kessler.html

 

Click  on the 30" x 40"  Canvas print size for the special

 

 

Burning Shore   Original  Oil Painting  has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/burning-shore-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the  24" x 36" size for the special

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, Favorite Cat Painting, and An Apple a Day...

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Here is one of my domestic cat paintings.  I think the title says it all!  I am working on some more abstract animal paintings.  This is one of my representational ones.  I always have an expressionistic flare to all my work but in this one I stuck more closely to what I was working from. 

In Charge  8"x 10" Acrylic  Painting    $168

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/in-charge-kendall-kessler.html

 

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I have always enjoyed jokes, word play, and other kinds of humor and really get into laughing!  As I have said before Clyde supplies most of the funnies for my blog but I do come up with some of my own and look for others on the internet.

Yesterday wasn't very funny.  I wrote about how I was looking forward to Line Dance Class and then after I published the blog I threw my back out and missed class.  At first I thought it wasn't going to be bad but the pain got to be too much to be able to drive so I missed class.

It is a lot better today so I am hoping I can get to the Thursday class in Blacksburg. 

Neither of us came up with anything funny yesterday but I saw something on another site that I thought was great and reflected how I felt.

An apple a day will keep anyone away if you throw it hard enough!  Nobody threw anything at my back yesterday but it sure kept me away from my fun.

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Be Sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Saturday at 5:00!

 

Radford Flower Garden is on Special all April!

Click on the link below the painting  and click on the 30"x 40" canvas print of Radford Flower Garden  for the 40% discount.

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

Radford Flower Garden  11"x 14" Acrylic  Painting    $313

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/radford-flower-garden-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 30" x 40" canvas print size for the special!

 

Tiger Stare Original 20" x 16"  Oil Painting $670

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/tiger-stare-kendall-kessler.html

 

Click  on the 30" x 40"  Canvas print size for the special

 

 

Burning Shore   Original  Oil Painting  has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/burning-shore-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the  24" x 36" size for the special

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, New Suggestion Paintings, and Wear a Helmet...

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

I am very excited about my latest Kendall Expression painting!  I hope to have it in my portfolio in a few days.  These paintings are getting more and more intense and the color modulation in acrylic are bursting on to the canvas!  I am so glad I started this series and will be doing a number of them before I get back to more mountain vistas!

Here is my latest Suggestion painting!  I am real pleased with the pensive look.

Sifting  Original  Acrylic  Painting    NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/controlpanel/updateartwork.html?artworkid=14580428

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

Yesterday we had a great time visiting relatives!  It is so good to get together and yak!  One of my favorite things about the Word Man is he is a great conversationalist and the most knowledgeable person I have ever known. 

We were having a great time yakking away when I saw more relatives coming up the driveway.  This relative was sitting on the rim of the back of a truck while his son drove and the other kids were either inside or in the truck bed with him.

I was kind of surprised that he would ride that way.  I would be afraid of falling off if the truck hit a bump.  This guy has a sense of humor much like Clydes.  His response was people are getting so cautious about everything that one of these days we will have to wear a helmet when we brush our teeth.

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Be Sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Today at 5:00!

 

Radford Flower Garden is on Special all April!

Click on the link below the painting  and click on the 30"x 40" canvas print of Radford Flower Garden  for the 40% discount.

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

Radford Flower Garden  11"x 14" Acrylic  Painting    $313

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/radford-flower-garden-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the 30" x 40" canvas print size for the special!

 

Tiger Stare Original 20" x 16"  Oil Painting $670

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/tiger-stare-kendall-kessler.html

 

Click  on the 30" x 40"  Canvas print size for the special

 

 

Burning Shore   Original  Oil Painting  has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/burning-shore-kendall-kessler.html

Click on the  24" x 36" size for the special

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, New suggestion Paintings , and Beach House Syndrome...

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

 

I am determined to get off this computer and get to work on my next Kendall Expression painting!  I have a great idea for a new one and can't wait to get started!  Here are two more of my Suggestion paintings!

 

Balloon Ride Original  Acrylic  Painting    NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting    http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/balloon-ride-kendall-kessler.html

Balloon Ride is another sensuous, colorful painting from my series,
Suggestions. I am starting with an abstract expressionist surface and then looking for forms that appear in the paint. This time balloon like shapes began to appear by a dark area that looked something like a cliff so I made it into a balloonscape! I am especially pleased with the flowing motion in this one.

 

Flower Energy Original  Acrylic  Painting    NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, Greeting Cards, pillows, !phone and galaxy phone cases Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting    http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/controlpanel/updateartwork.html?artworkid=14658624

This time a vase like shape showed up to I decided to make a floral still life. I am always talking about how I like to put the life in still life so I added vibrant colors radiating out from the vase!

 

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I know I have ranted about TV commercials before but it is time for an update.  Sometimes I wish it were still against the law for lawyers to advertise on TV.  There is one that has been voted the mostly likely commercial to be muted.  I hit it immediately.  I guess I shouldn't criticize these people that just want to serve us because they love people. 

Whenever there is a discussion about certain professionals wanting to help the public I always get the Beach House comment from Clyde.  Their real motive according to him is they need to pay for their beach house.  If you listen to Clyde you would think that all insurance agents, lawyers, doctors,  and politicians are struggling to pay for a beach house. A certain percentage of every bill goes to their beach house fund.

Just joking around!  No offense to these professionals but I do wish there were less commercials on TV.  I mostly watch DVDs but sometimes I watch TV.  I think the advertisers could at least not show the same commercial twice in one break!  ARGH!

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