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Well, my naturalist husband is still getting out. He is being careful to steer clear of other people but he is getting out. I am just going to the grocery store when needed but when it gets a little warmer I will take a walk in beautiful Wildwood Park.
We are very fortunate in that we have what we need and are just staying inside. Like my favorite Virus joke says, For the first time in human history we can save the world's people by lying on the floor and watching T.V. Let' not screw this up.
I am certainly doing my part but I am not on the floor for TV. I reserve that space for Yoga. My great teacher is sending us sessions on the computer which works just fine! I can't seem to find ones that I like so far on youtube. I either find ones that aren't much more than sleeping on the floor or I find ones that have so many Downward Facing Dogs that I almost start barking. My teacher always has great sessions and I am sure she can use the money so most of my yoga stuff is with her.
Be sure to check out my latest Dallas Texas skyline painting Demo Youtube above and stay safe!
Memphis Lights Original Oil painting SOLD
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Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
Clyde and I were trying to order hand sanitizer online. Actually I was trying to order it and had a hard time deciding what kind to get so I got Clyde online to do it. There were so many selections and Clyde asked me which ones I want.
I don't know. I am not good at making decisions. I married you.
Ha ha.
Now you know I am just kidding.
Well, all online hand sanitizers are sold out so it doesn't matter which one to select. There aren't any.
Well, we may not be able to get any hand sanitizer but I still have you!
My mind reels with sarcastic replies.
I think I better get back to the studio before I get into any more trouble.
LOL!
I wish we were at an open beach right now, virus free.
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
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Autumn Beauty from Sharp Top Original 20"x 16" Acrylic Painting $670
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Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter Original "24" x 18" Oil painting $864
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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
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Well, I am not going stir crazy yet but I am not getting out much. I am worried about the virus and have been washing my hands all the time now. I have to go grocery shopping but I figured out a way to do that with minimal contamination.
I try to keep my distance from other shoppers as much as possible and I wear gloves. I sanitize my hands before I put the gloves on. Then when I get home I take them off and sanitize my hands again so I can pick the gloves up and put them in the wash. I hope that helps.
We don't have a reported case here but I have heard we don't have the testing kits so there may be cases that are not documented. I never thought I would see the day that the whole world is quarantined.
Anyway, I have a new video up on my latest Dallas Skyline Painting. It is very short because the demo tape I made didn't work out. I was just about done when the camera messed up so I made a short video of the painting and my latest Blue Ridge painting.
Looking forward to a new oil painting as I continue to paint acrylic skylines and other abstracts.
I am very pleased to sell a large metal print of Tall Blue Vase to a great Texas patron! Check it out below!
Tall Blue Vase Original Oil painting SOLD
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Cozy Original 7"x 5" Oil painting $75
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Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
Clyde and I love Russel Stover pecan sandies. We consider them to be a staple and I hate it when we run out. Kroger used to have big bags of them but now they just have small boxes.
I was so surprised to see them on sale for $1.50 so I bought one hoping they were not stale. I figured they would be good but Clyde said watch out for dinosaur bones.
Okay, I know exaggeration is one of the key components of humor but dinosaur bones in candy? I think that is a bit much. LOL!
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Memphis Green Original 12"x 9" Acrylic Painting $271
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Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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Marsh View at Pawleys Island Original Original 60" x 42" Oil painting $4920
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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
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Well, once again I decided on a different direction with a painting that was fighting me and then all of a sudden it started talking to me and cried uncle. I finally resolved the problems I was having with the spacing and atmospheric effect. As usual, I sort of know how I got to that point but not really.
Painting is always an adventure unless the painter follows formulaic devices. I would quit rather than take that approach. Anyway, there is something different about the surface quality that I am very pleased with and will probably quit soon before I over work it.
Any of this make sense to you? It would if you had a paint brush strapped to you like me. You have to really love art to put up with all the problems but it is so great when they get out into the world. As I always say, I can't take them with me.
Cheers on a Monday! Check out my Monday youtube! I decided to paint one more on a paper towel. Fun experience!
Mabry Mill Original 20" x 16" Oil painting $864
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Porter Mountain in Fall Original 14" x 11" Oil painting $313
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Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
Yesterday we were watching a cute little girl on TV holding a skunk. She claimed she would not be sprayed since she was not a threat to the skunk. I had a hard time believing that and figured the glands had been removed which I know can be done. Anyway, she gave the figures for the skunk population in the US and the skunk made me think of Congress.
I'll bet those numbers don't include the skunks in Congress.
Clyde said some of those skunks would scare a skunk sprayless.
Right.
Just kidding. I'm sure there are some hard working members of Congress but I'll bet it does stink at times in there.
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Wildflower Mist Original 10"x 8" Oil Painting $188
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Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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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 on my website or Zazzle! Here is my most popular Shore painting on a mug!
Marsh View at Pawleys Island Original Original 60" x 42" Oil painting $4920
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Well, my latest painting took a nose dive off a Blue Ridge cliff. After all I wrote about how well it was going it decided to turn into an arm wrestling painting. Oh well. This happens and when it does I always repeat the following.
Paintings will drive you crazy if you let them. Don't let them drive you crazy. I never do. At least I think I am sane.
I have been to this point before and scrap the approach I was using, try something else and usually it turns out great and I have no idea how I got to the end.
I know that sounds strange but it is not strange to another painter. They know what I am talking about unless they have a formula they follow with every painting which would be so boring to me that I would quit painting. I have known a few painters that do that, but not many.
Most painters sort of know what they are doing but not really and every painting is a learning experience.
I will get in there tomorrow and fight the colorful fight. Cheers!
Morning Color Dance Original 24" x 18" Oil Pastel painting $864
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Autumn Beauty from Sharp Top Original 20" x 16" Acrylic painting $660
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Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
Now that Clyde and I share the dishes 50-50 I like to tease him sometimes. Yesterday the kitchen looked so good after he finished that I asked him if he had help.
Oh yeah. Some guy came in here and did them for me.
Did he leave a bill?
No, he just did the dishes and walked out.
I wish he would do that for me. I am going to have to include this in my blog.
Argh!! I am going to just stop talking.
Now you know you will never do that. You told me once the name Clyde means heard from afar and you are right here with all your pearls of wisdom.
And again, arghhhh!!!!
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
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Rose Bouquet Original 21"x 9" Oil Pastel Painting $2430
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Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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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 on my website or Zazzle! Here is my most popular Shore painting on a mug!
Marsh View at Pawleys Island Original Original 60" x 42" Oil painting $4920
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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
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I have been battling ants today. We have a lot of trouble with ants so I went to work scrubbing the table and floor where they have congregated the most. They are also on the counters and having a big party in the bathroom. I guess toothpaste is where the action is.
Anyway, I did a lot of the Yoga table top pose today and thought I had done some good. An hour later they were covering up the table again. That is when I shrewdly noticed I had not moved the plastic jar of honey. The trail was leading right to it. So, got rid of the honey and now there are a few stragglers wondering where the Free Food Festival is.
Hopefully, we can eat on our table without obnoxious visitors this evening. Fingers crossed!
Be sure to check out my latest Youtube below. I am real pleased with my Imaginary Butterfly! I will have a new one of my regular work up soon I just completed another Blue Ridge Parkway painting of the James River!
Blue Ridge Mist Original 16" x 12" Oil Painting $384
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Sunset on the New River Original 9" x 7" Oil painting $250
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Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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A Break in the Clouds Original Oil painting SOLD
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I tried something different this time with my latest Suggestion painting that I filmed and will present on Monday. I had been covering the surface quickly with a large brush and then spending more time on the second stage after I dried the first stage. This time I wanted to have more complicate systems of color like my main work so I used a small brush and took more time on the first stage. A nebulous, and I mean nebulous butterfly seemed to show up so that is what I went with.
The contrast between the butterfly and the background is not strong, so in the third stage I will separate the two and make it even more complicated. Love to work with color! More than anything else, my work is about color regardless of the level of abstraction. Looking forward to finishing the painting and I will have a link to the finished work here and in the description on the Youtube!
I am up to 191 followers now and hope to greatly increase that number! Cheers on a Saturday!
Check out a representational colored pencil butterfly below. The one I am working on is an imaginary abstract butterfly.
King on a Leaf Original 16" x 20" Oil painting $660
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Monarch Original 21" x 15" Oil painting $652
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Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
A long time ago I thought it would be a good idea to buy a small house so we wouldn't fill it up with stuff that we have to get rid of. Well, that didn't work. I have spent years moving things out and we really need more room for all of Clyde's records.
A lot of his research needs to be in paper form rather than on a computer so, instead of scaling down, we will be scaling up.
Last night when I made the very short trip from the kitchen to the other end of the house to find my glasses and other things, I thought about what it would be like in a big house.
I told Clyde I had better sharpen up before we move.
Well, if you get too sharp you might throw me out.
No, you and all your stuff gets to stay.
That's a relief.
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Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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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
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Morning Color Dance Original 24" x 18" Oil Pastel painting $2430
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Click on the 50" x 40" canvas print size for the 40% off regular price!
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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
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I am so pleased with my latest Blue Ridge Parkway painting of The James River! It is coming along and will be done soon! One more session with a lot of layers and then I will add it to my portfolio!
Also, pleased to sell another print of Smith Mountain Lake to a great Virginia patron! This painting is my most popular lake painting. Lots of prints have been sold and the original is still available!
Be sure to check out this week's Youtube below. To quote the great show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, now for something completely!
I haven't drawn or painted a toy since I was a kid. Enjoyed it very much!
Smith Mountain Lake Original 16" x 20" Oil painting $660
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James River Reflections Original 40" x 30" Oil painting $2430
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Please check out Clyde's book!
The book can be purchased on Amazon! Here is the link!
Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at KENDALL KESSLER ART
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
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Check out my My Paintings on Ebay
If the address does not work, put Kendall Kessler in the search!
Special Promotion Ends on Tuesday
Morning Color Dance Original 24" x 18" Oil Pastel painting $2430
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Click on the 50" x 40" canvas print size for the 40% off regular price!
Thank you for looking at paintings by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
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Racing with the clock again! So much to do. I can't imagine having a lot of time to just goof off and watch TV. I watch a little TV for breaks but not much. I love movies! So glad they can be paused so I can watch them over days.
Anyway, I am going to start another Blue Ridge painting and shoot another Suggestions painting video today and tomorrow. I am going to videotape the Blue Ridge painting and see if I can combine many videos of it for a timelapse one. That will be way in the future but the Suggestions one will be up soon!
I am getting great compliments on these Demo videos on Youtube! Be sure to check them out! The newest one is below and I started a playlist on my channel.
I haven't had a Special Promotion up for a while so I decided to put one up today! Check it out! 40% off regular price of my most popular floral, Natural Rhythm with a 30 day money back guarantee that includes the shipping fee!
Bosc Original Acrylic painting NFS
Light Swirl on Apples Original 9" x 12" pastel painting $246
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The book can be purchased on Amazon! Here is the link!
Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse Original Acrylic painting NFS
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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
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Special Promotion Ends on Tuesday
Natural Rhythm Original 40" x 30" Oil painting $2430
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Elephant Fun Original Acrylic painting NFS
