Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
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I was not happy to hear about how long we need to quarantine ourselves but I know we have to do this. This virus is horrible. I have plenty to do but I would like to get out of the house to go to a few stores.
I really need to get some new shoes and I know I won't have online luck with that. Sometimes a 9 fits and sometimes a 9.5 fits. Shoes are weird. Also, I would like to go to Walmart just to look around. I am not much for shopping but right now I could get into it.
Well, can't complain that much. Our favorite Chinese restaurant is open! We will take the doctor's advice and re-heat everything. I was glad to come across this below video on how to handle things we have to buy. Be sure to check it out!
We all need to behave like surgeons in an operating room.
I am very pleased to sell three prints of Blue Ridge beauty to a great Pembroke patron! It is so great to see my artwork getting out to people! That always makes me happy! The three paintings that were selected are below the Doctor video.
Canoes at Mountain Lake Original Oil painting SOLD
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Stepping Stones on the New River Original Oil painting SOLD
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Blue Ridge Jewels Original Oil painting SOLD
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Buena Vista Original 14" x 11"Oil painting $313
Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Buena Vista will take you there!
Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
Clyde and I are pretending we are on a vacation since we are together so much. He still gets out to study wildlife but not as much as usual and I am here most of the time.
This is the worst vacation ever but we keep smiling and have plenty to do!
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of a popular New River painting!
Riverview at Dusk Original 20"x 16" Oil Painting $695
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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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 on my website or Zazzle! Here is my most popular Peaks of Otter painting on a phone case!
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, 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
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Memphis Spin will take you there!
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
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of one of my most popular Skyline paintings!
Autumn Beauty from Sharp Top Original 20"x 16" Acrylic Painting $670
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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 on my website or Zazzle! Here is my most popular Peaks of Otter painting on a phone case!
Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter Original "24" x 18" Oil painting $864
Check out my My Paintings on Ebay
If the address does not work, put Kendall Kessler in the search!
Thank you for looking at paintings by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway!
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
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Cozy Original 7"x 5" Oil painting $75
Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Cozy will take you there!
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!
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of one of my most popular Skyline paintings!
Memphis Green Original 12"x 9" Acrylic Painting $271
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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 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 having hard time sleeping lately for many reasons so last night was great! I went to bed at 10:30 and didn't get up until 8:00! Always good to get some much needed sleep.
I have never been one of those people that drop right off like my husband does. Some of us have a very hard time turning off our minds. I am not surprised that I remember a lot of whacky dreams since I don't sleep that well.
Anyway, I am looking into my next painting idea and I put up my Monday video on Youtube! Be sure to check it out. I decided to go back to some Skyline Beauty paintings and the first one is of Dallas Texas.
I decided to make myself take a simpler approach and I like the way it turned out. Be sure to click on it.
Austin Swirl Original 12" x 9" Acrylic painting $271
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Memphis Green Original 12" x 9" Oil painting $2430
Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Memphis Green will take you there!
Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
I was feeling a little down the other day so naturally I wanted to get some cheering up from Clyde so I lied down next to him in the bedroom where he was watching T.V.
I want you to do something to cheer me up.
Leave?
No.
Well, at least I didn't look in the mirror and complain about how old I look and then asked him to say something nice and his response was, "Well, your eyesight is perfect."
Love that joke! Important to laugh every day!
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of one of my most popular Girl paintings!
Contemplation Original 10"x 8" Oil Painting $188
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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 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
Check out my My Paintings on Ebay
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Thank you for looking at paintings by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway!
Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
Please Check out My Story on Youtube!
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
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Porter Mountain in Fall Original 14" x 11" Oil painting $313
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Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Porter Mountain in Fall will take you there!
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.
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of one of my most popular Floral paintings!
Wildflower Mist Original 10"x 8" Oil Painting $188
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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 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
Check out my My Paintings on Ebay
If the address does not work, put Kendall Kessler in the search!
Thank you for looking at paintings by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway!
Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
Please Check out My Story on Youtube!
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
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Autumn Beauty from Sharp Top Original 20" x 16" Acrylic painting $660
Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Autumn Beauty from Sharp Top will take you there!
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
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of one of my most popular Floral paintings!
Rose Bouquet Original 21"x 9" Oil Pastel Painting $2430
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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 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
Check out my My Paintings on Ebay
If the address does not work, put Kendall Kessler in the search!
Thank you for looking at paintings by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway!
Blue Ridge Parkway Artist
Please Check out My Story on Youtube!
I had a lot of success with my new painting of a Wintergreen sunset yesterday and decided I should put it in my Stages of my Artwork collection. I am intending to completely cover it with another layer that will look very much like it does now but with even more complicated systems of color and texture.
I have learned so much about the technique that is the best approach for my expressions but I keep changing with every painting and there is something quite different about the color interaction in the mountains this time.
I have always found that constant flucuation of warm and cool colors in the Blue Ridge ranges to be especially difficult so I am very excited that it is working out better than ever this time and I don't want to lose what I have right now so the file will be preserved.
Looking forward to the next session!
Check it out below!
Wintergreen Stage Two Original 24" x 18" Oil Painting NFS
Prints on Wall Art, Household items, and Clothes available by clicking on the link below.
Evening Glow Original 40" x 30" Oil painting $2430
Be sure to check out my Independent website! The link under Evening Glow will take you there!
Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler
Now that Clyde has retired from Tech he is great about helping me with the housework. He is also trying to straighten up his mountains of research in our computer room that actually has a bed for a guest but can't be used without an overhaul of all the stuff that is on it and under it. Oh well, he keeps at it.
Anyway, we share the dishes. We take turns doing the lunch and supper detail. On Sunday we eat out. Last Sunday I decided to do the lunch dishes which includes dishes from breakfast and snacks. We are probably the biggest snackers on the planet.
I told him I would do the lunch dishes and he would do the supper dishes and, as God is my witness, there will be supper dishes. It doesn't matter whether or not we cook, they still breed like rabbits.
Towhee Hill Studio on Etsy
Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a listing of one of my most popular Blue Ridge paintings!
Ranges near Arnold Valley Original 40"x 30" Oil Painting $2430
I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link!
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 on my website or Zazzle! Here is another popular Roanoke painting ! The link is to this item on plates!
Roanoke Sparkle Original Acrylic painting SOLD
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