Blue Ridge Parkway Artist, New Large Painting in the Works, and The Devil Doesn't Charge Rent...

 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please click on my  latest Youtube! It has a copy of The Inflectionist magazine that has my painting on the cover!  Great article on me, too!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOBrjyXbHKs

 

I am excited about the start of a new floral landscape that is based on a field near the Radford hospital!  The light is not good enough to continue work on my latest portrait but it is good enough for several layers on a new work.  I really ought to write a book and entitle it, "Looking for the Light". 

My work is so complex that every shift in light makes such a difference in how it looks.  I hate to work on the last layer on a cloudy day.  My Daylight flourescent lights aren't good enough to compensate for cloudy days. 

Well, time to prepare the canvas!

 

Be sure to click on the red link to see more of my work!

KENDALL KESSLER ART

 

Taking a Break  Original  40" x 30" Oil Painting $2430

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards,  Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/taking-a-break-kendall-kessler.html

Life with The Bird and Word Man - Clyde Kessler

I like to watch court cases.  They are oftentimes hilarious.  The other day a woman was suing a land lord who was letting her board for one year for free due to some kind of situation between them. 

The judge was completely unsympathetic.  The woman resorted to claiming she had been through hell with this land lord.  Clyde's quip was "Well, if she has been through hell, then the Devil doesn't charge rent."

 

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

One more thing for Local Folk.  Check out my ebay classifieds!  Not everyone has to pay shipping!

http://www.ebayclassifieds.com/user/newriverartist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check out my Special Promotions that end Saturday!

 

 

Riverview at Dusk is on Special all September

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

There is a money back guarantee that includes shipping fee!

 

 

Riverview at Dusk  Original  20" x 16" Oil Painting $670

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards,  Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

Link to this painting   http://kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com/featured/riverview-at-dusk-kendall-kessler.html

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

 

Owl Stare  Original 8" x 10" Mixed Media   Painting $190

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

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

Click on the  50" x 40" canvas print size for the special!

 

Burning Shore   Original  Oil  Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at  KENDALL KESSLER ART

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

 Click on the 36" x 24" size canvas print for the special offer

 

Thank you for looking at paintings by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway

 

Staunton Ghost Story near The Blue Ridge Parkway and Around the Water Cooler...

My Artwork

Flower Field   Original Oil Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

I really have flowers on my mind right now!  I miss this painting but it has a good home in North Carolina.

Hibiscus at Bisset Park Radford VA      Original 30"x40" Oil Painting      $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

I am looking forward to seeing these beautiful blooms in the park!  They are gorgeous!

Blue Ridge Meadow  Original Oil Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at   KENDALL KESSLER ART

This painting will be mailed out tomorrow evening to a great Charlottesville patron!

Staunton Asylum Ghost Story

In my search for ghost stories I am surprised at how many of them are in Staunton, Virginia!  I guess there are a lot of creepy places there!

There is a haunted asylum there that is infamous for a doctor that use to cleanse his patients by torture! It was shut down many years ago but people claim they still hear screams and thumps in the building. 

One father and son actually video taped their experience.
I don't know what to think about the tape but it is a great ghost story!

I found this story on Deletion Quality.net

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I work at home and I do mean work.  Now that I am selling my artwork full-time I get up and work hard at promoting my paintings online.  I am working harder since I retired from teaching at Radford University.  I knew that would happen.

My husband works at V.P.I. and S.U. in Government Documents.  Like any office, there are times when workers can take a break, especially if there is a party.

So today I got up and started to work right away and then decided to take a little break!  Time for me to stand around the water cooler for a little while or celebrate a pretend birthday!

My husband is always glad when I let up a little.  Two days ago a blood vessel in my right eye broke when I lifted my easel.  My doctor said that if you take aspirin and then lift things the strain can cause that to happen.  Next time I need to take something for soreness, I am taking Advil, which is what he suggested.

Another Staunton Ghost Story near The Blue Ridge Parkway and Put it on the Floor...

My Artwork

A Pair    Original Oil Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

This is my most colorful still life.  I am very pleased with the vibrant color contrast!

Across the Marsh at Pawleys Island    Original 30"x40"  Oil Painting     $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

Another Colorful Shore Scene!  I am planning to do more soon!

Staunton Ghost Story

Staunton is located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley about ten miles from The Blue Ridge Parkway.  It is a town rich in history and some of it is supernatural.  Among the haunts are a 1890 train wreck , civil war stories and unsolved murders.

At the train station Myrtle Knox was fatally wounded when the sleeper car derailed.  Her opera troupe was napping when the incident occurred.  She lost  one of her legs below the knee, her shoulder was dislocated, an arm broken, and a piece of wood severed the femoral artery in her leg causing her to bleed to death.

Supposedly her spirit haunts the tracks and people have reported seeing her peer into the Pullman Diner which is now closed.

I found this story on One Writer's Way online.

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I spend a lot of time in front of the kitchen sink washing dishes.  We are one of the extremely few houses in America that does not have a dishwasher.

 I really don't mind.  I grew up with one and we had to thoroughly clean the dishes, load the dishwasher and then put the dishes away.

I wash the dishes and put them in the rack.  End of story.  I like it better that way but sometimes I do complain about how much time I spend at the sink.

My husband said why don't you just lay the food out on the floor and yell come and get it!
Not a bad idea!  Then I would only have to mop a little!  Another great "modest proposal from the Word Man!

Staunton Ghost Story near The Blue Ridge Parkway and So Pleased to sell Another Original Painting!

My Artwork

North Albemarle, McLean Virginia      Original 30"x40"    $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

Here is a beautiful Mclean garden!

Near The Dedmon Center     Original  11"x14" Oil Painting      $313

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

Great View of The New River by The Dedmon Center at Radford University!

Near Kirby Road     Original Oil Painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART

This is where I spent much of my childhood!  It is no wonder I married a naturalist.

Staunton Virginia Ghost Story

I am still finding news ghost stories.  Here is a Staunton, Virginia spooky tale!

The Bell Grae Inn Ghost Story

This Inn is haunted by Mrs. Bagsby since the 1800's. She unlocks door and play other tricks. It has been reported that she has caused the Inn's hot water supply to bypass a guest that she does not like.
The Inn claims guests can experience this ghost if they stay in Room 7!  I thought 7 was a lucky number.  Not in this case!

 Recent Sale

I am so pleased to sell another Blue Ridge Vista to a great patron in Charlottesville, VA.  Blue Ridge Meadow is one of my favorites!  I had it hanging next to my computer.  I'm glad it will have a great home!  I can't take them with me.

 

Life with The Bird and Word Man - Clyde Kessler

I wanted to be sure to announce The 40th Annual Mount Rogers Naturalist Rally that starts today!  What a great opportunity to learn about this wonderful mountain region and gain insight to ways to preserve the wildlife and natural beauty of this region I have happily spent my adult life in!

I cannot imagine living anywhere else and I never tire of painting the incredible atmospheric effects of The New River Valley and the surrounding areas!
Please come out and have a great time!