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Be sure to click on my newest video about The Cascades and other beautiful scenes with water!

I took a break from my new Pawleys Island series to paint the gorgeous Cascades waterfall in Giles County, VA.  This beautiful site is one of the most popular attractions of  The Jefferson National Forest and I have made the two mile hike to the falls many times .

The hike is two miles and it is mostly up so I know I will be tired but it is worth it.  The pool below the falls is icy cold but that never stopped me from swimming in it.   I spent many summers vacationing at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and the water there is always cold.

I am very pleased with the painting!  I think I captured the energy of the falls and the beautiful, serene setting with a subtle light effect that emphasizes the warm/cool color contrast. 

Cascades in Giles County     Original  24"x20" Oil Painting    $960

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at    KENDALL KESSLER ART

Here are the latest Special Promotions!    40% off with a 30 day money back guarantee that includes shipping fee! 

 

Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter is on special all September! Click on KENDALL KESSLER ART and then on Mountain Landscapes.  Click on Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter and on the 24" x 36" Canvas print selection for the special rate!

Peaks of Otter     Original  18"x 24"  Oil Painting    $864

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Burning Shore  Original painting has been Sold

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Eagle Fire    Original 16"x 20" Oil Painting       $670

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

 Life with The Bird and Word Man - Clyde Kessler

Clyde is traveling to Independence, VA today to meet with the Board of Directors of The Blue Ridge Discovery Group!  Lots of great events to be planned!  Don't miss tomorrow's hike! 

Blue Ridge Expeditions: Hike Brushy Mountain North of Crandon

Sat, September 13, 12am – Sun, September 14, 12am

 

 

Where	Applachain Trail, Brushy Mountain north of Crandon map
Calendar	BRDC Web Calendar
Created by	aaron@blueridgediscoverycenter.org
Description	September 13th on Brushy mountain north of Crandon. All hikes are on the famed Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile footpath from Georgia to Maine, completed in 1937.

I hope you enjoyed by painting of The Cascades in Giles County by an artist of The Blue Ridge Parkway!

Beautiful Girl Drawings by a Blue Ridge Parkway Artist and It is a good thing he didn't use a Pizza!

Beautiful Girl Drawings by Kendall F. Kessler

Looking at the Light      Original 24"x 18"  Mixed Media Drawing       $994

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

 

Looking at the Light is my favorite clothed model drawing.  The flowing space and the soft pastel accents create a serene mood and peaceful atmosphere.  I like to wear long dresses in the summer.  They are so comfortable.

Resting in The Studio      Original 24"x 18"  Charcoal Drawing       $994

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

Resting in The Studio has a special moment to it that is accented by the sharp lines and austere quality of the drawing. 

 

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I have been reading a book on the history of Physics.  I only took one semester of Physics but thought it was interesting.  I like to learn.  

Anyway, I was discussing with my husband the myth that Galileo dropped two objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to prove his theory that objects fall at the same speed, regardless of their weight.

Of course, as usual, he gave me a comical reply- 

How do they know?  I'll bet he really did that experiment and it is a good thing one of the objects was not a pizza.  Someone would have grabbed it before it hit the ground!

 

 

 

 

My Special Promotions ends tomorrow at 5:00.    40% off with a 30 day money back guarantee that includes shipping fee! 

 

Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter is on special all September!

Peaks of Otter     Original  18"x 24"  Oil Painting    $864

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Natural Rhythm   Original  30" x 40"  Oil Painting    $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Pawleys Island Sunrise in the Sand Original  30" x 40"  Oil Painting    $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

I hope you enjoyed my drawings of Beautiful Girls!

Beautiful Girl Drawings by a Blue Ridge Parkway Artist and Special Promotions!

Beautiful Girl Drawings by Kendall Kessler

 

I have a few more Beautiful Girls to show you and then I will more on to another aspect of my work.  These are clothed.  Sometimes artists like to dress up their models.  

If I were wealthy I would get back to working from a live model but modeling is a hard job and their fee is high as it should be.  My husband won't do it for me and I don't blame him and I am not going to model for myself with mirrors.  Too awkward and too embarrassing! 

 

Anyway, I am proud of the ones I have done and especially proud of my best-seller on The Mindy Project!  I am so pleased that the show has been renewed for a third season!  Yea!!!!!!

This is another example of my work where I prefer the sketch to the pastel painting.  The immediacy in the sketch and the strong contrast is more to my liking.  I have always liked a wide range of values in my work.  

 Renoir once said that black was the queen of colors!

Model Hat Sketch   Original 18"x24" Charcoal Drawing     $894

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

Model Hat   Original 18"x24" Pastel Painting     $894

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

 

 

Be sure to check out my Special Promotions that end on Wednesday.    40% off with a 30 day money back guarantee that includes shipping fee! 

 

Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter is on special all September!

Peaks of Otter     Original  18"x 24"  Oil Painting    $864

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Natural Rhythm   Original  30" x 40"  Oil Painting    $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Pawleys Island Sunrise in the Sand Original  30" x 40"  Oil Painting    $2425

Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

I hope you enjoyed my drawings of Beautiful Girls!

Nude Girl Drawings by a Blue Ridge Parkway Artist and Special Promotions!

Nude Girl Drawings by Kendall Kessler

Here are two more nudes that I am especially fond of!  In this case I like the black and white version better than the color.  

I like the extensive color modulations in the second one but there is a visual drama in the first one that I think it extremely captivating!

Life with The Bird and Word Man - Clyde Kessler

It is Hawk migration time and Clyde is either in the backyard or at Rocky Knob checking out what is going over!  Here is the latest from The Blue Ridge Discovery Center!

Blue Ridge Expeditions: Hike Brushy Mountain North of Crandon

Sat, September 13, 12am – Sun, September 14, 12am

Where	Applachain Trail, Brushy Mountain north of Crandon map
Calendar	BRDC Web Calendar
Created by	aaron@blueridgediscoverycenter.org
Description	September 13th on Brushy mountain north of Crandon. All hikes are on the famed Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile footpath from Georgia to Maine, completed in 1937.

 

These three popular paintings are on special for two more days!  40% off regular price with a 30 day money back guarantee that includes shipping!

Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter will be on special the whole month of September!

A Break in The Clouds    Original Painting has been sold

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

Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter    Original 18" x 24" Oil   Painting $964

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

Lion Explosion    Original 16"x 20"  Oil   Painting $670

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

Just click on my website and then click on the Blue Ridge Mountains folder for the first two and Kendall Expressions for the last one.  Then click on the painting and click on the 24"x36" canvas print selection for the special rate. 

 

For Lion Explosion it is the 30" x 40" canvas print selection.

Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed my Nude Girl Drawings!

Nude Girl Drawings by a Blue Ridge Parkway Artist and 31 Stomachs...

Nude Girl Drawings by Kendall Kessler

I want to start off with one of my Youtube videos!  I am adding one a week so I want to be sure to get them out to the public!

Here are two more selections in black and white that I decided to make color versions of.  What a great experience to look at a completed drawing and re-interpret it in color!  

As I have mentioned before, some of them I like better in color and some in black and white.  Art is always an experience for me that can't be explained.

Reaching Out     24"x 18"  Original Charcoal Drawing      $894

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

Reaching Out in Color     24"x 18"  Original Pastel Painting      $894

Prints on Paper or Canvas Available at     KENDALL KESSLER

When I taught in the Art Department at Radford Univerisity I would try to explain Art to students but I found the only way I could really explain it was to have them do it, which is why my Art Appreciation classes were "Hands On".  

When students had to make visual decisions then they started to catch on to what Art is all about.  Drawing is integral to the discipline but Art is so much more then reproducing nature.

In this case I prefer the color painting to the black and white drawing.  The color accents are strong and I like the light effect better in the pastel one. 

Life with the Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

Last year I decided to take off a lot of years from our ages.  I asked my husband how it felt to be thirty years old!  The only response I got was a sour look.

Yesterday was his birthday so I asked him how it felt to turn thirty-one.  This year I got a sour look and a sour comment.

You mean turn 31 stomachs when they look at me?

Ha Ha.  No, that is not what I meant.

Nude Girl Drawings by a Blue Ridge Parkway Artist and Blue Ridge Discovery Center Happening!

Nude Girl Drawings by Kendall Kessler Celebration    Original 24"x 18"Charcoal Drawing    $994 Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at    KENDALL KESSLER ART   I am going to show a number of black and white nude drawings that I decided to re-do in color.  I am pleased with both versions.   In this case, I like the color version better.  The shadow in this drawing makes it for me.  The dramatic spacing and light are greatly enhanced by the elongated shadow.   The model's pose is exuberance itself, hence the title.  We should all celebrate!  All anyone really has is a limited amount of time and each day is precious! Celebration in Color    Original 24"x 18" Pastel Painting    $994 Prints on Paper or Canvas and Greeting Cards Available at    KENDALL KESSLER ART Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler My husband and I are sometimes baffled by computers.  I have used the Add Media button and added Youtubes before and the whole Youtube comes up on my post.   Now I just get the link.   Yesterday I had Clyde try to figure it out and gave up.  Maybe I will get it to work again sometime.   Meanwhile, here is my latest Youtube on my Kendall Expressions!  Please click on it!     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcPtNffZtmc   Here is the latest on the wonderful Blue Ridge Discovery Center Group! Blue Ridge Expeditions: Hike Brushy Mountain North of Crandon Sat, September 13, 12am – Sun, September 14, 12am     Where Applachain Trail, Brushy Mountain north of Crandon map Calendar BRDC Web Calendar Created by aaron@blueridgediscoverycenter.org Description September 13th on Brushy mountain north of Crandon. All hikes are on the famed Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile footpath from Georgia to Maine, completed in 1937.     Don't forget my special offer the month of August on this exciting painting!  Lion Explosion is 40% off with a 30 day money back guarantee!  The guarantee includes shipping fee! Just click on my website and then go to Kendall Expressions.  The 40"x30" canvas print size is on special! Lion Explosion   Original 20"x16" Oil Painting     $670 Prints on Canvas or Paper and Greeting Cards Available at     KENDALL KESSLER ART   Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed looking at My Nude Girl Drawings!

Nude Girl Drawings by a Blue Ridge Parkway Artist and Open the Window and Let Gravity do the Work!

Nude Girl Drawings by Kendall Kessler

Yesterday I thought I had finished posting my black and white nude drawings but today I found two more in my portfolio.  I thought I had put these up but they aren't in any posts.  These two have an exceptionally delicate quality about them. 

The first one is one of my few line drawings.  There is some tone but the work exists in a linear format.  I am such a colorist that when I work in neutral tones I always want to use a wide range of greys because they are color to me. 

 In this one the line works beautifully to express the essence of a beautiful form.

Nude Holding Her Shirt    Original 24"x18" Mixed Media Drawing      $994

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

Waiting in The Light   Original 24"x18" Charcoal Drawing    $994

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

In Waiting in the Light the model seems to appear out of a puff of smoke for a somewhat mystical look.  I am very proud of the sensuous look of this charcoal drawing.  As I have said before, charcoal is my favorite drawing medium.

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

I can not believe the aggravation I have had today with my computer!   I have attempted a lot of tasks it does without complaint every day.  Today it is on vacation or just being mean to me.  

I am reminded of what my husband says. 

I have posted it before but it bears repeating.  Instead of fighting with a machine, open the window and let gravity do the work!  I am really tempted to do just that!

Don't forget my special offer the month of August on this exciting painting!  Lion Explosion if 40% off with a 30 day money back guarantee!  The guarantee includes shipping fee!

Just click on my website and then go to Kendall Expressions.  The 40"x30" canvas print size is on special!

Lion Explosion   Original 20"x16" Oil Painting     $670

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

Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed looking at My Nude Girl Drawings!