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1. New Watercolor The Smokies

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 12/28/2016
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New Watercolor of The Smokies

prints available

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2. New Originals acrylic etsy store

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 12/26/2016
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Check out my etsy store for my originals mini sized and in set of three's.

www.etsy.com/KayMurphy'sStudio

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3. What bored artists do they try different things hoping they work

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 12/22/2016
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When I am bored I head for my computer and photoshop, try different ideas to see if they will work, having fun and making art from two images.

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4. New watercolor

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 12/17/2016
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My newest watercolor available on my etsy store or

from me 8 x 8 size.

This art will be very close to what my next workshop will be.

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By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 12/13/2016
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Wishing everyone who follow our blogs, a very Merry Christmas.

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6. New Christmas book plus paintings and prints

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 11/28/2016
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The Christmas Book by Dr. Homer S. Wallace

Illustrations by Kay Murphy-Wallace

26 pages of the origin of Santa Claus.

Seven new paintings for next Christmas Show.

New Santa Claus print.

Another Santa Claus print

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7. New illustration for my hubby's new Christmas book

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 11/13/2016
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Cover illustration for my hubby's new book, still working on illustrations for the inside. We are hoping for a release of December 2. Stay tuned for updates.

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By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 10/14/2016
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My husband Dr. Homer S. Wallace has just finished writing his book about Halloween, it is a spiral bound, with front and back cover laminated, I illustrated the book, It is now for sale... "The Origin Of Halloween".

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By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 10/6/2016
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My sweet husband Homer has written a new book "The Origin of Halloween" I have illustrated it for him... 30 pages of information how Halloween started.

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10. A little more about me

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 9/27/2016
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I have been teaching art at White Pine Bookstore for more than a year now, I have made a lot of friends that love art and liked doing artsy- craftsy stuff. I have found out I love teaching and the excitement that a person gets when they have learned how to achieve the effect they want and they are proud of their art. Love the girls I have taught, each one is different in their own unique style.

Last evening I had three lovely ladies that love art, I did a class in Halloween card making with colored pencils, what fun we had coloring our pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns. They really did a fantastic job.

Next week we will painting acrylics on canvas, one of the girls suggested a foggy seascape with an old fishing boat, I'm thinking it will be a scene from the Chesapeake Bay, since I have photos of the fishing boats there.
Come take a class with us and bring your ideas to life in a painting.

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11. Newest Halloween design

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 9/25/2016
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My newest Halloween design for cards, I'm teaching this as a Halloween card design Monday evening at White Pine Bookstore, colored pencils... Read the rest of this post

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12. September 27 Halloween card making class

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 9/21/2016
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White Pine Bookstore Tuesday September 27 5:30-8:00 Halloween Card Making class, bring out your dark side with witches and stuff. Fun time you can surprise your friends with your very own hand made card...

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13. Pet portraits Mixed media

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 9/13/2016
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Have Kay paint your furry friend om a 9 x 12 Illustration board, Dog, Cat or Horse.
Email Kay for information.
Over 30 plus years that Kay has been a professional artist, she has painting many of her clients pets. Two examples shown here are mixed media, ink, watercolor, and colored pencil.

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14. Flat Notes with envelope

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 9/4/2016
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5 x 7 Flat note with envelope available on my etsy store

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15. Three new designs

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/30/2016
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Finished my Raven today, my next Raven will be in the Birds in Hats series note cards, maybe he will be wearing a derby, hmmm? I can think about that for a while...Hot here in east TN today...

Also my thistle print plus a note-card

I have been busy for a week, got my Dragonfly note card set-up

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16. Owl and Pumpkin design plus new Cardinals note card

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/27/2016
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Two new designs will be used as cards and custom stationery.

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By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/26/2016
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New Design watercolors and ink, using metallic watercolors I purchased years ago, always knew they would come in handy. Find items on my zazzle store with this design on them: shoes, clothes,cards,etc.

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18. New Dragonflies note-cards

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/25/2016
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Today is the day I set-up note-cards and prints, work on my etsy and zazzle shops and hopefully mow the yard, got some of my to-do list done, oh yeah washed two loads of clothes too.... had some fun with this design, another mixed media, colored pencils, watercolor and ink..

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19. Stained glass effect on my mixed media painting

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/24/2016
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I love Photoshop and the many effects you can achieve using them, some work well, some don't it really it is a trial and error kind of game but fun, I sometimes have to giggle at the results but at least I can always change it back... Now I like this stained glass look better than the regular painting and I can say that as I painted the darn piece, so it's what I am satisfied with... If you can't have fun with your art work what's the point.

Just thought I would share this with you all.

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20. New Two Thistle Blooms with Dragonfly

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/24/2016
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New mixed media design I will be using on cards, stationary, print, Check my zazzle store to keep up on New items I have been adding.

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21. http://www.zazzle.com/thistle_and_dragonfly_postage_stamp-172828791649841601?

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/23/2016
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http://www.zazzle.com/thistle_and_dragonfly_postage_stamp-172828791649841601?

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22. Dragonfly in blues Notecard

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/23/2016
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Dragonfly painted with acrylics Copper background adds magic to this Dragonfly captured on the turquoise and navy blues.

I have created a note card from this image so that the magic of colors and Dragonflies may be shared.

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23. Dragonfly and Thistle design

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/22/2016
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My newest design for my zazzle shop. Find this design on t-shirts,coffee mugs,note cards and etc.. Start of I'm Scottish designs. more to come....Teaching tomorrow at White Pine Bookstore

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24. My Newest Christmas Card design and more as my life as an artist

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/19/2016
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This one of those designs that started out as colored pencils, ended up with Watercolor and ink mixed in.

Available on my Zazzle store as a Christmas card or from me as note cards.

Let me see, what else I can share with you as my life as a artist,

I studied to be a commercial artist, found out really quick I did like the pressure put on you by the people you had to work for..I liked being my own boss, painting what I wanted too...especially after doing calligraphy in a bible that was to be presented to someone, I sweated bullets doing that and there was the times I did business cards, Oh My I will forget about that.

My late husband, had a lot of faith in my art, we would go to an art show to look and enjoy, on the way back home home he would always say, "Kay you are better than most with your art you need to get out there and show people what you do." Finally I decided to try a show we spent bogoos of money on display racks, tables and oh yes and van to haul it all in. My first show was in Knoxville TN., I did enjoy it, made a little money and got bit by the art show bug. Now this was back when Artists Touring Association was was the big thing doing mall show around the country. So off we went, doing the shows.

Then I juried in with Gilmore Shows and Sugar Loaf, that was the main shows I did to make our living.

More Coming Later Enjoy.

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25. Embossed note cards

By: Kay Murphy-Wallace, on 8/17/2016
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My embossed Birds In Hats series of note cards Most are available on my etsy store. Next image with a hat on will be a Raven. Check out my etsy store www.KayMurphysStudio.com

My Mocking Bird card is a fun card for the state I live in Tennessee.
The Cardinal is is for my home state of Virginia.