Month: January 2021

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Pleased to sell a print of Dominion Skating Rink


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

Where in the world did Friday go?  Way too much to do today to get to this blog but I like to put out two a week so here goes. 

I am too tired to gab and I still have a lot of work to do so I am going to leave up the artwork from the last blog except for the first one which I am replacing with a print sale of Dominion to a great Pennsylvania patron!

I miss that rink very much. When my son was young I took him and his friends there once or twice a week and I love to skate.  One time my son won the limbo contest! 

Another rink opened years later in Christiansburg and it closed due to legal problems.   I wish another one would open up.  Anyway, have a great weekend!

Dominion  Original 40″ x 30″ Oil  painting $2430

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/dominion-skating-rink-kendall-kessler.html

Rushing Water  Original 20″ x 16″ Oil painting $670

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/rushing-water

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Rushing Water will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular Peaks of Otter paintings!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/846204713/peaks-of-otter-lodge-fall-reflections?ref=shop_home_active_16&frs=1

Peaks of Otter Lodge Fall Reflections  Original 40″ x 30″ oil painting $2810

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Roanoke Sparkle on a plate!

https://www.zazzle.com/roanoke_sparkle_dinner_plate-115097038660255088

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Pleased with Current Claytor Lake painting…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

I am at the final stage on my Claytor Lake painting and it is going well.  Usually, I am afraid my final changes will hurt what I have but this time I seem to know just what to do to get to that end.  That is a nice experience! 

I am going to paint more of Claytor Lake which is one of my favorite places in Southwest Virginia.  Lots of wonderful memories and I know that positive feeling will be expressed in paint.  I can’t explain how that happens, but it does! 

I think I am going to have to paint another large one.  The small scale is nice sometimes, but when it turns out well I am always sad it is not on a large canvas. 

Oh well.  Always an adventure!  Check out this week’s youtube of another Pittsburgh skyline painting!

Mid Spring on The New River  Original 34″ x 23″ Oil pastel painting $1534

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/mid-spring-on-the-new-river-kendall-kessler.html

Rushing Water  Original 20″ x 16″ Oil painting $670

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/rushing-water

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Rushing Water will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular Peaks of Otter paintings!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/846204713/peaks-of-otter-lodge-fall-reflections?ref=shop_home_active_16&frs=1

Peaks of Otter Lodge Fall Reflections  Original 40″ x 30″ oil painting $2810

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Roanoke Sparkle on a plate!

https://www.zazzle.com/roanoke_sparkle_dinner_plate-115097038660255088

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Back to Claytor Lake and Jump back!


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

I am having one of those experiences that many artists talk about regarding the painting process.  I was having a very hard time with my latest Claytor Lake painting and then a somewhat different approach took off!  I will never forget what my first teacher told me long ago. When it is difficult, that usually means you are about to learn something and hit a different level. 

That is what happened, but it probably won’t be that noticeable to viewers, but you never know.  I know I am happy with more complication in the surface due to a different brush stroke approach. I look forward to finishing this one and using this technique on another one! 

I really do live to paint but  I may have to cut down on some social media. It is so time consuming.  I am going to have to go over the demands on my time and reassess how I can get everything done and still have a life. 

I’m sure there are many people that have to do that in this computer era!.

Pink over Pittsburgh Original 8″ x 10″ Oil pastel painting $240

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/pink-over-pittsburgh-kendall-kessler.html

Charlotte Spiral  Original 12″ x 9″ Acrylic painting $246

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/charlotte-spiral

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Charlotte Spiral will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

 Life with Word and Bird Man – Clyde Kessler

Saw a joke on Facebook that cracked me up so I had to share it with Clyde. 

If a woman asks you if she is fat, it is not enough to say no.  You should look surprised and taking a big jump back would help. 

Of course, Clyde had something to add.  You should start with the leap back in case she is not convinced of your sincerity. She may attack!

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular washington DC paintings!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/505177797/washington-dc-skylines-art-original-12-x?ref=shop_home_active_4&frs=1

DC Jumble Original 12″ x 9″ acrylic painting $271

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist was Raked and Great Reaction to latest Youtube…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

Well, that was a different experience at the dentist. The hygienist worked for a fairly long time cleaning my teeth and then she flossed them and polished them. Of course, I thought we were done. 

Not so! She got out the pick axe again and spent a long time plowing through my teeth and gums.  Yikes!  I will remember that so I won’t be unpleasantly surprised at my next cleaning. 

Anyway, progress is being made on my latest oil painting and I received the most views ever in a 24 hour period on a youtube that I put up yesterday! Lots of great comments! 

Please check it out above. 

Mountain Lake  Reflections Original 30″ x 20″ Oil pastel painting $1230

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/mountain-lake-reflections-kendall-kessler.html

 

Dock at Pandapas  Original 40″ x 30″ oil  painting $2430

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/dock-at-panapas

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Dock at Pandapas will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

 

 

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular Mabry Mill painting!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/214874264/mabry-mill-art-20×16-original-blue-ridge?ref=shop_home_active_33&frs=1

Riverview at Dusk Original 20″ x 16″ oil painting $695

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Back to Claytor Lake and Tail Chase…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

So glad to be back to work on an oil painting of one of my favorite places in Southwest Virginia, Claytor lake!  I am looking forward to the warm weather when I can swim there again.  It was hard to stay away this summer but I didn’t want to risk Covid exposure. 

I have lots of fond memories of swimming there with family and friends.  I also want to go to the Peaks of Otter and Wintergreen on The Blue Ridge Parkway.  Lots of great mountain resorts that we like to go to.  We don’t ski so we like to go to Wintergreen for the hiking and swimming and great food! 

After 2020 we need a great break!

Peaks of Otter Lodge Fall reflections Original 40″ x 30″ Oil  painting $2760

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/peaks-of-otter-lodge-fall-reflections-kendall-kessler.html

Stroubles Creek  Original 40″ x 25″ oil  painting $2025

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/stroubles-creek

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Stroubles Creek will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

Life with the Word and Bird Man – Clyde Kessler

Clyde and I share the same computer that I practically live on.  When I take breaks, I always let him know it is available.

He hates computers but does use them for various chores. 

Yesterday he was watching some kind of Funny Videos program that had a dog chasing his tail. 

I asked him if he wanted to use the computer. 

No. 

You would rather watch a dog chase his tail then use the computer? 

I would rather watch a dog chase his tail, go to sleep on the program, wake up, and chase his tail again then use the computer.

That’s my guy!

 

 

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular New River painting!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/89757953/riverview-at-dusk-art-20×16?ref=shop_home_active_12&frs=1

Riverview at Dusk Original 20″ x 16″ oil painting $695

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway is Pleased to sell another print of Sunflower Burst…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

I am always so much happier when I am in the middle of a new work!  Have to paint!  It is a beautiful day here and I hope I can get out and walk.  It is always nice to do more than the bank, grocery store or post office trips. 

We are all so limited right now so it is great to show my work and talk about it in my Youtubes.  It is sort of like teaching at Radford University again.  I did a lot of demonstrating in all of my classes and it was a nice experience.  I think those demos were helpful. The ones I do on Youtube are not for instruction.  I am just painting and talking about the decisions I make.

Still, it does remind me of my teaching experience. Be sure to check out my new one above!  It is getting a lot of hits and comments!

Also pleased to sell another print of Sunflower Burst to a great Kansas patron! Check that out below!

Sunflower Burst  Original 60″ x 41″ Oil  painting $4920

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/sunflower-burst-kendall-kessler.html

Tulip Flow  Original 18″ x 24″ acrylic  painting $884

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/tulip-flow

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Tulip Flow will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

Life with the Word and Bird Man – Clyde Kessler

Nothing from Clyde lately but there was a great word play joke on Facebook that sounds just like something he would say.  I had to share. 

Caution. It is another groaner, but I like it! 

Can you laugh loudly in Hawaii or does it have to be A Low Ha Ha. 

 

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular expressive floral painting!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/26379808/swirling-color-art-16×20-impressionist?ref=shop_home_active_7&frs=1

Swirling Color  Original 20″ x 16″ oil painting $695

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Pleased to Sell Another Print of Marsh View at Pawleys Island…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

So many crazy things happening in our country right now that I am worried about what may happen next.  What took place on the capital was horrible and inexcusable.  I was horrified and hope there is no more violent protesting.  I can’t understand people that think violence is the way to accomplish anything.  I am so glad our congress members were not injured. 

My father had so much respect for life that I will always remember him getting bugs out of a pool so they wouldn’t drown.  I hope in 2021 we will respect each other and work together for a better America. 

On a more cheerful note, I am pleased to sell another print of Marsh View at Pawleys Island to a great North Carolina patron! The selection of mat and frame to offset the print is beautiful! Be sure to click on the link to see all the print possibilities!

Marsh View at Pawleys Island  Original 60″ x 41″ Oil  painting $4920

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/marsh-view-at-pawleys-island-kendall-kessler.html

 

 

On a Cliff  Original 32″ x 14″ acrylic  painting $932

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/on-a-cliff

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under On a Cliff will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

 

 

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a popular Pawleys Island painting!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/200399585/pawleys-island-pink-on-the-beach-art?ref=shop_home_active_19&frs=1

Pink on the Beach  Original 40″ x 30″ oil painting $2480

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Pleased to sell another print of Sunflower Burst and a Big Groan…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

I have been trying for days to get to a new painting started but I have had a lot of other things to do and my youtube videos always take up a lot of time.  It take a while to decide what I will do next and then I have to prep and then make the video. 

Lots of work but I have to get back to my main work which I will do soon. 

Anyway, I am pleased to sell another print of Sunflower Burst to a great Kansas patron!  This vibrant work certainly is popular so be sure to use the link to get a better look and to see all the print possibilities! 

Also, my latest Skyline Beauty painting youtube of Los Angeles is above!

Sunflower Burst Original Acrylic  painting NFS

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/sunflower-burst-kendall-kessler.html

Memphis Spin  Original 12″ x 9″ acrylic  painting $246

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/memphis-spin

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Memphis Spin will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

 

Life with The Word and Bird Man – Clyde Kessler

Well, today I have something from the Word Man that made me groan.  Funny, but so weird that I did groan.  I have congestion almost all of the time.  I don’t know if it is allergies or some other problem.  When this pandemic is over I am going to see a specialist to see if I have a polyp or something.  It is always on the right side.

Anyway, I said to Clyde my nose is always running. 

Do you go after it? 

GROAN and then a laugh.  He never quits!

Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to some  popular Memphis Tennessee skyline paintings! Click on the link to see all of them!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/644480934/memphis-tennessee-skyline-beauty?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

Memphis Green  Original 12″ x 9″ oil painting $269

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Pleased to Present New Blue Ridge Sunset and Careful with that Door…


Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!

 

I finished my latest Blue Ridge sunset painting and I like how it turned out.  It is an impasto painting but the surface is not as complicated as many of my paintings are.  I wanted a simpler approach that accented silhouettes of the mountains and not tree details of the range that is up close. 

It is a dark scene and the darkest colors are not black which is what I wanted.  I wanted them to resonant with strong cool and warm colors. 

Check it out below! I am glad to begin 2021 with a Blue Ridge painting!  Happy New Year!

Sunset Glow on The Blue Ridge  Original 12″ x 9″ Oil  painting $271

Wall Art Prints and Prints on household items including face masks

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/sunset-glow-on-the-blue-ridge-kendall-kessler.html

Misty Morning at Carvins Cove  Original 43″ x 32″ oil  painting $2952

https://kkesslerart.wixsite.com/website/blank-1/misty-morning-at-carvins-cove

Be sure to check out my Independent website!  The link under Misty Morning at Carvins Cove will take you there!

 

I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the link.

https://goo.gl/rV7F9a

 

Life with The Word and Bird Man – Clyde Kessler

Nothing from the Word Man this time but we both got a kick out of another Facebook joke. 

Since 2020 was such a difficult year there is a cartoon with people down a hall using a broom to carefully open the 2021 door. They all look nervous.  I can understand that but

I am hopeful 2021 will be much better! 

The US certainly had a lot of problems and we had some of our own.  Onward to 2021!


Be sure to check out originals on Etsy! This link will take you to a  popular New River painting!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/25944759/bisset-park-40×30-impressionist?ref=shop_home_active_7&frs=1

Bisset Park  Original 40″ x 30″ oil painting $2480

Please check out Clyde’s book.

The book can be purchased on Amazon!  Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Fiddling+at+Midnight%27s+Farmhouse 

Fiddling at Midnight’s Farmhouse   Original   Acrylic  painting  NFS

Prints on Paper, Canvas, Metal, and Greeting Cards Available at

https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/fiddling-at-midnights-farm-house-kendall-kessler.html

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 the very popular Memphis Lights Puzzle!

https://www.zazzle.com/memphis_lights_jigsaw_puzzle-116088087639595814

Check out my My Paintings on Ebay 

www.ebay.com/newriverartist

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!

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