10 Easy Watercolor Painting Ideas for Spring

10 Simple Watercolor Painting Ideas to Get You Started Spring has started and the weather is finally warm enough to get back outside and paint. And the best paint to paint with right now are Watercolors! With bright, flowing color and carefree brushstrokes, Watercolor paint is symbolic of the freshness that Spring brings to our…..

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Jerry's -- 26/03/2015

Get Outside Like These Famous Plein Air Painters

Here is Your Spring Inspiration!   Spring is here and it’s gorgeous outside so its time to get out and start plein air painting. These famous artists wasted no time getting outside and neither should you. So for some inspiration, here are a few famous professional artists who were superior at plein air painting.  …..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 21/03/2015

4 Irish Painters You Need to Know

Feeling green? So were these guys! In honor of St. Patty’s Day, we thought that it was only right to take a little time out of our busy schedule to learn about some famous Irish Painters from history. Here’s exactly what we found out: Charles Jervas Charles Jervas was born in Clonlisk, Ireland around 1675,…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 17/03/2015

What the Blue/Black/White/Gold Dress Tells Us About How We View Color

Why We Perceive Color Differently Left: Original Image, Mid: Image is white balanced to look white and gold. Right: Image is white balanced to look blue and black. Unless you’ve been stuck at sea for the past two weeks, then you’ve definitely seen the dress that went viral on the internet last week and felt…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 10/03/2015

Strathmore Creative Contest Winners

Congrats to our Talented Strathmore Artists We asked “What have you created with Strathmore?” and our artists answered. We received so many great entries in our Strathmore Winter 2015 Back to Class Contest. The Winners drew, sketched, colored and painted on Strathmore paper, on paper styles like Strathmore’s Artist Tiles, Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads, 300 Sketch Pads,…..

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Jerry's -- 07/03/2015

10 Etch-A-Sketch Masterpieces to Brighten Your Day

This Guy Just Put All of Our 5 Year Old Selves To Shame Jeff Gagliardi has over 35 years experience making fantastic pieces of art on Etch-A-Sketches and although his days of etching and sketching may be over, he still shares his art as one of the few Etch-A-Sketch artists out there. His prints are…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 05/03/2015

15 Ways to Get Inspired This Spring

Break out of getting bogged down! Although many good things come out of winter, towards the end of January when the holiday cheer has worn off and the cold weather and ice become draining, winter can sap our creativity. Creating art feels more like work and takes effort instead of being a joy to be…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 03/03/2015

The Animal-Friendly Alternative to Red Sable Brushes

If you’re looking for an animal-safe, synthetic brush that offers the same results as red sable fur, Black Swan Red Sable Synthetic Brushes are soft and resilient brushes that can be used with all wet media! Created with finer synthetic filaments and stiffer filaments that are placed along the bottom of the brush to give…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 26/02/2015

Please Do Touch -New Exhibit Allows the Blind to Touch Famous Pieces of Art

Madrid’s Prado Museum Introduces Unique Art Exhibition for the Blind Guests feel a textured version of Velazquez’s “The Triumph of Baccus” (image courtesy of Museo Nacional Del Prado) The Museo Nacional Del Prado (Madrid, Spain) opened its first exhibit for the sight impaired recently which allows people to touch recreated famous classical masterpieces. For the visually…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 19/02/2015

A Loving Tribute to Gerald Goldstein

Memories of the Founder of Jerry’s Artarama It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jerry who took the simple idea of being a friend to his customers to a whole new level of caring and concern. Jerry Goldstein was born a depression baby, just 17 days after the stock market crash…..

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Jerry's -- 13/02/2015

A Jerry’s Online Street Team Art Project with Ron Croci

Multi Media Artist Ron Croci demonstrates how to create an exciting Book Cover   In our Artist Spotlight post about Ron Croci, we learned about this inspiring multi media artist and his love of art and the ocean. In this fun follow-a-long activity, Ron guides us step-by-step through the creation of a fantastic piece of…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/02/2015

Multi-Media Artist Ron Croci Jerry’s Artist Spotlight!

Jerry’s Artist Spotlight Artist Ron Croci Is Back With Another Great Art Project 1. The Da Vinci Pro Birch Wood Panels Label. The enclosed tutorial is an explanation of how I have used a Da Vinci, Cradled, Birch panel supplied by Jerrys Artarama to create the art work titled HAMAKUA POKO for the book, THE…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 10/02/2015

Adding Art Into Other School Subjects Makes Learning More Fun

Art is Important as a School Subject, but Can It be a Teaching Tool too? Although many schools cut arts first in their search to slash budgets because of the expense of art supplies (the answer is that they aren’t shopping at Jerry’s where all the deals are), recent studies have shown that exposure to…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 24/01/2015

Enter the 2015 Winter Back to Class Contest with Strathmore

What Have You Created with Strathmore? Jerry’s is proud to announce a new contest with Strathmore Paper. If you like to draw, sketch, color or paint on Strathmore paper, whether its from their lines of Artist Tiles, 300 Bristol Pads, 300 Sketch Pads, or 400 Watercolor Pads, let us know about it and enter 2015…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 22/01/2015

Science Says Art is Great for your Brain

As if we didn’t already know this! At this point, we know that art has multiple effects on our brain, can keep our brains healthy longer and have other health benefits that we might not know about. Here are some of them. Our brains were designed to appreciate and process artwork. Recent studies have shown that looking…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 17/01/2015