Category: Artists
Artist Nathalie Kalbach, Artist Spotlight
Nathalie Kalbach is a self-taught mixed media artist. She was born in Germany and lived most of her adult life in Hamburg before moving to the United States in September 2013. She now lives in Jersey City, NJ. Nathalie’s early love of paint was squelched by an art teacher who told her she had no…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 20/01/2016
One Easy Trick To Being a Better Artist
How Using Negative Space Can Be Useful What do you see? Negative Space is the space that surrounds an object in an image. While we typically focus on how drawing a painting or object can improve an image, today we will focus on how not using this space can make us better artists. While…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 01/01/2016
Art Project with Nathalie Kalbach and Liquitex
Last week, we introduced you to Nathalie Kalbach and her paintings in our Artist Spotlight. To show off some of her skills and teach you how to create a similar mixed-media masterpiece, we sat down with Nathalie for a step-by-step walkthrough of how she creates her art. Take it away Nathalie! See Step By Step…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 23/06/2015
Artist Ron Croci Reviews Da Vinci Pro Panels
Jerry’s Artist Spotlight Artist Ron Croci Is Back With Another Great Art Project 1. The Da Vinci Birch Panel 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 ATLAS OF…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 07/05/2015
Professional Painter Michelle Courier & Artwork Spotlight
Artist Michelle Courier has been painting with acrylics since she started painting in college at the University of Michigan. “ I was the ONLY student using acrylics then and I was determined to use them against my instructors wishes” said Michelle. I have used many different brands of acrylics throughout my professional career, and came…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 09/04/2015
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…..
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…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 10/02/2015
10 Memorable Fictional Artists from TV & Film
They may be fake but they still left quite an impression on the art world Although Movies and TV will often glorify occupations such as cops, doctors and lawyers in suits, it’s not too often that artists are portrayed and when they are, lets admit it, they’re played as a bit off. However, many times…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 25/07/2014
Sports & Art Illustrated with Artist Justyn Farano
Premier Sports and Entertainment Portraitist has painted Jordan, Jeter, Manning and many more Born in Fort Meyers, Florida in 1979, Justyn Farano‘s passion for sports and art began during his childhood as he started oil painting at the young age of 13. Influenced by sports-artists such as Stephen Holland, Farano’s art has evolved into it’s…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 14/05/2014
Artist Spotlight Reviews-Reflexions Pocket Journal by Elizabeth Gyles Johnson
A display of work testing the Reflexions Pocket Journal by Elizabeth Gyles Johnson, artist and art instructor Elizabeth Gyles Johnson of Wind and Honey Creations is a pencil artist who focuses her art on the delights of life. Elizabeth teaches the intricacies of drawing at all skill levels to a collection of students worldwide through…..
Jerry's -- 06/05/2014
Happy 562nd Birthday Leonardo da Vinci
Tuesday April 15th marks this master painter’s 562nd birthday! Although this Tuesday marks tax day, it also marks the birthday of the original Renaissance Man! Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 and was renowned for being a true archetype of the Renaissance with areas of expertise in fields such as art, painting, sculpture,…..
Jerry's -- 14/04/2014
Presidents That Paint
George W. Bush isn’t the Only Painter who Ran our Country Recently it’s come out that Former President George W. Bush has spent his last two years painting and is now displaying his portraits and paintings at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Texas. After some mixed reviews, general consensus is that he’s actually…..
Jerry's -- 08/04/2014
7 Steps to Fantasy Drawing with Artist Mark A. Nelson
A Jerry’s Online Street Team Art ProjectArtist Mark Nelson – Fantasy Drawing Walk-Through 7 Steps to Fantasy Drawing Materials Mark Nelson used: Strathmore Toned Grey Paper. (These are smoother papers which is good. Some drawing papers have too much texture and fight with detail in line work.) Vanish 4-in-1 Eraser Prismacolor Pencils (Black and White) Verithin…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 21/03/2014
Artist Spotlight with Charlie Spear and Charvin Oil Colors Review
Charlie Spear only uses Charvin Oils in his Fine Art Painting Charlie Spear was born in 1948 in the Midwest. The Era of Modern Art was in full swing with the Sixties generating an artistic smorgasbord of art styles and new media. Much of his early career was spent learning about art through teaching art. His imagery…..
Jerry's -- 11/03/2014
Illustrator Mica Angela Hendricks in Jerry’s Artist Spotlight!
Mica teams up with her daughter to create amazing pieces and illustrations! Mica Angela Hendricks is a graphic artist for MWR and a freelance Illustrator. She’s recently gained lots of attention for some very interesting, collaborative work she’s done with her 4 year old daughter. We at Jerry’s sat down for a quick Q&A with…..