Month: August 2013
New Mimik Brushes
A Better Experience! Jerry’s is constantly on the search for new great products on the market. And recently, we found one to beat out the others. The Mimik Watercolor brush is an incredible synthetic water color brush that is a great alternative to squirrel hair brushes. The Mimik brush is the new environmentally friendly way…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 31/08/2013
Jerry’s Supports Caribbean Lifetime Missions
Changing Lives in Jamaica Earlier this month, a team from the Craft & Hobby Association went to Jamaica on a seven day trip to bring art supplies and materials from Jerry’s Artarama to hospitalized, poor and orphaned children. The organization, Caribbean Lifetime Missions, which seeks to fix the poverty problem in the Caribbean and…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 26/08/2013
Painting and Music
Tips for Painting with Musical Inspiration “To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.”~Pablo Picasso Art and music have always nicely complimented each other, but it is usually when viewing art when music is more often associated with it. And music is beneficial to the experience of viewing art. It has been said that…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 13/08/2013
How to Draw a Self-Portrait
Self-portrait drawing can be a great way to practice sketching techniques as-let’s face-it-there is no shortage of material when you draw yourself! Sketching or drawing yourself. Sketching or drawing can be a great way to learn a lot about sketching, shading and proportions. And, when you sketch, your pictures can be kinda funny. They don’t…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 10/08/2013
An Inspirational Journey
Reflections from Ira Goldstein, President of Jerry’s Artarama I love to travel and one of my favorite places to visit is New York City. This past weekend I made a pilgrimage to New York that included a stop at the Museum of Modern Art along with a visit to Soho both for artistic…..