Year: 2013
Mimik Watercolor 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 -- 31/08/2013
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 -- 13/08/2013
How to Draw a Self-Portrait
5 Tips to Improve Your Self-Portrait Drawing! 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…..
Jerry's -- 10/08/2013
Jerry's -- 30/07/2013
Happy Birthday Rembrandt
A birthday wish to a true master If you saw the google homepage yesterday, you might have recognized a familiar face. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is known as one of the greatest painters and printmakers in Dutch and European history and yesterday he would have turned 407 years old. So from all of us at…..
Jerry's -- 16/07/2013
What your Favorite Color Says about You
Know thy true colors Life is splashed with color. Anywhere we look, we encounter the dreamy blues of the sky or ocean, the gritty browns of the earth, and the vibrant greens of nature. We outfit our homes with our favorite colors. But how often do we stop and think about how these colors make…..
Jerry's -- 13/07/2013
Summer Creativity With Kids To Make Artistic Memories
The summer weather here at Jerry’s Artarama has been full of rainy days! For many parents, summertime is an amazing chance to make lasting memories with their children. And if you’re in an area where it rains during the summer, you know that it’s easy for children to waste time sitting in front of the…..
Jerry's -- 01/07/2013
Oil Painter Alexey Steele in Jerry’s Artist Spotlight
Artist Alexey Steele uses Raphael canvas for his “novo-realistic” masterpiece – “The Dawn” Oil on linen 77″ x 186″ Alexey Steele, born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1967, began his art training at an early age in the studio of his father, the renowned Russian painter, Leonid Steele. He furthered his professional education at the prestigious Surikov…..
Jerry's -- 17/05/2013
Draw on Anything with GOLDEN Grounds
Turn any surface into a drawing surface with GOLDEN Acrylic Grounds and Mediums! According to a recent survey conducted by NAMTA*, over 2/3 of all artists regularly draw. Because of its accessibility, immediacy and portability, many artists who enjoy drawing have limited experience with other media. Acrylic mediums provide a bridge from drawing on sheets…..
Jerry's -- 14/05/2013
Top 25 Paintings Sold – Based on Worth
The world’s most valuable paintings! There’s no money in art, eh? It’s often taken for granted that being an artist means being broke. There is an archetype that exists in our culture: the struggling, if not mentally unstable, artistic genius. While this idea has its romantic elements, there actually is a lot of money that…..
Jerry's -- 19/04/2013
Watercolorist Marcelo Daldoce works wonders in watercolors!
Brazilian artist Marcelo Daldoce works wonders in watercolors! Native to São Paulo, Brazil, Marcelo Daldoce moved to Miami in 2010 to pursue life as a full-time artist. While currently working out of his personal studio, the former Bakehouse Art Complex resident has focused his works with watercolor in wholly unique ways. Daldoce infuses the medium…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 09/04/2013
Advertising Using Art! Art as a selling tool
Art as a selling tool: selling as an art form! Art imitates life, advertising imitates art. More than one artist has described painting as a way of speaking, language without the words. Many works of art present a new perspective, sometimes making sharp insights about society. Advertising is also a visual means of conveying a…..
Jerry's -- 02/04/2013
Materials and Supplies Needed For Plein Air Painting
Tips on what supplies to bring with you outdoors! Thus far, we’ve covered what plein air painting is, where to go to paint, and what paint to use for plein aire painting it. We’ve got one last problem though: how do we bring all our materials out into the field for plein air painting,…..
Jerry's -- 29/03/2013
Plein Air Painting – What to Use?
Best mediums for drawing and painting en plein air! In our series on plein air painting thus far, we’ve covered the definition and history of outdoor art, as well as some popular places for creating it. But what should we use when painting or drawing en plein air? Today we’ll discuss the pros and cons…..
Jerry's -- 27/03/2013
Plein Air Painting – Where To Paint
Best places for painting landscapes en plein air! In our last post, we discussed the definition and history of plein air painting; determining that the simplest definition is “painting nature from within nature.” Today, we’ll take a little trip to discover said nature, and pick out a few perfect locations for plein air paintings! People…..