Month: April 2014
Get Ready for Graduation with Jerry’s
Gift Ideas for College Grads Have a college student graduating in the next few weeks? Stumped on what to get him or her? Jerry’s Artarama has great graduation gift ideas seniors will definitely appreciate as they transition into post-grad life. Let’s start out simple. After four plus years of hard work, your graduate is going…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 29/04/2014
2014 Self Portrait Contest Winners
Over Eleven Hundred Entries in our 2nd Annual Self Portrait Contest We had a wonderful second year of our Self Portrait Contest which ran from January 6th, 2014-April 6, 2014. This year we were more than happy to receive 1156 completed entries and the majority of them were very, very good. It was incredibly difficult…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 21/04/2014
Jerrys Artarama 46th Anniversary Extravaganza Kick Off
Thank you for Supporting Us for 46 Years! Here at Jerry’s Artarama, we are celebrating our 46th year in the art supplies and materials business and we want to start out by thanking all of our customers and fans over the past 46 years with a weeklong special event full of giveaways and amazing…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 21/04/2014
Did You Know- Jerry’s has Brand New Shout Out Videos
New advancements to website shows art supplies and attributes in use! Did you know that the Jerry’s Artarama Website now has Shoutout videos that pop up when you roll your mouse over one section of a page? Certain descriptions/keywords will launch a quick video showing one of the incredible features or attributes of our products when you…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 17/04/2014
2014 Self Portrait Contest Judging Update
Hello Jerry’s Customers, It has been another exciting year for theJerry’s 2nd Annual Self Portrait Contest. We started out in January and received well over 2000 amazing entries. Jerry’s customers are truly the best and can really shine! Please enjoy these updates and follow our contest announcements on our contest page or Facebook page. …..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 16/04/2014
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,…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 14/04/2014
Jerry’s Takes Center Stage at Emerald City Comic Con
Jerry’s Artarama Art Classroom saw record numbers at this year’s event! At a very exciting Emerald City Comic Con this year held in Seattle, March 28th-30th, Jerry’s Artarama held classes, events, contests and giveaways, all to record numbers. Jerry’s Artarama Art Classroom was buzzing for three days with classes filled to standing room only…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 12/04/2014
Plein Air Art- Create Art Anywhere
A Guide to Take your Art Outside We recently discussed the 10 Places Every Artist Needs to Plein Air Paint and offered some great places to get outside and create. Now lets talk about what to bring with you. What are really the best tools and supplies to take with you when you are painting…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 10/04/2014
Presidential Painters- How well do you know them
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…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 08/04/2014
Did you know- Fabriano Watercolor Papers
Facts about One of Europe’s Most Storied Paper Makers Fabriano, one of Europe’s oldest fine artist paper makes has been famous across the globe for their paper and making it for centuries. Today, we thought we’d share some fun and little known facts about this old, wonderful and storied company and their terrific products. The…..