Year: 2014
Practice Drawing with Gesture Motion Drawing
This Handy Exercise will Teach you how to Capture Motion and Perspective Just as an athlete must warm up before a sporting event, art journaling is the artist’s warm up. A great way to stretch out your perspective and focus is through the art of “Gesture Drawing.” A Gesture Drawing is typically defined as a…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 17/05/2014
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
Jerry’s has Shout Out Videos On Product Pages, Did You Know?
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 -- 17/04/2014
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, 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
Facts About 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…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 05/04/2014
Introducing the Bob Ross Inspirational Happy Afro Painting Wig
For When You Just Need to Paint something “Happy” Need some inspiration in your life? Want to learn to paint the Bob Ross way? In case you can’t find him on your public broadcasting station, why not channel his spirit through the power of hair! Introducing the Happy Afro Painting Wig, only available at…..
Jerry's -- 01/04/2014
Introducing the 5 Million Dollar Paint Brush Now at Discounted Price
Get the fanciest brush in the world now on sale! Introducing the 5 Million Dollar Brush now exclusively at Jerry’s Artarama! For the first time ever, your brush can speak for as much taste as the paintings in your mansion. Made from over 500 .83 carat ideal cut round diamonds and exclusive kolinsky sable hair,…..
Jerry's -- 01/04/2014
10 Top Places for Plein Air Painting
For when you need to get outside and paint! Spring is upon us and it’s time to take those easels, canvases, pads, paints and brushes outside! The days are quickly warming up, so leave those dark studios behind and step into the sunlight for “en plein air painting”. What is plein air painting you ask?…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 25/03/2014
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
Did you know-Michelangelo
Some little known facts about one of the greatest artists of all time We all know who Michelangelo is, everyone has seen the statue of David and the Sistine Chapel, but what do we really know about him? Two weeks ago, we wished him a happy 539th birthday in the article Happy Birthday Michelangelo! and showed…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 18/03/2014
Making Your Values Really Stand Out
Why Shading is Important in your Sketches Many people like sketching because of the realism that can be depicted from their drawings. However, when drawing on a two dimensional surface like paper, depicting that realism can be difficult. The solution to this problem is to create shadows and shade while you sketch. Light and shadows…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 15/03/2014
Are Grey Toned Palettes Better For Art?
What’s the Buzz- Find out why so many people are making the switch to Grey Palettes Answer: Grey Toned Palettes are better for seeing color – See colors more accurately – Grey surface does not reflect light Why? The way a color appears on stark white is extremely different from how it appears on a…..
Jerry's -- 13/03/2014
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…..