Did You Know- Vincent Van Gogh

Little Known Facts About One of Our Favorite Painters! Facts About Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh’s birthday is March 30th! And while we know that he is  the father of Post-Impressionism and the painter of such favorite paintings as Starry Night, sunflowers, wheat fields, self portraits and cypress trees, there are still a lot…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 31/03/2015

Blind Painter Able to Paint Again

After Going Blind, Artist Uses Texture to Complete Beautiful Paintings In 2001, as a result of Epilepsy, artist John Bramblitt went blind. Now, while it is easy to see how blindness could ruin the career of a visual artist, going blind was actually the catalyst to begin his career as a visual artist. His art…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 28/03/2015

10 Easy Watercolor Painting Ideas for Spring

10 Simple Watercolor Painting Ideas to Get You Started Spring has started and the weather is finally warm enough to get back outside and paint. And the best paint to paint with right now are Watercolors! With bright, flowing color and carefree brushstrokes, Watercolor paint is symbolic of the freshness that Spring brings to our…..

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Jerry's -- 26/03/2015

Get Outside Like These Famous Plein Air Painters

Here is Your Spring Inspiration!   Spring is here and it’s gorgeous outside so its time to get out and start plein air painting. These famous artists wasted no time getting outside and neither should you. So for some inspiration, here are a few famous professional artists who were superior at plein air painting.  …..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 21/03/2015

4 Irish Painters You Need to Know

Feeling green? So were these guys! In honor of St. Patty’s Day, we thought that it was only right to take a little time out of our busy schedule to learn about some famous Irish Painters from history. Here’s exactly what we found out: Charles Jervas Charles Jervas was born in Clonlisk, Ireland around 1675,…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 17/03/2015

What the Blue/Black/White/Gold Dress Tells Us About How We View Color

Why We Perceive Color Differently Left: Original Image, Mid: Image is white balanced to look white and gold. Right: Image is white balanced to look blue and black. Unless you’ve been stuck at sea for the past two weeks, then you’ve definitely seen the dress that went viral on the internet last week and felt…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 10/03/2015

Strathmore Creative Contest Winners

Congrats to our Talented Strathmore Artists We asked “What have you created with Strathmore?” and our artists answered. We received so many great entries in our Strathmore Winter 2015 Back to Class Contest. The Winners drew, sketched, colored and painted on Strathmore paper, on paper styles like Strathmore’s Artist Tiles, Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads, 300 Sketch Pads,…..

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Jerry's -- 07/03/2015

10 Etch-A-Sketch Masterpieces to Brighten Your Day

This Guy Just Put All of Our 5 Year Old Selves To Shame Jeff Gagliardi has over 35 years experience making fantastic pieces of art on Etch-A-Sketches and although his days of etching and sketching may be over, he still shares his art as one of the few Etch-A-Sketch artists out there. His prints are…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 05/03/2015

15 Ways to Get Inspired This Spring

Break out of getting bogged down! Although many good things come out of winter, towards the end of January when the holiday cheer has worn off and the cold weather and ice become draining, winter can sap our creativity. Creating art feels more like work and takes effort instead of being a joy to be…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 03/03/2015