Artist Spotlight – Christina Welch & Soho Artist Acrylics

About Christina Welch Christina Welch is a self-taught mixed media artist originally from Western New York. Currently, she resides in the quaint town of Franklinton, North Carolina. Starting at the age of 4, she was taught crocheting by her grandmother.  Since then, she developed a love for the Arts including bead painting, jewelry design, baking, and…..

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Jerry's -- 30/11/2018

Creative Adventures: The Introduction Video Series For Aspiring Artists

Creative Adventures is a video series for aspiring artists, freelance artists who are looking to further develop their skills, and for those that love travel and adventure.  Welcome to Creative Adventures with Made by Lisa Marie! This year, Jerry’s Artarama is launching a new special video collaboration with  Lisa Kowieski (of Made by Lisa Marie) a nature based artist, designer and…..

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Lisa Kowieski -- 03/01/2018

One Easy Trick To Being a Better Artist

How Using Negative Space Can Be Useful What do you see?   Negative Space is the space that surrounds an object in an image. While we typically focus on how drawing a painting or object can improve an image, today we will focus on how not using this space can make us better artists.   While…..

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Jerrys Blog Squad -- 01/01/2016

Making Art Can Change Your Brain for the Better Says Science

Research Shows that Making Art Helps Improve Brain Functions Painting by Belle Yang It is often said “age before beauty”, but a recent study says that creating beauty and art may just help you in aging. According to a recent study conducted in Germany suggests that those that make art on a regular basis are…..

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Jerry's -- 15/07/2014

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…..

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Jerry's -- 06/05/2014

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,…..

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Jerry's -- 14/04/2014

Artist Lisa Ober Reviews Mungyo Soft Gallery Pastels

New Year, New Reviews! Happy New Year! Recently, we gave Pastel Artist Lisa Ober a 200 Piece Set of Mungyo Gallery Soft Pastels to try out and she gave the world an amazing piece of art in return! The deluxe set of 200 we gave her features every color of Gallery Handmade Soft Pastels in…..

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Jerry's -- 03/01/2014

Artist Spotlight: Elizabeth Gyles Johnson

Capturing Your Dreams One Drawing at a Time Elizabeth Gyles Johnson has been exploring the world through an artist’s pencil for over 25 years. During those years, she has experienced and even taught many avenues of art, but pencils remain her first love and continue to be her favorite way to express creativity. Elizabeth’s art…..

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Jerry's -- 08/02/2012

Winsor & Newton: The World’s Finest Artists’ Materials

175 years of fine art supplies Chances are, if you’re an artist, you’re familiar with Winsor & Newton , and for good reason! This world-famous company produces some of the finest and most popular art supplies available in the industry: from paints and mediums to canvas, brushes, paper, and everything in between! Winsor & Newton…..

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Jerry's -- 26/08/2011