Category: Art Inspiration
Making a House Feel Like a Home with Real Art
MEET NEW ORLEANS ARTIST: CASEY LANGTEAU JOHNSON Artist Casey Langteau Johnson has been painting her entire life. She earned her degree in Painting and Drawing from Louisiana State University. Her primary inspiration comes from the natural beauty of her home, New Orleans, Louisiana. However, Casey constantly searches for new ideas abroad, trying to spend as…..
Jerry's -- 31/01/2020
25 Reasons Why Being an Artist Is the Best
Why Being An Artist is the Best When learning how to be an artist, did you ever think you could be hard-wired to like it? Well, scientists recently found out that your brain might be wired to enjoy art. However, that comes as no surprise to those of us already on the inside of the…..
Jerry's -- 28/06/2019
Interview with Professional Artist Andy Russell
Professional Artist Andy Russell shares his techniques and process on how he captures and creates vibrant, colorful & amazingly detailed artwork When I do layering I use either a glazing wash of watered down color or a scumbling technique of rubbing one color over another. Sometimes to get a smooth transition of say, dark green to…..
Jerry's -- 17/08/2018
Turner Artists’ Watercolors Review – Creative Adventures
Welcome to Episode 6: Turner Watercolors Review by Lisa Kowieski In this in-studio teaching episode, I will be going over the Turner Watercolors Set of 18, 15ml Tubes. These watercolors are made in Japan and are top of the line quality made out of pigments and high end gum arabic (no fillers used!). In my…..
Jerry's -- 01/08/2018
Artist Spotlight – Gamini Ratnavira & Turner Acryl Gouache
Gamini Ratnavira was born and raised in tropical Sri Lanka. As a self-taught artist he uses his photographic memory and life experiences to produce vibrant, colorful images of the rain forest flora and fauna, which are complimented with intriguing stories about his work with wildlife and research information about each painting. His paintings reveal his love…..
Jerry's -- 08/03/2018
Jerry’s Artarama, The Story and Vision
Proudly serving artists since 1968! Thank you for choosing Jerry’s for purchasing your art supplies. Jerry’s only business is serving the interests of artists like you. From the first time artist to the professional we have everything under one roof at factory direct savings as much as 75% off traditional retails. THE FULL STORY! About…..
Jerry's -- 10/10/2017
Go Traveling As An Artist with Lisa Kowieski
Lisa Kowieski – Traveling Artist Materials Used/needed:LUKAS 1862 Aquarell Watercolor Set of 24Mimik Kolinsky Synthetic Watercolor BrushesArches 9×12″140 lb. Cold Press Watercolor BlockAcurit Waterproof Technical PensStrathmore 300 Series Mixed Media Sketchbook 5.5×8.5” Last summer I had the opportunity of a lifetime to go on a two week trip to British Columbia, Banff National Park, and…..
Jerry's -- 08/06/2017
Art Changes Everything “Create Art, Change Everything”
You Accepted Our Challenge And We Proved Art Can Change Everything! “Create Art, Change Everything” by Amy Gardner Dean (pictured middle) Jerry’s Artarama started out to prove that artists are passionate about what they create and that art should be a part of everyone’s life. Here at our corporate offices, we bet our boss that…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 18/03/2016
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…..
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…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 03/03/2015
Adding Art Into Other School Subjects Makes Learning More Fun
Art is Important as a School Subject, but Can It be a Teaching Tool too? Although many schools cut arts first in their search to slash budgets because of the expense of art supplies (the answer is that they aren’t shopping at Jerry’s where all the deals are), recent studies have shown that exposure to…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 24/01/2015
Disabled Artists Create Mind Art with Their Brains with Winsor and Newton
Chinese ‘Mind Art’ Project Raises Awareness for Disabled Rights Image via huffingtonpost.com Winsor & Newton, a fine arts materials supplier founded in 1832 has always been dedicated to the mix of science and art and is now using that blend of interests to help raise awareness for an underrepresented subset of people. There is an…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 01/11/2014
Try Coloring: The Best for Dealing with Stress
Cut Down on Stress with a Coloring with Colored Pencils A new craze is taking over France for all those looking to de-stress their lives: coloring in coloring books. These new adult colouring books have been popping up left and right and French doctors are actually prescribing women coloring time in order to relieve stress…..
Jerry's -- 10/10/2014
Best Dog Art
Celebrating Man’s Best Friend Dogs have long been an inspiration for men, whether its in terms of survival in books like Call of the Wild and White Fang or more as a sign of comfort and companionship like in Marmaduke or Hachi. To dog owners, there is nothing like the companionship or love or loyalty…..
Jerry's -- 27/09/2014
The Best of Sidewalk 3D Art
Just When You Thought it was Safe to go Outside… This 3D Street Art will blow your mind!