Tag: art inspiration
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…..
Lisa Kowieski -- 03/01/2018
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. …..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 21/03/2015
Get Inspired!
Looking for a little extra artistic inspiration this summer? Well, look no further! Jerry’s Artarama is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of the Summer 2013 issue of Inspired, a free quarterly fine arts e-magazine presented by ArtistsNetwork.com. Inspired, a property of F+W Media Inc.-publishers of The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Artist, Pastel Journal, Drawing, Southwest…..
Jerry's -- 09/07/2013
Looking at art in Person by Valerie (Valry) Drake
Have you ever seen a Picasso in person? WOW! I saw one recently and was absolutely mesmerized. There is so much about it that you just do not see from books or online representations. For one thing there was SO MUCH texture! Some areas were almost smooth and others had a LOT of impasto……
Jerry's -- 12/05/2010
Art is a Universal Language by Deb Bartos
In addition to being an artist (a painter of oils and watercolors) I am a nursing instructor. I love teaching. I love learning. I love caring and teaching others new skills in caring. I also believe that every profession (and every life) has 2 sides. There is an art and a science to everything. The…..
Jerry's -- 12/05/2010
Why I Love the Renaissance by Heather Goldstein
One of my favorite painters of all time is Jan van Eyck because of his amazing attention to detail and impeccable technical ability. Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter known for his oil paintings on wood panel in which he used a glazing technique to create realistic, extremely well executed, precise, objective descriptions…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010
Three Steps to being a Better Painter in Three Months by Mike Rooney
Here’s a three step list of things that are guaranteed to make you a better painter. Paint. Paint. Paint. There’s no substitute for painting. Reading about it won’t do it, watching DVDs incessantly won’t do it, and taking workshops one behind the other won’t do it either. If you would challenge yourself to paint…..
Jerry's -- 12/05/2010
Preserving our Past by Wilson Bickford
As artists, we are able to record the details of our generation for all posterity. To prove my point, I will mention two names: George Washington and Jesus Christ. Upon reading those names, it’s without question that a “visual” popped into your head, correct? The reason is that you have a reference to these two…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010
Call it what you want by TMNK
Rat Race 18×24 Mixed Media on Masonite 2009 I’m not much into labels. I simply try to express a thought or a feeling in some form of visual permanence. But when listing my work in catalogs and exhibitions, the term mixed-media is most often used. Mixed-media? Yes, I deploy a mash-up of mediums in the…..