Tag: artists blogging
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
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
Paintings Paint Themselves by Valerie (Valry) Drake
At least in my dreams they do. Vibrant slashes of brilliant hues dance across the stretched canvas. Big wide paintbrushes dip into soft, buttery mounds of paint on huge pallets and then lift and float to add to the beauty. Sometimes I can actually see the paintings in progress. Other times I only see paintbrushes…..
Jerry's -- 14/06/2010
The Advantages of Painting a Series by Deb Bartos
A series of paintings is a really good way of organizing your mind and your art. It gives you a plan, it gives you a chance to explore the subject past just one painting. It gives you a good excuse to stop a painting at a reasonable place. Many times, I’m having so much…..
Jerry's -- 01/06/2010
Creativity Needs Peace and Quiet by Mike Rooney
I’ve had an epiphany sometime over the last few months. Slow down and do better paintings. I thought you might like to see how I corrected a dangerous course of action so you’ll have something to think about before you go down the same road or have to correct course like me. Here’s the skinny……
Jerry's -- 12/05/2010
Bring out your dark side (to show more light) by Wilson Bickford
I love to paint the deep woods. There is mystery in the dark depth of the shadows. And the way the light filters through the trees is absolutely majestic! (At least to me.) What appeals to me above all, is the strong light and dark contrast, which is the entire basis of a good painting……
Jerry's -- 12/05/2010
What’s YOUR Style? by Wilson Bickford
As an art instructor, I often hear the lament of students stating that, “I don’t have a style,” or “My work doesn’t look like ME.” Though we’ve all heard it before, the old saying, Don’t worry about finding your style, your style will find YOU, is very true. In the beginning, most aspiring painters learn…..
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
Levels of Observation by Cheryl Whitestone
I have to say, after 45 years of painting, I have truly trained myself to see. To see in a way that not only understands the energy, feeling or beauty of something or someone but the minute details and nuances that compose the thing I am viewing. I believe if you can truly see, you…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010
Tips on Composition of a Painting by Tom Jones
Composition is a very important part of the painting process. A good composition makes your painting more pleasing to the viewer and will enhance your chances to sell more paintings. Let me start by suggesting that you use a pencil to draw a very light vertical line down the center of the paper and likewise,…..
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
Help! I’m Stuck! by Jeanne Bessette
O.k. let’s face it. We all get stuck. It’s panic time and we feel like we will never make another worthy piece of art as long as we live. Or even worse, we insist on working in this energy and every piece we touch turns to garbage. It can sometimes go on for days, weeks…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 12/05/2010
Take A Hike by Wilson Bickford
If you want to get your creative juices flowing, sometimes you just have to get out into Mother Nature’s domain. Winters here in northern NY can be quite brutal, with minus 20s and 30s pretty common in January and February. There are acres and acres of meadows and thick woods behind my home which I…..