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Brush Care
Great time at the Las Vegas Creative Painting Convention!! I introduced the Princeton Select Series 3750 filbert grainers to quite a few painters while we painted Sprite. And of course how do you clean your brush at the end of … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, Animals, brush care, cats, painting
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Varnish
This weekend at ArtWaves Toronto, many people asked about the varnish I am using on my pieces. I have recently discovered a great DecoArt varnish called Soft-Touch Varnish. It is part of their Media series. I am absolutely IN LOVE … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, Artwaves Toronto, Deco Americana, painting, technique, varnish
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Tiger in the Grass
Acrylic Painting Club has just barely started. There is still time to sign up. Please remember to go through my links on my home page to sign up. That is the only way they know who sent them! Thanks.
Little Pekoe Promo
Little Pekoe is next on the Purely Acrylics online classroom! Ron and I had a bit of fun making a promo movie. Want to see it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikqz313oroA Remember to sign up for any of these online classes to go through … Continue reading
PaintingEzine
Susan Kelley and Sharon Chinn decided to do an ezine after they learned about the closing of PaintiWorks, the decorative painting community’s last print magazine available to the general public. Susan was previously editor of Paint the Town … Continue reading
Painting e-zines
With the unfortunate demise of Paintworks (bankruptcy) and the steady loss of other painting magazines we are all looking for what will fill the void. E-zines are popping up all over the place. I know of three: Interactive Artist Magazine, … Continue reading
Art Play Date Contest
We are running another contest to give away FIVE FREE SPOTS for this year’s ART PLAY DATE. If you have signed up, you could win your money back. Contest closes July 8th. Email me if you would like to enter … Continue reading
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Tagged art, colored pencil, free, mixed media, painting
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Little Foxy – part three
Sorry for the delay on this installment. I got a little distracted with the Art Play Date, finishing my book and going to The Tole Patch in Delaware!! They did an amazing job on their Little Foxies! I use my … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic, Animals, eyes, painting
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Art Play Date
Art Play Date was launched last week. The excitement is flowing! Don’t forget that you have access to all the lessons for a YEAR so you can sign up anytime! The easiest way to sign up is to return to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cats, Coloured Pencil, creative, painting
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Design Notes
I have just finished a rather large painting and thought painters might be interested in some of my thoughts and steps as I worked through it. I found a photo from Salthaven Wildlife Rescue, asked for their permission to use … Continue reading