Creative Catalyst Newsletter - June 5, 2007
Summer Special - Art Sets
Get started with a summer of creativity for yourself or someone special! While supplies last, we are clearing out a limited number of oil and acrylic sets for HALF PRICE. Sets include everything from top quality pigments, carrying cases, painting surfaces to connoisseur brushes. It’s worth your while to check it out! Remember, it’s never too early to shop for gifts with savings like these!
$82 off Oil Set | $72 off Acrylic Set
SAVE $5 - Betty Edwards Drawing DVD
Make this a summer of change by dramatically improving your drawing skills. We are delighted to carry Dr. Betty Edwards’ instructional DVD workshop based on her best selling book, DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN. This DVD workshop is especially excellent for those who doubt their drawing skills! The workshop is divided into seven easy lessons. I can whole-heartedly recommend this workshop!
- Lynn -
Plein air tip…
I had my first Plein air paint out in a long time this week and it was a wonderful experience. I’d forgotten how important it is to be part of a community of artists. I don’t think that can be overstated as it is both inspiring and reassuring. In addition, painting in Plein air is definitely an acquired skill. I was visited by a sense of urgency, to get it all down, that I had to combat in order to focus on the scene at hand.
I picked up a trick… it could possibly be considered cheating, but here it goes. Because the ever-changing direction of light dramatically changes a scene, I took a digital picture of my view as soon as I decided on my painting location. When morning turned to afternoon, and the sun had totally shifted (altering my design) I simply reviewed the image held on the view screen of my camera to refresh my memory. Because the camera review screen is so small, it simplified my dark and light pattern making a stronger painting design in the end. This was a good thing because I need all the help I can get!
Another tip: bring bug repellent and don’t wear perfume or perfumed hair spray… it attracts more bees.
I encourage joining an outdoor painting group, it makes summer even better!
- Lynn -
(image credit: Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian, (1802-1842) Sorrento en Plein Air 1841)
Summer Art Show
Enter the Summer Art Show “Telling Stories Through Art”.
Encourage The Kids In Your Life
Recognize the talents of the young by entering someone special in the non-competitive CREATIVE KIDS ART SHOW! and the CCP TEEN ART SHOW.
Just think how cool it would be for them to see their work on line! And they can write about themselves and their work (or you can write for them in their own words).