Brushstrokes are the artist’s ‘handwriting’
Everyone knows that painters use brushstrokes. But did you know that each brushstroke is important to the success of the painting? Brushstrokes can be thought of as the handwriting of…
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Hitting the right value
Tone, Value and Hue are important words for any artist who wants to paint realistically. “Tone†in art it refers to light and shadow. There are three basic tone divisions: …
The Consistency of Art
Watercolor by Pat Rayman Prose by Ben Rayman “A Heart’s Icon” Home again not too far away, Memories of thy youth glide smoothly like a sleigh. Rising dawn is painted…
An in-depth look at landscape
Many artists enjoy painting landscapes, but painting a convincing landscape is more than just finding a pretty scene. The best landscape paintings have a convincing sense of depth, letting the…
A pulp full of art in those grain
When you are an artist and your primary media is wood, thousands of images can come to mind. Vessels, carvings, sculptures, and other types of decorative art can make an…
Color me red, yellow and blue
    You only need three colors of paint to make a painting.   If you have red, yellow and blue, you can create almost anything you need. All the other colors…
A bold new face to paper marbling
Someone said: “Curiosity is the key to creativity.†However, whiskers and flour aren’t required to be creative using this method of paper marbling, but shaving cream and food coloring are…
In Step with Pat Rayman
Making Leaf Sun Prints This is a fun technique that leads to a lot of creativity. Tape a piece of watercolor paper to a board; hot pressed…
Artists to show their bests
On Friday, May 24, 2019, a new double exhibition, featuring award-winning artists, Pat Rayman and Ray Feltz, opens with a public reception between 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Arts Place…
In Step with Pat Rayman
Watercolor paper collage Don’t throw out that old watercolor! As many watercolorists, I have a large portfolio of old discards and unfinished paintings. I wait for the right moment to…
Show to stop at Hayner Center
The 41st exhibition of the Ohio Watercolor Society makes its scheduled showing at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio from Friday, April 5 through Sunday April 28, 2019.…
Art is full of space
How can a mark on paper be called “space†when space is empty? One of the more confusing concepts of art is the concept of positive and negative space. It…
‘Oldie’ subject still challenges artists
From prehistoric times to the present day, artists have returned to one subject again and again. It has been scratched on cave walls; carved from riverbank mud; painted and drawn…
Tips & Techniques
Knepper: Launches new website
Dan Knepper was born In Amherst, Ohio in 1961. His mother painted murals on his bedroom walls and window shades, influencing him from his start. He had an early love…
Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘Santa Nita’ stopped by
For me, Nita Leland’s art books have always been a wonderful source of information; in fact, her newest, the 30th Anniversary Edition Exploring Color Workshop, was also like experiencing the…
Artfully ‘roughing it’ with sandpaper
Sometimes when we are in that creative mode, our projects need to be just for the pure fun. ‘Sandpaper Prints’ is a good way of having it, regardless of…
OH: Delphos
WHERE: Delphos Museum of Postal History and Delphos Area Art Guild WHEN: Exhibition is February 19, 2012 TITLE: ‘Going Postal – What’s It To You?’ BRIEF ABOUT: The Call for…
Fiction I really felt
Author Melody Carlson creates such believable characters; I could actually feel their trials and triumphs, such as in “Christmas at Harringtons” where Lena is penniless and down on her…
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Come Over to the Right Side
(NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert is now taking registrations for a new class in learning drawing skills, for adults (18 and older). “Come Over to…
Small works to go on view
ARTS ASSOCIATON OF RANDOLPH COUNTY Two Sisters Show UNION CITY, INDIANA Artist Reception Thursday, June 9, 2011 7:00-9:00 pm 2011 Gourmet Gala and Charity Auction on Saturday, June 11, 2011 7:00-10:00…
They examine society’s jewels
The role of a curator, in an overall general understanding, is one who is entrusted with the responsibility to safeguard a cultural organization’s collection of mainly historical or scientific…
Music and art to unite in show
(PNAN-CALIF) – “Sound Art is the first in a series of brick-and-mortar exhibitions based on LarkGallery Online’s 2010 international competition, Colors of Life, which involved interactively matching art and…
Members have show’s spotlight
(NWPR-OH) – Part of the Wassenberg Art Center’s (WAC) mission is to encourage and support local artists, who a number of the members work in the fine and creative…
Especially ‘minted’ for a Queen city
(PNAN-NC) – A few facts and figures: It is five stories totaling 145,000 square feet. It has two full floors of galleries, each featuring 12,000 square feet of…
Art center new location is ageless
(NWPR) – Known as those upstairs storage areas, in the century old buildings that line downtown many main thoroughfares have and are becoming the center stages that bustle with the…