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First published under title Monita privata Societatis Jesu, Notobrigae, 1612 (i. e. Cracow, 1614) cf. Wetzer und Welte's Kirchenlexikon. 2 aufl. 1886-1901. v....

Whilst technology may have made typewriters obsolete, they still hold an enduring appeal to many. In this tutorial we’ll show you how Spanish blogger Krispis rejuvinated an Olivetti machine in under an hour using Pinty Plus spray chalk paint Materials for this project… 1 can of primer (optional). If you intend to use the...

Try these nine underpainting exercises in a series of pastel studies to practice and develop your sense of underpainting "intuition."

Over the past five+ years, we have witnessed remarkable and talented women (and men) take their passion for painting, up-cycling and re-purposing and turn it into a lucrative business. Many […]

The Godfather's Office: 1:50 Scale Diorama : The Academy award winning "The Godfather" (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Cann) takes us into the mysterious, dangerous while lucrative, thrilling and dark underworld of the Italian mafioso... A trip…

Goethe found he prefered to arrange colour in the form of a triangle. It is arranged in some ways like the colour circle but I agree with Johann, the the triangle is good because you can isolate the groups more easily. I'm not sure if I agree with the names of each of the groupings - but it is easy to see the colour groups. How can yellow, orange and green be called 'serene' for goodness sake?! I find my taste goes to the 'serious', melancholic' and 'mighty', whatever the latter means.

In this demo of a pastel underpainting, you can see how I establish the value structure, while leaving the process open for spontaneous effects.

How to stencil furniture and wood with Annie Sloan chalk paint with easy step by step instructions and DIY ideas to try yourself

Oxidize Wood Stain: Super easy stain that makes your wood look weathered. You will need Vinegar and Steel Wool (tea or coffee is optional I'm not joking!) that's it! Tear up some steel wool and put it in a glass jar then fill with white vinegar, let it sit for 24 hou…

DIY Wood Horse Race Game is a perfect family activity. Horse Race Derby Game is a crowd-pleasing addition to your Kentucky Derby party games.

Made from a high quality rice paper these Posh Chalk Deluxe Decoupage are extremely durable. There are 37 designs which come in both A1 and A3 sizes, giving you a selection of 74 designs to choose from across six categories: Ecclesiastical Fairy tale Floral Patterns Scenery Women Perfect for crafters and furniture upcyclers, the decoupage is created with special fibers, making them more pliable, stretchable and exceptionally easy to use. All the designs are limited edition ensuring a sense of exclusivity in these high quality and on trend papers. Basic Decoupage Instructions 1. Clean your decoupage surface. You want to remove all dirt, dust, and oils. 2. Brush on a thin even coat of your decoupage adhesive. You can use topcoat for furniture or Mod Podge 3. Be sure to cover the entire surface. Blank spots will cause bubbles 4. Smooth paper down using your hands, a piece of saran wrap, or a brayer. 5. Paint a thin layer of topcoat or Mod Podge over the top of the paper. 6. Ignore wrinkles, they will disappear as the paper dries. Click Link below to see more from M O R E ∙ I N F O R M A T I O N Size A1 = 23 3/8" X 33 1/8" Size A3 = 11 3/4" X 16 1/2"

Explore the enchanting world of watercolor sketching with our step-by-step guide. Learn essential techniques to bring your sketches to life in vibrant watercolor hues.

The artist and the photographer see the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature. ~Ansel Adams In my life I have been blessed with some great teachers. Some I've gotten to work with for an extended period of time and others ... it may be brief, but just as impactful. This was the second year I've done Richard McKinely's 3 day pastel workshop in Ojai and once again I got so much out of it! Last year I missed my Italian midterm so I could attend! He is so generous with his knowledge (both in technique and in theory) as well as with his time and energy. He is also very supportive of everyone in the group, regardless of where you land on the experience scale. If you are a pastel artist, I would highly recommend his workshops, (he travels all over) as well as his book Pastel Pointers. Can you tell I am a huge fan? :) I wanted to run off with his pastel box. Just look at those yummy colors!!! Seriously though, I want a Heilman Box. They are the Mac Daddy, Ferrari of wooden pastel boxes. I cut out a picture of one from the Pastel Journal magazine and pasted it on my vision board. I am working on it! Richard doing a demo the first afternoon in the Ojai Nature Preserve. Getting in the big shapes ... This is his sketchbook of Thumbnails. Good idea to make a small thumbnail to see how the composition will work before you commit to your field sketch. You can also see his value (light and dark) thumbnail and his "Notan" on the bottom left, which is the composition simplified down to only black and white. Preparation people!! ;) please click to enlarge if you need to better see what's going on! Getting into a little more detail ... Finished field sketch ... The light was kind of crazy out there to photograph. It was a beautiful little pastel painting! ta daaaaa!!! Field Sketch by Richard McKinley In nature there are few sharp lines. ~A.R. Ammons Richard's pastel box again. Can't get over it. That afternoon we did our own field sketches (I will share later) then the next morning he did another demo, a larger piece, working from his field sketch. This time he worked on mounted Wallace paper and did a watercolor underpainting. Check out this underpainting! It's already so gorgeous and yummy before he even puts any pastel on it!! And here is the almost finished piece. I say almost because I think he added a couple of little things but it was pretty close to being finished. Sorry it's slightly blurry. If you ever get to see his work in person, it's absolutely gorgeous and the light sings! Sings, I tell you! It's as if light is emanating from the piece. Pastel by Richard McKinley To see more of Richard McKinley's work click HERE. Every year we have a little pizza and vino night and he does a slide show of his work. This piece HERE, is one of my favorite pieces! If you are interested in seeing my post from last year, out at Lake Casitas, click here. His blog Pastel Pointers Blog is very informative, so if you are into pastels or plein air painting, definitely check it out! Art will never be able to exist without nature. ~Pierre Bonnard

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'Windswept Meadow' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis $125 Purchase with paypal or check HERE I'v...

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An artist's studio doesn't have to be large and elaborate but should be separate and sacred, a place for painting, thinking and creativity--an atelier where artistic magic happens.

'Another Peaceful Day' 9x12 pastel ©Karen Margulis sold The possibilities are endless. I approach each blank piece of paper with eager anticipation. I feel empowered. I am about to create something from nothing. Hopefully it will be something compelling, or interesting or beautiful. It is up to me. I have the power to take a scene and create the mood I wish to express. And I don't have to be true to the scene. I can tweak it if I want. I can make a landscape look bright and sunny. I can make it gray and moody. I can change the season or time of day. It's such a wonderful thing to be an artist! There are many ways to create a mood in a painting but one of my favorite techniques is a simple four value underpainting. The mood is created by the colors that are selected for the underpainting. color blocks to help evaluate underpainting colors There is no right or wrong color to choose for the underpainting. Each choice will result in a different feeling to the painting because the underpainting colors will peek through the top layers. This will effect how the top layers will appear. For example warm colors underneath tend to create a sunnier, warmer feeling. How do we choose the underpainting colors? Practice. The more we experiment and try different underpainting colors, the more intuitive our choices will become. Practice!! Color Studies and Color Blocks are a quick way to judge how an underpainting color will appear. Choose a color and pick 4 values of the color. Make little blocks of color on a scrap piece of paper the same color as the paper you will paint on. Now choose the colors you might use for your top layers. Lightly layer the top colors over the underpainting blocks. Think of theses as quick test strips. It is better to try out colors in small blocks than experiment on your painting! ( I learned this great tip from Doug Dawson) For the marsh painting in this post I wanted a moody, gray day feeling. When evaluating possible underpainting colors I decided the Red Violets gave me the mood I was after. I blocked in the painting with four values of Red Violet. You can see it peek through and unify the whole painting. TRY THIS: Cut 4-8 small pieces of paper. 4x6 or 5x7. Find a simple subject. Do at least 4 paintings using a different color for the underpainting in each study. Allow 15 minutes for each study. Compare your studies....what mood or feeling did each color create?

Do you wonder what I would be doing with Citra Solv cleaner and the National Geographic magazine on my quilt art blog? I have been making wonderful embellishments and soon to be original fabric. You won't believe how easy this is and how beautiful the results are. Supplies: National Geographic magazine, not older than 10 years ago Citra Solv, in the bottle, but not the spray old paint brush, I used one of my kids brushes small container to be thrown out after old newspapers transfer paper to transfer image to fabric, or whatever method you prefer Steps: Gather your citra solv, small container, magazine and brush. Pour a small amount of the citra solv into the bottom of the container. Opening the magazine, skip past the beginning pages, end pages and any pages with text. They don't work. You are only going to want to paint the pictures that take up either the whole page or a good chunk of it. When you find some photos, simply dip your brush in the citra solv and paint the picture. Continue through the magazine painting pictures as you go. Once you have finished painting the book, close it up and leave for 20-30 minutes. Check every 10 minutes to ensure things are working. You should start to see the pictures looking similar to mine below. When you get to the point that you are really loving the pages, simply rip them out and let them dry on old newspapers. Once your gorgeous creations have dried, they will be ready to use. I plan to get some of that photo transfer paper and scan my pages in and print them onto the paper and iron them on fabric. I will also try and run the fabric sheets through the printer too. I plan to make a few small art quilts and stitch right onto the paper. Here are some samples of my work. I have not forgotten about doing a post on how I attach the lego to my art quilts either. Is anyone going to give this citra solv tutorial a try, or is anyone interested in winning some of these art sheets?

The posts in this category cover a wide variety of Encaustic Techniques. Encaustic is a very versatile medium with seemingly endless techniques to try.

Welcome to a Summer of Art at Mondaes! Art classes are held every Wednesday from 10am-12pm for ages 6-10 years, and 1-3pm for ages 11-17.  Purchase one class at a time, or this Pass that includes admission to ALL 11 art classes at a discount of $20 over purchasing each separately. All classes include professional instruction in the art topics below, and finished projects your artist will be proud of. Class fees include everything, and we include a lot with each class! Read more in-depth info about each class topic under it's individual booking link, then purchase the full-summer pass here. Summer Art Class Passes are age group and student-specific, and are not interchangeable between students.  For example: Purchase the 6-10 yrs pass if you have a student in that age group who will likely attend all 11 classes and save $20 over the booking price for each class. Passes are assigned to one student name and aren't interchangeable. Refunds are not available for missed classes, since these passes block a student space for the summer. Get ALL 11 CLASSES on Wednesdays this summer for $398 a Pass! (reg. $38 each class) : June 5: Ceramic Painting + Pouring Molds- paint a cup and plate to keep + create greenware June 12: Block Print on Textiles - kids create several fine art prints and block print a fabric tote June 19: Pottery Clay + Wheel - take home 3-6 handmade stoneware pots June 26: Painting With Acrylics - create paintings on canvas board and canvas  July 3: Weaving On The Loom- kids keep their own 12 x 16 Slim Loom, lots of yarn + fiber July 10: Pottery Clay + Wheel - take home 3-6 handmade stoneware pots July 17:Paper Making from Pulp - create unlimited sheets of art paper from botanical infused pulp July 24: Ceramic Painting + Molds- paint a cup and plate to keep + create greenware July 31: Charcoal + Pastel Drawing- create several drawings with charcoal and chalk pastels  August 7: Pottery Clay + Wheel - take home 3-6 handmade stoneware pots August 14: Mosaic Art Mirrors  - create an art-tile mirror and learn mosaic art CLASS SPACE LIMITED TO 20 STUDENTS: Purchase your Class Pass here, or call us @ 208-407-3359. Unfortunately, we can not hold spaces, give sibling or multiple student discounts, or offer refunds for purchased spaces that are not attended. Classes may be transferrable if approved, within the same program, if unbooked spaces are available. Mondaes reserves the right to cancel any class due to under-booking or in the unlikely case of an unexpected instructors absence. If a class is cancelled, you will be notified via email and offered a space in the next available class or a refund.

Painting, Sculpture & Design Kurt Wenner, like a Renaissance master, works across the entire field of art. His skills translate to painting, sculpture, and design as readily as an illusion room or depth-defying 3D art. What underpins all of his work is his love for drawing. One he has the design in place, the images

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Sometimes the art/craft projects overshadow the rest of the blog with their brilliance. And sometimes the text of a blog distracts from the actual project. But in the case of Look Between the Lines…

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George Inness (1825 - 1894) was one of the top American landscape painters known for his ability to depict atmosphere, mood and emotion through his paintings. His paintings are very unique and few artists seem to have been able to produce some atmospheric displays. He was a figurehead of what is known as the tonalist movement. The

See how Jennifer Evenhus uses color theory and mixing colors in her pastel painting, view haward-winning paintings and get more pastel techniques in the new issue.

One could describe Mana Morimoto's embroidered photographs as an unconventional form of collage. The Tokyo-based artist, who was educated in the US but returned to Japan just a few years ago, finds vintage photos and re-imagines them with her technicolor thread. While many of her subjects have lasers coming out of their eyes, Morimoto's way of working is intentionally low tech. Each piece contains evidence of the hand-done process. Lately, Morimoto has been making abstract woven patterns with a psychedelic symmetry, departing from her usual figurative subjects. Take a look at some of her recent work after the jump.