Artist Derek Gundy will be offering ongoing instruction in acrylic painting at Artists' Edge in Poulsbo, WA. Each Thursday evening, students will meet from 6-8pm to paint, draw, discuss new techniques, and develop a body a work. The Acrylic Classes will be $25 per session, or a month for $90. Students may take just a few, or work under the artist's instruction for months. Classes will begin once registrations are complete. Contact the Poulsbo store at (360) 779-2337 to register, or email the instructor at derek@artistsedge.com.
For about a year now, Golden Acrylics have had their new line on the market. It's called OPEN, which refers to an extended drying time. While it has been on our shelves for some time now, many artists are just now beginning to realize the versatility that these paints lend to their creations. I am one of those artists. I paint primarily in watercolors and acrylics. Each medium has a very different feel. Acrylics are known for being a very fast drying medium. They are for the most part, but now Golden Acrylics have given artists the tools of control...control over drying time. I'll be the first to admit, I like paints that dry fast. But there are many times when they dry too quickly and it can be hard to get a nice even belnding of colors, either from dark to light, or from one color gradually into another. OPEN by Golden has changed all that. Where regular acrylics skin over and then dry throughout, OPEN acrylics dry slowly from the inside out. Freaky? Yes? Cool? Yes? You have to give them a try. They are made in 40 of Golden's most popular colors. They can be mixed with any of Golden's regular acrylics, so you can alter the drying times. They also come with many mediums: Open Thinner, Open Medium, Open Gloss Gel, that keep the paint frsh and wet on your palette. Of course you can still just thing with water. Blobs of paint on an uncovered palette have been proven to last for days on their own, and adding the thinner occasionally as they slowly start to firm up can continue to extend their life. Your days of wasted paint are over. When was the last time you started painting, squirted a bunch of Cobalt Blue on the palette, paint for an hour, left it, got distracted, came back the next day to find it dried and wasted? You can't get it back in the tube, can you? Open Acrylics are NOT water soluble oils. They are quite different. They are STILL acrylics, mixable with all other acrylics. Ask us at the store for a sample of OPEN acrylics...try them for more than one day. You won't believe the results!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Artists' Edge is getting geared up for more classes! Eileen Sorg is already on board for a 2 day portrait workshop October 10th and 11th, and Laura Dicus is also offering a 6 week watercolor course begining Friday October 9th. Check in at our website to learn more about these classes and to get registered while spots are still available.
This past Saturday Ron Stocke gave us all a wonderful demonstration and lecture about M. Graham Watercolors, Painting Landscapes, Mixing Greens, with lots of great tips and tricks for everyone. This marks the first demo using our newly installed demo mirror hung from the ceiling of our Poulsbo store. This enables everyone to see what is being painted, and we look forward to having many more artists and instructors use it in the near future. We thank Ron for coming and sharing his knowledge and talent with us. Hopefully he'll be back soon!
Eileen Sorg's extrememly popular workshop is filled once again. If anyone is wanting to be put on a waiting list, just in case of cancellation, please let me know. And if you can't take the class, pick up a copy of Eileen's new book. We should have some in stock very soon. Call to reserve your signed copy today!
Another 2 day colored pencil workshop has been added for Eileen Sorg at Artists' Edge in Poulsbo, Washington. The workshop will be held Friday July 31st and Saturday August 1st in our Poulsbo classroom. Students can expect an intense 2 days, meeting 9:30-4:30 each day. Eileen focuses on the drawing, inking, and watercolor on the first day, and colored pencil on the second day. 5 places are already taken in this workshop which will accomodate a maximum of 8. Call or come by to register today. Fee must be paid in advance to secure your spot in the class. Class fee for the 2 day workshop is $180 plus tax. Artists' Edge in Poulsbo (360) 779-2337, or email derek@artistsedge.com. Here is a great detail of one of Eileen's latest pieces "Invincible". Visit her blog to see the entire piece HERE.
We are very pleased to announce that Eileen Sorg, Colored Pencil Master, will be giving a FREE demonstration at our Silverdale store Friday May 8th, at 3:00pm. Eileen, who describes her work as "close focus realism" can show you how she approaches the colored pencil medium, combining it with watercolor washes and other grounds. This is a special preview for her upcoming workshop in June which will be held in our Poulsbo classroom...Great deals on Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Paper, and more! No need to register, just come on by our Silverdale Store May 8th just before 3pm. The demo is FREE! Here are a few recent works by Eileen.
