Archive for February, 2012
How to Find Fine Art for Your Walls
The San Francisco Bay Area is blessed with more working artist studios than any region in the country, well over a thousand. But if you are looking for some art to adorn your walls, where do you go? Here’s how to surround your home or business with fine art… More »
Dreamweaver Embossing & Stenciling Workshop
Join Liz Martin from Dreamweaver as she demonstrates the effects you can achieve with these fantastic stencils. Come learn how to use stencils with the traditional dry-embossing technique as well as paste embossing and the crackle effect, coloring with inks, pastels and Metallic F/X, gold leafing and paper piecing. During this workshop Liz will share these techniques and then have you trying them for yourself! More »
Live Art with Aladin Stadlin
“Painting and drawing are the threads that weave through my life and careers”, says Aladin. Aladin’s work is self described as ecletic, working with oil paints while outdoors and acrylics inside his studio with a special interest in images he calls Icons. These are mysteries of his mind and it’s ideas of Spirit and Spiritual concepts. More »
Mini Model Landscapes with Wee-Scapes
Last year we introduced the Wee Scapes architectural model trees and landscape elements and they have been a welcome addition. Designed for the professional, hobbyist or crafter, the variety of options will meet the needs of any project… More »
Live Art with Hilla Hueber
One of Hilla’s favorite quotes is: “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” – Edward Hopper. Born and raised in Germany, Hilla lived in Munich most of her life before moving to San Francisco in 1997. She took up studying drawing and painting to stay grounded, find focus, and an outlet for her creativity. These days most of her free hours are spent painting in the studio at 1890 Bryant Street Studios. Hilla’s work is inspired by her immediate surroundings, by the beauty she observes in her local environment or the places she visits. She works in a variety of mediums, oil, acrylics, pen and ink; using mainly oil for her abstract landscapes… More »
Popular Acrylic Pouring Medium
Canadian artist Vanessa Kary says, “Liquitex Pouring Medium is SO much fun to work with, but it can get messy. I love how the finish is glossy and varnishing isn’t required. Hopefully this medium catches on in California.” Well, it is catching on! With Vanessa’s images as inspiration, here’s what you need to know about this intriguing medium… More »
Canson Infinity Digital Papers Workshop
Join Canson’s resident expert, Scott Bates, as he provides an overview of the Canson Infinity digital printing papers. You will learn the applications of each of the papers, along with information about paper textures and choices. Come learn about the digital printing process and the archival properties of the Infinity papers. Scott will instruct you how to make use of the ICC profiles available online and will print some sample works on… More »
Supple Italian Crepe Papers
These new Italian crepe papers are traditionally used for everyday flower sales throughout Italy. They wrap bouquets and shape the crepe to add charm and elegance to even the most simple arrangement. These same crepe papers are ideally suited for arts and craft projects. Choose from 12 rich colors and lustrous metallics… More »
Classic Ads from Yesterday
We found a treasure. In the basement, unmarked boxes that held copies of old magazines dating as far back as 1952, all issues of Art Material Trade News, a publication from NAMTA that was distributed to those within the art supply industry only; manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Fascinated, over a few nights and a few glasses of wine I went page-by-page through more than 100 magazines and found these advertising gems… More »
South of Market Artists Coalition (SOMAC) Exhibit
The South of Market district may be the most diverse neighborhood in a culturally diverse city. SOMA is a huge district, sprawling from the Embarcadero to Eleventh Street, between Market and Townsend. Once known as “South of the Slot,” in reference to the cable car line down the center of Market Street, this “wrong side of the tracks” San Francisco neighborhood is a still evolving… More »