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Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #155, Artist Inspiration
I don't think I can ever remember being as inspired to paint as much as I am inspired at this moment in my career. I don't know exactly why I am this inspired
but I have a strong feeling it had a lot to do with the last workshop I taught which was the Kanuga Watermedia Workshop. After a week of being with so many wonderful teachers and students, one can't help but be inspired to climb to new heights in one's artistic career.
There is still time to sign up for my Le Mars, Iowa 3-day workshop. If you want to get inspired take a workshop, it always is inspiring to learn new things. Sign-up asap to take my
3-day workshop at the Le Mars Arts Center. Sign-up for three days June 5, 6 and 7th, 2018, for only $275.00 a person. Click HERE for info to sign-up This coming Thursday is the last meeting for the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild until September. The guild takes the summer off. This Thursday the
membership and guest can bring in artwork that Lenox Wallace will critique. This is always a great way to end for the summer break. Lenox always does a great job critiquing the artwork. For info go HERE If any of the Board members read this newsletter, please be advised I am trying to get a short meeting together after the critique, thank
you.
Yes to Class at the Civic Center Libertyville, Thursday, May 10th, 1pm to 3:30 Yes to Class at the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation, Thursday, May 10th, 6:30pm to 9pm Yes to Class at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, May 12th
9am to 11:30am Did you make a resolution this year in January? I'm betting that if you did you aren't doing it anymore if you are like me. I always have great intentions but lose sight of the resolution very quickly or I never start the resolution.
We all know what it takes to get good at something... it takes a lot of time, work and practice. If we
know it takes a lot of time, work and practice to get good at something, then why aren't we working, practicing and doing it every day. There are many reasons why we don't work and practice every day and for me, it has mostly been about time and having to make a paycheck. I came to realize these 2 things have taken me away from working and practicing my art so I finally decided that I needed to do something about it and get back to my fine art.
The thing that brought me back to
my fine art was something that I did not expect would be what would bring me back to working on my fine art, it was getting inspired by other artists and their works. I came to realize my time and making a paycheck will always be there so I decided to not make that an excuse for not working and practicing my fine art. What really got me working and practicing again was when I was teaching at Kanuga and seeing, meeting and talking with all the wonderful artists and instructors who were
working and practicing with their art and me seeing their wonderful works of art got me super inspired.
My suggestions for getting yourself to work and practice more is to start looking at other artists work. Go to galleries and museums, take workshops and classes, go to art events, find a mentor, meet other artists and talk with them about their work, entrench yourself into the world that you want to be part of. Get yourself so inspired that you what nothing more
than to get into your studio to start working on your own art so you too can show off your work in time.
Yes you will still need to make time available and you will still need to make a paycheck but if you get as inspired as I got you will find the time and money somehow, some way. It worked for me so I'm hoping it will work for you.
Something else that can get you inspired is by seeing and trying a new technique, a new paper or paints,
a new medium or how about new art tools like brushes and easels. Do whatever you can to get yourself inspired because inspiration leads to motivation.
Get inspired!
David I would like to post my Veterans Day Call just one more time in this week's newsletter. The Exhibition for November is coming together so well and if you want to still send me images, read the call below. The exhibit is on Veterans Day but please don't wait until October to sent me images, I am sketching up images now and will be doing it all summer.
My deadline for submitting photos will be September. Thanks for those that have sent me images. The call is listed below again this week. I will be putting together a Facebook page in the future but first I want to get a bunch of things organised. Thank You! CALL OUT----This coming November 11th, Veterans Day I am looking to put an exhibit together to Honor all those Veterans in every branch of the Armed Forces. I need some help, the image that I painted below is from a
photo my dad had of him and his army buddies. He has this photo but not many others. I am looking for images of men and women in the armed forces. I am not looking for portraits of individuals, I am looking more for group shots and shots where groups are in action.
If you are willing to let me use and offer up the rights to use the photo to paint from I can offer you a signed print of the finished piece and I will use a title you come up with for the painting to honor those in the
painting.
If you would like to offer me up some images you can email them to me at BeckerArt@gmail.com. I need to mention that If you do offer up some images and I don't use them please don't be offended and think that they are not of a quality or don't have a meaning to me. I may also have to change the photos to make the images more paintable in which case I would contact you if I do use your photos and show you my sketches to make sure that I do the photos justice and give honor to the
images.
I am looking for the rights to use your image for one painting and one print. The print will go to you. Thank you in advance! |
My BeckerArt Workshops and Demos in 2018
DEMO, Dillman's Festival of Artists, Lac du Flambeau, WI. May 27th For Information Click Here
Le Mars Arts Council Workshop, Le Mars, IA. June 5th -7th, For Information Click Here
Dillman's Spring Workshop, Wisconsin, June 10-15th, For
information Click Here
Vermont Art Event Classes. Burlington VT, July 23rd -27th, Information to come
Dillman's Fall Workshop, Wisconsin, September 9-14th, For information Click Here
Artisan Materials Expo Classes, Santa Fe, September 27th-30th, For Information Click Here
Perquimans Arts League, Hertford NC, October 15th and 16th, For Information Click Here
Jacksonville Watercolor Society Workshop, Jacksonville FL, October 24, 25, 26 For Information Click Here
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Judy Betts is a watercolorist that has always inspired me. Her work and style is so recognizable to her and anytime I see one of her pieces I know exactly that it is a Judy Betts piece of artwork. This is something that every artist I feel strives for, myself included. What does it take to get your own style, I mentioned it
above, it takes a lot of work, time and practice to achieve your own style.
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6 BeckerArt Brushes will inspire you!
Thanks to all of you that have sent me your great reviews on my brushes,
I am so happy you all like them!
I now have 2 sets of BeckerArt Brushes... they are the original set which includes the 1 1/4" flat, the #16 round and the #4 rigger. My NEW brush set includes the 1/2" flat, the 1/4" flat and the #8 round Click Here to Purchase BeckerArt Brushes |
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