BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter Nov. 20th Artist Survival Kit

Published: Tue, 11/20/18

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #183 Artist Survival Kit

Here is to wishing all my artist friends have a wonderful Happy Thanksgiving!

Don't forget to start painting those holiday cards, it's a great way to practice your watercolor techniques!

I am putting out a call to any art organizations that would like me to come and teach or demonstrate for their club. I would really like to find some art clubs in Michigan, Texas, Utah, North or South Dakota, Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas and any other state that I have yet to teach in. Please give your programs person my name and I will send them info. You can give them my email address which is BeckerArt@gmail.com. Thanks!

I posted on Facebook last week that I have entered the American Watercolor Societies exhibition for the first time. I am not going to tell which painting I entered because I feel I want to wait until after the judging is over. I know how hard this exhibit is to get into and I will not feel bad if I don't get in but I finally felt I had something that was worth entering. Good luck to everyone that has entered!

Don't forget that the TWSA entry is due 1/31/2019 See HERE TO ENTER

NO Class at the Civic Center in Libertyville, Thursday, Nov. 22nd HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Yes to Class at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, Nov. 24th 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Artist Survival Kit

Long ago I was a Boy Scout and back then I loved the show MacGyver, I actually still like that show. I have always liked being prepared for anything and everything coming my way. I remember always reading books about survival and being prepared as a young kid in school, as an adult I still try to follow the be prepared motto. Being prepared is what this newsletter will talk about. I put together a kit for myself for when I want to go sketching or photographing at a moments notice, which this kit will keep me prepared for just in case the moment presents itself.

Most of the things I have collected are things that I at one time needed when I was out and about painting and sketching. Many things don't have a thing to do with the actual sketching or painting but are things that you might need given the right circumstances.

Listed is what I have put in the kit/backpack

Portable palette with a water container and paint.
Stonehenge Aqua Sketchbook... I like one that has multimedia papers for sketching and painting.
6 brushes... you can put in as many as you'd like.
Solar charger for my smartphone
USB cable and plug to charge a phone
Extension cord with 2 and 3 prong plug
Mechanical Pencils and pens and a stylist for the phone
Sharpie and large graphite stick
Utility knife and a Swiss Army knife
Measuring tape
Lighter/torch
Kneaded rubber eraser
Thermos / water-bottle
Super Glue
Duck Tape
Reading glasses
Floss
Tissue Kleenex
Sponge
WD-40
Clips

I put all these items in a backpack that I bought at a resale shop for 4 bucks. They could also be put in a tote/toolbox or even a fanny pack. you decide what works best for you.

These items are some of the things I needed one time or another when I was out and about and sketching, painting and taking photographs. What you put in your artist survival kit could be whatever you think you need when you are out and about.

Watch video to see what I put in my kit.

BeckerArt Artist Survival Kit

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS in 2019

Dillman's Festival, Marco Island Center for the Arts DEMO, Florida, January 27th, For Information Click Here

Marco Island Center for the Arts WORKSHOP, Florida, January 29th-30th, For Information Click Here

Morris Watercolor Guild WORKSHOP, IL, March 1st, Information to come

Dillman's Acrylic WORKSHOP, Lac du Flambeau, WI, June 3rd - 6th For Information Click Here

Vermont Art Event WORKSHOP Classes, VT, July 29th - August 2nd, Information to come

Cheap Joes WORKSHOP, Boone NC, Sept. 9th - 13th For Information Click Here

Dillman's Watercolor WORKSHOP, Lac du Flambeau, WI, Sept. 23d - 26th For Information Click Here

Artist of the Week

Norman Rockwell

Every Thanksgiving from the time I was young and knew that I loved to draw I was fascinated with Norman Rockwell's work and this painting always pops into my head around Thanksgiving.

Check Out this article, I love how they show the photos that he used to paint these great paintings SEE HERE

Get those Holiday gifts for those artist's in your life. They would love a set of 6 BeckerArt brushes!
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

For any other info please email me at david@davidrbecker.com