BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter March 17th, Time To Paint

Published: Tue, 03/17/20

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #251, Time To Paint

I can't believe how much can happen in one week when a pandemic sweeps over the world.
Since the last newsletter I was in Florida then came back to find out every one of my workshops, classes, paint parties, demonstrations and festivals of art have been canceled until the end of July. This was shocking news but as an artist, I started thinking, boy I will have a lot of time to paint now,! So, that's exactly what I plan on doing and I will encourage all my students that could never find the time to paint to take this time and paint as much as possible. Then we need to get the word out to all the people hoarding supplies that everyone needs to start hoarding original works of art... you never know, maybe we artists can start a trend!

NO CLASSES at the Civic Center in Libertyville until sometime around June.

NO CLASSES at the BeckerArt Gallery until further notice.

Time To Paint

I usually try to make the best out of a bad situation and since the world is really in a bad situation with the Coronavirus I thought about what my students can do to make a bad situation work for them, and I came up with this is the perfect time to start painting every day to pass the time.

So many of my students only paint once a week and tell me they don't have the time to paint more... well here is the chance to do just that, paint more because you are supposed to stay home social distancing yourself from others. This is an artist's dream come true... start painting because you are doing your civic duty by social distancing yourself from the world and getting a load of painting done at the same time.

The only problem I see happening here is that you may run out of paper towels and no place to buy more. Well, I have an answer for that too, start using cloth towels, they work better anyways!

If your excuse is that you can't find things to paint, may I suggest royalty-free photos on sites like Unsplash.com or Pexels.com start painting away!

I wish all of you artists a great time painting and don't forget to show us what you are painting on social media.
Don't forget to price your work, maybe you can start selling online too!

David

The Guardian Angel I painted the other weekend to watch over all of my students and artist friends and family...
Stay healthy and safe!

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS of 2020

WORKSHOP Lake Superior Watercolor Guild, W/C, Duluth, MN, CANCELED will be Rescheduled

DEMONSTRATION_DILLMAN'S FEST at my Gallery in McHenry, IL. May 3rd CANCELED

WORKSHOP Dillman's, Lac Du Flambeau, W/C, Wisconsin, June 29th to July 2nd CANCELED

WORKSHOP Vermont Art Event, W/C& Acrylic, Burlington, Vermont, July 27th to July 31st CANCELED

WORKSHOP Thousand Island Art Center, W/C, Thousand Island, NY, August 4th to August 6th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Goshen Painters Guild, W/C, Indiana, August 13th to August 15th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Dillman's, Lac Du Flambeau, W/C, Wisconsin, Aug. 31st to Sept. 3rd INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Artisan Expo, W/C & Acrylics, Santa Fe, MN. Sept. 24th to Sept. 26th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Sangamon Watercolor Society, W/C, Springfield, IL. Oct. 9th to Oct. 12th INFO HERE

Product of the Week
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Master Artist of the Week

Sir William Russell Flint

this is one of my favorite masters of all time. Flint was the master at the glazing watercolor technique. He would do hundreds of glazed washes to achieve some of the most beautiful washes I have ever seen.

Flint has 2 paintings that I had seen at the Chicago art institute museum in the prints and drawing room. Most beautiful watercolor paintings that nobody has ever seen. what a wonderful master!

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