BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter May 5th, Interior Space

Published: Tue, 05/05/20

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #258, Interior Space

Week 7 and I think I can almost make a paintbrush out of all the hair that has grown on my head that I have yet to cut during this pandemic.

Happy Mothers Day to all those wonderful mothers out there... have a great weekend!

I would like to thank those of you that have purchased a Daily painting and a special thank you for the anonymous donor who had funded me and helped me pay my rent at my Classroom /Gallery. With no classes, workshops, demos, or paint parties I have looked for many other ways that will help me save my small business. The Daily painting sales have helped a great deal... thanks again for all of you that have purchased one.
Some of you have asked if there is a place you can donate, especially after I do a paint-a-long. The paint-a-longs are free but if you would like to donate you can do so HERE.

Coming soon I will be teaching live demonstrations to beginners and I also will have small kits available for those beginners that have always wanted to give it a go. Kits will include professional Holbein and Legion paper products. They will be sold here on my website. This will all be coming soon.

If you would like to see a recap of my Facebook Live demonstrations you can see them on my YouTube channel by clicking HERE

Thanks to those of you that use my LINK TO AMAZON.

NO CLASSES at the Civic Center in Libertyville until further notice.

NO CLASSES at the BeckerArt Gallery until further notice.

Stay at Home and Paint Interiors

7 weeks now and you probably have organized the heck out of your house and have been on the computer way too much along with watching way too much TV. Okay, now it's time to go around your house and start finding some good reference materials. Yes, I mean going around your house and taking photos that you can paint later or actually do paintings of the interior of a place right from the scenes in your home.

What makes a good scene inside your house you ask? It's the same as what makes a good scene outside, a good center of interest in a good light and dark pattern. The light coming in your window is usually a great place to look. A lamp on a dresser turned on usually looks amazing when light hits some of the things you treasure on that dresser or table. People in that room usually look great in the light coming through the window along with a warm light coming from a lamp so set them up and take their photo. You will be surprised at how many good painting spots you will find by just looking around the interior of your home. Give it a try right after you binge-watch that program you can't stop watching!

Below I have an interior photo that I took off of Pexels.com, a royalty-free website where if you don't find anything in your home to paint you can always go to these kinds of sites and pick up a nice reference there.
I will be demonstrating a live painting of the Photo below on Saturday, May 9th at 9:30 CST on my Facebook Page. If you can't paint-a-long on Saturday you can always replay the video on my Facebook Page or my YouTube Channel. Thanks to all of you that have painted along the last couple of weeks and thanks for posting those images of your paintings on my Facebook page.

Stay Home and keep safe and paint!

David

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS of 2020

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

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
The Cadillac of Studio Garbage cans

Are you organizing and finding a ton of things to throw away, so throw things away in style. This is an auto open garbage can ... it doesn't get any better then this!
Buy it here

Online Artist Instructor of the Week

Dale Popovich has been conducting free online classes every Saturday at noon online. Go here to fine his LIVE Demos.

Find his website at link below
http://www.dalepopovich.com/

Online Facebook Live demonstration paint-a-long
Saturday May 9th at 9:30am CST on Facebook Live

Photo above was taken from Pexels.com and is what I will be painting this coming Saturday May 9th at 9:30am CST on Facebook Live

Daily Paintings Available

Every day during this pandemic I plan on putting up a daily demo painting on my website that will be for sale HERE. A lot of art instructors and artist are struggling through these stay at home order times because many of our classes, workshops, paint parties, and demonstrations have been canceled, so I am starting to sell the demonstrations that I do in my classes at extremely low prices to help keep some funds coming in to help keep my BeckerArt classroom/studio/gallery open.

All the paintings are original works of art that are
10 x 14" in size and have been done as a demonstration in a classroom or as a live demonstration.

Thanks!

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If you are looking to help me fund my BeckerArt Studio/Classroom during this Pandemic may I suggest purchasing a daily painting and for those that just would like to donate funds you can click Donate button below.
For those wishing to send a donation do it to BeckerArt 3314 Pearl Street, McHenry, IL.60050

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