BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter July 23rd Envelope

Published: Tue, 07/23/24

Updated: Tue, 07/23/24

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #477

I believe everyone should try plein-air painting or sketching outside even if you feel it's too much work. The amount of learning that happens when you are outside painting is enormous. I always learn something and last week I had so much fun at the Evanston Plein-air festival and my painting ended up winning Best in Show. I have never won a Best in Show award which was so exciting. The best-of-show painting is pictured above. If you don't want to paint outside at least go out there to sketch, which is also a great way to learn so much.

While I was getting ready for the exhibit at the plein-air event I was transporting a bunch of my framed artwork and I realized I had never shown any of you my foil insulation envelopes. I make these to keep my paintings protected in transit. See Below

Latest Sunday Demo with David done on Sunday Mornings

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Weekly Classes

Yes to Class
Main Street Gallery, Lake Zurich Wed, July 24th 9:30am to Noon

contact Mainstreet Art Center to get info on this class.

Yes to Class
Civic Center in Libertyville, Thurs, July 25th 1pm to 3:30pm

contact David R Becker to get info on this class.

Yes to Class

The Studio in McHenry, Sat, July 27th 9am to 11:30am

contact David R Becker to get info on this class.

Workshops and Demos 2024

Quincy Artist Guild, Quincy, IL. August 17th & 18th
Lakeland Art League, Hazelhurst, WI September 21-22nd
Dillman's, Lac du Flambeau, WI September 23-26
Morris Watercolor Guild, Morris, IL October 25th
Kentucky Watercolor Society, Louisville, KY November 17-20

Email me at Beckerart@gmail.com for any info you may need about my classes or workshops.

Painting Envelopes

After you get your painting framed, what are you doing to protect your frames? I have a great solution to that problem. I was driving to a plein-air event in Northern Minnesota and when I pulled over to take a photo of the beautiful area I found a roll of foil bubble insulation. It must have fallen off someone's truck and flew way into the wooded ditch. At 1st I wasn't going to take it because it looked like it had been there a while but then thought maybe the inside was okay. Turns out it was fine inside the roll and I figured out a great use for it. I forgot who I saw that had their work in these foil envelopes but it gave me the idea for what I would do with that roll I found. Please watch the video on how I make foil envelopes to protect your framed paintings.

BeckerArt Making a Foil Envelope to protect your Framed Paintings

Product of the Week

Available Here This is the foil insulation that I use to make those painting envelopes.

Artist of the Week

Maria Delton
was one of the artists at the Evanston Plein-air Festival and her work was wonderful! She told me that some of her work she does without putting down a pencil sketch first...Amazing!

The BeckerArt Paint-a-long Live Demo
Happens July 25th at 6:30 CST

Reference photo below that you can press on and then download the image.

This week's Paint-a-long will be this Garden Bridge.

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BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter July 23rd Envelope

Maria Deltonwas one of the artists at the Evanston Plein-air Festival and her work was wonderful! She told me that some of her work she does without putting down a pencil sketch first...Amazing!

Maria Delton
was one of the artists at the Evanston Plein-air Festival and her work was wonderful! She told me that some of her work she does without putting down a pencil sketch first...Amazing!