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 CREATIVE PEOPLE

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EXHIBITIONS

POTPOURRI


WEBSITES OF INTEREST
 

OPPORTUNITIES

WORKSHOPS


BEACHSIDE MALL
 

IF I COULD CATCH A RAINBOW

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
and share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own;
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone.
  
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me.   

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there.

Sandra Lewis Pringle

 


ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

Visit the www.artistcolony.net web site often, as we are about to announce the Call for Submissions for the 2008 Online Exhibition.  You will find the instructions and entry forms by following the links.  If you see any broken links or if the instructions are not clear, contact me at nanetteljones@bellsouth.net

Another online exhibition is the Experimental Artists of America 2008 Online Exhibition.  It can be viewed at:
www.experimentalartists.org

Just follow the links to the reception area and to the exhibition area.

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WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Here is the July-August 2008 issue of Gallery Notes: News of the Visual Arts-USA:
 
Please share this with other artists who would like to subscribe free of charge.
 
Many Thanks,
The Editor and Staff
 

www.artbyus.com
Almost all artists like to collect artwork that they admire.  Here is a website that sells only art and craft items.  It is set up very similar to eBay.  If you know how to upload images of your artwork to the web, this would be a great place for you to offer your artwork for sale.  The website does not charge anything for listing and/or selling your artwork at the time that I am writing this message.  This is a fairly new site, and the traffic to it is not as great as the traffic to eBay.  But help pass the word about it.

www.smartflix.com
You can rent DVDs from them on almost any subject, including art instruction DVDs.  One was even a DVD on how to make motorcycle gas tanks.

www.myamericanartist.com
You can subscribe to the American Artist e-Newsletter from this site.

www.etsy.com  This is another site where you can sell your artwork.  There is a small charge for listing your work.

www.cafepress.com   You should check out this site if your artwork is suitable for printing on coffee mugs, T-shirts, etc.

www.ebay.com   If you are not a member of eBay, you can sign in as a guest.  It is fun to search out ACEO (this stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals -- which is basically an ATC).  Also search for SFA which stands for Small Format Art.  Also check out art squared which is art in a squared format -- usually 4" x 4"  

www.painterskeys.com  You can sign up for Robert Genn's twice weekly newsletter.  This is an interesting and informative site as well as his newsletters are informative and inspirational.

www.artnewsusa.com  Information about current news in the art world.

www.artpickle.com  This is a site where you can post your art work.  I think it is free for a short period of time.  Interesting site to just browse around.

www.artcalendar.com   This is a site where you can sign up to receive their interesting and informative newsletter.

www.ccpvideos.com  This is a site where you can sign up to receive newsletters and to hear about new art instruction DVDs.  Owning one of the DVDs is just like taking a workshop in your own home at your own convenience.  They also sponsor online art shows.

http://www.creativechick.com/  This is Susan Sorrell's site for her online classes.  Check the May Newsletter to view the classes that are available.


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 POTPOURRI

On the Home Page of www.artistcolony.net, check out the POTPOURRI link.  Creative Computer Services offers a range of services and products to enhance your artistic career.  Some are:
Scan slides and save them as digital images on a CD
Make PowerPoint Presentations
Archive on a CD images of your paintings
Make a CD for presentation to a Gallery Director
Art supplies
Art instruction books
Bookmarks
Note cards and post cards
Business cards, Stationery and Envelopes

Check it out, and if you have any questions, write to us at:
captpj28@aol.com
nanetteljones@bellsouth.net
 

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WORKSHOPS

                                                      William Kalwick, JR
August 4 - 8, 2008  ~  $495.00
 
IT'S NOT TO LATE TO REGISTER FOR THIS GREAT WORKSHOP!!
Figurative and portrait artist, Bill Kalwick’s first art instructor was his late father who had studied with Lajos Markos. Bill also attended the
Arts Student League in New York. Upon completing his studies in New York
he moved to Houston, where he still lives and works, to become the protégé of Lajos Markos. Kalwick’s vivid palette and impressionistic style combine beautifully to showcase his largely South American and European subject matter.
He is also a highly sought after commission portrait artist.
 
 
This workshop will consist of models, still life and landscape...
We look forward to seeing you!!
Pat Walker-Fields
Rolling Fork, Mississippi 39159
662-873-4003

CHARLES REID WORKSHOP
SPONSORED BY SOUTHERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN THE WORKSHOP, COMPLETE AND MAIL IN THE REGISTRATION FORM WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.southernwatercolorsociety.org/CharlesReidRegistration.pdf


CLOUDCROFT ART WORKSHOPS
Carolyn Sharp has written to me as follow:

I am with the Cloudcroft Art Workshops considered one of New Mexico's top art workshops, and is located in Cloudcroft, NM, a small village at 9000 ft. in the cool Sacramento Mtns. Every year we invite well known artists from around the US to come and teach workshops for us.  These are week long and go from 9-4 daily.  We have an exciting line up for this summer which you can find at www.cloudcroftart.com The workshops present many mediums: oil, watercolor, mixed media, watermedia, pastel, colored pencil, acrylic, ect.
 
I am mainly wanting to tell you about the workshop we have with well known artist Mary Ann Beckwith who will teach in watermedia and other materials.  Our brochure states: "Your energy-filled days will explore creative methods of watermedia application, including building layers, texturing and collage.  Participants will be exposed to new techniques and materials that will allow them to better express their visions and ideas through painting and collage.  Methods and materials will be suitable for both representational and abstract imagery.  Demos will focus on composition and design, how to recharge your work, sources of inspiration and the business of being an artist.  Each day will include plenty of time for painting and optional critiques.  Mary Ann has a full workshop schedule throughout the United States.  It will be an art-altering experience!"
 
If any of your members would like to come check out the website for more information.  If any would like to receive our brochure just email me, Carolyn Sharp at 2sharps@pvtnetworks.net and I will put them on our list for next year.  We send out brochures in January.
 

McDOWELL WORKSHOPS (NEAR JASPER, ALABAMA)
OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 24, 2008

Pat Dews, AWS, NWS

Janet Rogers, AWS, FWS, SCWS

Wayne Spradley

FOR A BROCHURE AND COST, CONTACT TORA JOHNSON.  toradave@earthlink.net or at (256)-237-9900


Georgia Artists' of Albany
Workshop Schedule

2008

 Fealing Lin        Watercolor Workshop
                             www.fealingwatercolor.com
                             September  15 - 19, 2008
                             Workshop fee 300.00

 2009
Joseph Fettingis  Watercolor Workshop
                                 www.jfettingis.com
                                 March 17 - 20  (4 day)
                                 Workshop fee 260.00

 Lian Zhen            Watercolor Workshop
                               www.lianspainting.com
                               June 15 - 20, 2009
                               Workshop fee 325.00 

 Don Andrews     Watercolor Workshop
                               www.donandrews.net
                               September 21 - 25
                               Workshop fee 300.00        

For more information contact:
Carole Hall Gum
Georgia Artist's Guild of Albany
Education/Workshop Chairman
(229) 432-5417
Email:  klgum@mchsi.com

 


Art in the Mountain Workshops
For further information, contact:  workshops@artinthemountains.com or visit its web site at
www.artinthemountains.com

               

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OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR ENTRIES. Artist Colony Third Online Art Exhibition. Deadline July 31, 2008. All 2-D media. Judge of Awards James Brantley, AWS, NWS  $20 entry fee for two images; $15 entry fee for two images for members of Artist Colony. Prospectus and forms can be found at www.artistcolony.net/2008exhibition


Here is an opportunity that is probably worth checking out.  I know nothing about this group, so check it out carefully before applying.

We thought you may be interested our new Annual Grant program.  To celebrate our first year we're offering two grants in July of 2008.  Elligibility includes Visual Artists working in both 3D and 2D mediums.  The grant program is open to international applicants, but we're only accepting applications via postal mail.  Grantee decisions will be based on a compilation of 5 examples of work in JPEG format, the Artist Statement, and Biography.  The grants aren't project based, they're more of a general award.  For more details please refer to the application attached.  If you would like to apply, simply fill out the 2nd page of the attached form and send to us with the listed material. 
 
Please note that the deadline for applications is June 25th.
 
Artists Emerge
www.artistsemerge.org
_______________________

Art Kudos online exhibition sponsored by www.artshow.com     Go to the website and follow the links to the prospectus.
____________________

The prospectus for the Texas Watercolor Society's 2009 exhibition is now available to download.  The deadline is November 15 (I think) of 2008.  www.texaswatercolorsociety.net
____________________

www.artperk.com
(Gaithersburg, MD) – The owners of DoubleShot Studio today announced the launch of ArtPerk - www.ArtPerk.com - a new website for artists seeking to locate display opportunities and gallery openings.  ArtPerk lists opportunities throughout the nation and offers unique features to help artists find show opportunities in a quick, user-friendly way.

Artists seeking shows to enter now have the ability to search for opportunities by media (nice for sculptors and photographers, sometimes not allowed in juried shows), by location (if you’re partial to show your work only near your home), and other search parameters.  

ArtPerk also allows users to save their searches and receive daily or weekly e-mails with those search results as reminders.  The site is free for artists to search and for galleries and venues to post.  Galleries can create listings for a fee if they’d like front page placement and other advantages.

“We wanted to create a place where artists of any media can come, and quickly find shows and display opportunities open to their work,” said Missy Loewe, co-creator of the site.  “It also had to have the ability for people to save these searches and receive e-mail reminders.  ArtPerk will revolutionize the way artists search for opportunities, so they won’t spend five minutes reading about a show, then find in the last line of the description that their media type is not allowed.”

The owners of the site will add new features weekly, including new types of opportunities such as jobs and residencies for artists, and articles on business and marketing.

Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, ArtPerk is owned by the photographers and web design specialists at DoubleShot Studio, LLC of Gaithersburg, MD and is located on the Internet at www.ArtPerk.com.


Call for entries: 108th Philadelphia Water Color Society International Anniversary Exhibition of Works on Paper at the McKinney and Long Galleries of West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. Includes water media, pastel, drawings, and hand pulled prints. Show dates November 10-December 19, 2008. For prospectus, send SASE to PWCS, 120 Sycamore Mills Rd., Media, PA 19063, or download from the website www.PWCSociety.org. Slides must be received by Friday, July 18, 2008. 2 slides: $10 member, $40 non-member. Selection Juror: Jean Grastorf AWS, NWS. Awards Juror: Charles McVicker AWS, NWS. Prizes over $6,000.

 


 

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  Winter Art Show sponsored by Creative Catalyst Productions.  Online show.  Visit its website and follow the links.  www.ccpvideos.com

 


For those of us who are over 65 years who would like to enter an online exhibition, see all the details at:

http://outofsight.co.nz/Dale/Plus.htm


The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Inc. is excited to announce our 27th Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors to be held August 23 through October 5, 2008. More information and a downloadable version of the prospectus are available at its website: www.artscenteroldforge.org 


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR COLLAGE EXHIBITION IN NEW ZEALAND:    http://www.outofsight.co.nz/Dale/collage.htm
(I know of one person who entered this a year or so ago, and she said it was a lot of fun, and she did sell one of her entries.)
 

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BEACHSIDE MALL

If you are in the market for art supplies, books, gifts, vitamins or whatever, we will appreciate your visiting www.beachsidemall.com

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(c) Copyright 2008 Creative Computer Services of Gulf Breeze, LLC
If you wish to copy this material to other publications or mail lists, please
ask for permission by writing nanetteljones@bellsouth.net

Note:  These articles may not be used in e-mail promotions that do not conform to federal law.


JUNE 2008 Newsletter
FOR

 CREATIVE PEOPLE

ITEMS IN THIS NEWSLETTER

ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

POTPOURRI

WEBSITES OF INTEREST
 

OPPORTUNITIES

WORKSHOPS

BEACHSIDE MALL
 


ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

Visit the www.artistcolony.net web site often, as we are about to announce the Call for Submissions for the 2008 Online Exhibition.  You will find the instructions and entry forms by following the links.  If you see any broken links or if the instructions are not clear, contact me at nanetteljones@bellsouth.net

Another online exhibition is the Watercolor Society of Alabama 2007 Online Exhibition.  It is for members of WSA only.  Check it out at:
www.WSAlabama.org/2007exhibition/reception.htm

Another online exhibition is the Experimental Artists of America 2008 Online Exhibition.  It can be viewed at:
www.experimentalartists.org

Just follow the links to the reception area and to the exhibition area.

RETURN TO TOP


WEBSITES OF INTEREST

www.artbyus.com
Almost all artists like to collect artwork that they admire.  Here is a website that sells only art and craft items.  It is set up very similar to eBay.  If you know how to upload images of your artwork to the web, this would be a great place for you to offer your artwork for sale.  The website does not charge anything for listing and/or selling your artwork at the time that I am writing this message.  This is a fairly new site, and the traffic to it is not as great as the traffic to eBay.  But help pass the word about it.

www.smartflix.com
You can rent DVDs from them on almost any subject, including art instruction DVDs.  One was even a DVD on how to make motorcycle gas tanks.

www.myamericanartist.com
You can subscribe to the American Artist e-Newsletter from this site.

www.etsy.com  This is another site where you can sell your artwork.  There is a small charge for listing your work.

www.cafepress.com   You should check out this site if your artwork is suitable for printing on coffee mugs, T-shirts, etc.

www.ebay.com   If you are not a member of eBay, you can sign in as a guest.  It is fun to search out ACEO (this stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals -- which is basically an ATC).  Also search for SFA which stands for Small Format Art.  Also check out art squared which is art in a squared format -- usually 4" x 4"  

www.painterskeys.com  You can sign up for Robert Genn's twice weekly newsletter.  This is an interesting and informative site as well as his newsletters are informative and inspirational.

www.artnewsusa.com  Information about current news in the art world.

www.artpickle.com  This is a site where you can post your art work.  I think it is free for a short period of time.  Interesting site to just browse around.

www.artcalendar.com   This is a site where you can sign up to receive their interesting and informative newsletter.

www.ccpvideos.com  This is a site where you can sign up to receive newsletters and to hear about new art instruction DVDs.  Owning one of the DVDs is just like taking a workshop in your own home at your own convenience.  They also sponsor online art shows.

http://www.creativechick.com/  This is Susan Sorrell's site for her online classes.  Check the May Newsletter to view the classes that are available.


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 POTPOURRI

On the Home Page of www.artistcolony.net, check out the POTPOURRI link.  Creative Computer Services offers a range of services and products to enhance your artistic career.  Some are:
Scan slides and save them as digital images on a CD
Make PowerPoint Presentations
Archive on a CD images of your paintings
Make a CD for presentation to a Gallery Director
Art supplies
Art instruction books
Bookmarks
Note cards and post cards
Business cards, Stationery and Envelopes

Check it out, and if you have any questions, write to us at:
captpj28@aol.com
nanetteljones@bellsouth.net
 

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WORKSHOPS

CLOUDCROFT ART WORKSHOPS
Carolyn Sharp has written to me as follow:

I am with the Cloudcroft Art Workshops considered one of New Mexico's top art workshops, and is located in Cloudcroft, NM, a small village at 9000 ft. in the cool Sacramento Mtns. Every year we invite well known artists from around the US to come and teach workshops for us.  These are week long and go from 9-4 daily.  We have an exciting line up for this summer which you can find at www.cloudcroftart.com The workshops present many mediums: oil, watercolor, mixed media, watermedia, pastel, colored pencil, acrylic, ect.
 
I am mainly wanting to tell you about the workshop we have with well known artist Mary Ann Beckwith who will teach in watermedia and other materials.  Our brochure states: "Your energy-filled days will explore creative methods of watermedia application, including building layers, texturing and collage.  Participants will be exposed to new techniques and materials that will allow them to better express their visions and ideas through painting and collage.  Methods and materials will be suitable for both representational and abstract imagery.  Demos will focus on composition and design, how to recharge your work, sources of inspiration and the business of being an artist.  Each day will include plenty of time for painting and optional critiques.  Mary Ann has a full workshop schedule throughout the United States.  It will be an art-altering experience!"
 
If any of your members would like to come check out the website for more information.  If any would like to receive our brochure just email me, Carolyn Sharp at 2sharps@pvtnetworks.net and I will put them on our list for next year.  We send out brochures in January.
 

McDOWELL WORKSHOPS (NEAR JASPER, ALABAMA)
OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 24, 2008

Pat Dews, AWS, NWS

Janet Rogers, AWS, FWS, SCWS

Wayne Spradley

FOR A BROCHURE AND COST, CONTACT TORA JOHNSON.  toradave@earthlink.net or at (256)-237-9900


Georgia Artists' of Albany
Workshop Schedule  2008 & 2009

 Judi Betts          Watercolor Workshop
                             www.XtraordinaryArt.com
                             June 9 - 13, 2008
                             Workshop fee 300.00

 Fealing Lin        Watercolor Workshop
                             www.fealingwatercolor.com
                             September  15 - 19, 2008
                             Workshop fee 300.00

 2009
Joseph Fettingis  Watercolor Workshop
                                 www.jfettingis.com
                                 March 17 - 20  (4 day)
                                 Workshop fee 240.00 (approx)  

 Lian Zhen            Watercolor Workshop
                               www.lianspainting.com
                               June 15 - 20, 2009
                               Workshop fee 325.00 

 Don Andrews     Watercolor Workshop
                               www.donandrews.net
                               September 21 - 25
                               Workshop fee 300.00        

For more information contact:
Carole Hall Gum
Georgia Artist's Guild of Albany
Education/Workshop Chairman
(229) 432-5417
Email:  klgum@mchsi.com

 


Art in the Mountain Workshops
For further information, contact:  workshops@artinthemountains.com or visit its web site at
www.artinthemountains.com

               

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OPPORTUNITIES

Here is an opportunity that is probably worth checking out.  I know nothing about this group, so check it out carefully before applying.

We thought you may be interested our new Annual Grant program.  To celebrate our first year we're offering two grants in July of 2008.  Elligibility includes Visual Artists working in both 3D and 2D mediums.  The grant program is open to international applicants, but we're only accepting applications via postal mail.  Grantee decisions will be based on a compilation of 5 examples of work in JPEG format, the Artist Statement, and Biography.  The grants aren't project based, they're more of a general award.  For more details please refer to the application attached.  If you would like to apply, simply fill out the 2nd page of the attached form and send to us with the listed material. 
 
Please note that the deadline for applications is June 25th.
 
Artists Emerge
www.artistsemerge.org
_______________________

Art Kudos online exhibition sponsored by www.artshow.com     Go to the website and follow the links to the prospectus.
____________________

The prospectus for the Texas Watercolor Society's 2009 exhibition is now available to download.  The deadline is November 15 (I think) of 2008.  www.texaswatercolorsociety.net
____________________

www.artperk.com
(Gaithersburg, MD) – The owners of DoubleShot Studio today announced the launch of ArtPerk - www.ArtPerk.com - a new website for artists seeking to locate display opportunities and gallery openings.  ArtPerk lists opportunities throughout the nation and offers unique features to help artists find show opportunities in a quick, user-friendly way.

Artists seeking shows to enter now have the ability to search for opportunities by media (nice for sculptors and photographers, sometimes not allowed in juried shows), by location (if you’re partial to show your work only near your home), and other search parameters.  

ArtPerk also allows users to save their searches and receive daily or weekly e-mails with those search results as reminders.  The site is free for artists to search and for galleries and venues to post.  Galleries can create listings for a fee if they’d like front page placement and other advantages.

“We wanted to create a place where artists of any media can come, and quickly find shows and display opportunities open to their work,” said Missy Loewe, co-creator of the site.  “It also had to have the ability for people to save these searches and receive e-mail reminders.  ArtPerk will revolutionize the way artists search for opportunities, so they won’t spend five minutes reading about a show, then find in the last line of the description that their media type is not allowed.”

The owners of the site will add new features weekly, including new types of opportunities such as jobs and residencies for artists, and articles on business and marketing.

Based in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, ArtPerk is owned by the photographers and web design specialists at DoubleShot Studio, LLC of Gaithersburg, MD and is located on the Internet at www.ArtPerk.com.


Call for entries: 108th Philadelphia Water Color Society International Anniversary Exhibition of Works on Paper at the McKinney and Long Galleries of West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. Includes water media, pastel, drawings, and hand pulled prints. Show dates November 10-December 19, 2008. For prospectus, send SASE to PWCS, 120 Sycamore Mills Rd., Media, PA 19063, or download from the website www.PWCSociety.org. Slides must be received by Friday, July 18, 2008. 2 slides: $10 member, $40 non-member. Selection Juror: Jean Grastorf AWS, NWS. Awards Juror: Charles McVicker AWS, NWS. Prizes over $6,000.

 


 

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  Winter Art Show sponsored by Creative Catalyst Productions.  Online show.  Visit its website and follow the links.  www.ccpvideos.com

 


For those of us who are over 65 years who would like to enter an online exhibition, see all the details at:

http://outofsight.co.nz/Dale/Plus.htm


The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Inc. is excited to announce our 27th Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors to be held August 23 through October 5, 2008. More information and a downloadable version of the prospectus are available at its website: www.artscenteroldforge.org 


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR COLLAGE EXHIBITION IN NEW ZEALAND:    http://www.outofsight.co.nz/Dale/collage.htm
(I know of one person who entered this a year or so ago, and she said it was a lot of fun, and she did sell one of her entries.)
 

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BEACHSIDE MALL

If you are in the market for art supplies, books, gifts, vitamins or whatever, we will appreciate your visiting www.beachsidemall.com

RETURN TO TOP
 

(c) Copyright 2008 Creative Computer Services of Gulf Breeze, LLC
If you wish to copy this material to other publications or mail lists, please
ask for permission by writing nanetteljones@bellsouth.net

Note:  These articles may not be used in e-mail promotions that do not conform to federal law.

 

 


may 2008 Newsletter
FOR

 CREATIVE PEOPLE

“Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
— Robert Fulghum

And, if you think you aren't creative, read this inspiring article at:

http://www.creativity-portal.com/cca/cara-faye/so-you-think-you-arent-creative.html

It's at the bottom of the page so scroll down.
And while you're there, sign up for the creativity-portal.com newsletter.

ITEMS IN THIS NEWSLETTER

ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

POTPOURRI

ARTIST NEWS

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

ART INSTRUCTION BOOKS

OPPORTUNITIES

WORKSHOPS

BEACHSIDE MALL


ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

There may be others, but I know of three online exhibitions available for viewing.
One is
www.artistcolony.net
and just follow the links to the reception area and to the exhibition area.
And if you will, check out the page showing the names of the contributors, and when you can, buy your art supply needs from one or the other or all of them.

Another online exhibition is the Watercolor Society of Alabama 2007 Online Exhibition.  It is for members of WSA only.  Check it out at:
www.WSAlabama.org/2007exhibition/reception.htm

Another online exhibition is the Experimental Artists of America 2008 Online Exhibition.  It can be viewed at:
www.experimentalartists.org

Just follow the links to the reception area and to the exhibition area.

RETURN TO TOP


WEBSITES OF INTEREST

www.artbyus.com
Almost all artists like to collect artwork that they admire.  Here is a website that sells only art and craft items.  It is set up very similar to eBay.  If you know how to upload images of your artwork to the web, this would be a great place for you to offer your artwork for sale.  The website does not charge anything for listing and/or selling your artwork at the time that I am writing this message.  This is a fairly new site, and the traffic to it is not as great as the traffic to eBay.  But help pass the word about it.

www.smartflix.com
You can rent DVDs from them on almost any subject, including art instruction DVDs.  One was even a DVD on how to make motorcycle gas tanks.

www.myamericanartist.com
You can subscribe to the American Artist e-Newsletter from this site.

www.etsy.com  This is another site where you can sell your artwork.  There is a small charge for listing your work.

www.cafepress.com   You should check out this site if your artwork is suitable for printing on coffee mugs, T-shirts, etc.

www.ebay.com   If you are not a member of eBay, you can sign in as a guest.  It is fun to search out ACEO (this stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals -- which is basically an ATC).  Also search for SFA which stands for Small Format Art.  Also check out art squared which is art in a squared format -- usually 4" x 4"  

www.painterskeys.com  You can sign up for Robert Genn's twice weekly newsletter.  This is an interesting and informative site as well as his newsletters are informative and inspirational.

www.artnewsusa.com  Information about current news in the art world.

www.artpickle.com  This is a site where you can post your art work.  I think it is free for a short period of time.  Interesting site to just browse around.

www.artcalendar.com   This is a site where you can sign up to receive their interesting and informative newsletter.

www.ccpvideos.com  This is a site where you can sign up to receive newsletters and to hear about new art instruction DVDs.  Owning one of the DVDs is just like taking a workshop in your own home at your own convenience.  They also sponsor online art shows.

Here is a message from Susan Sorrell about online classes. 

Happy Spring Chicken!!

Hello to all of my creative friends out there in art land!! I hope everyone is getting ready for some warm fresh weather and thawing out from the Winter months. (Except all of my students who are "down under", who are approaching Winter.) Cool I am working on the yard at the studio and have been raking leaves and planting shrubs and flowers. Now if I can get the squirrels to stop digging in my planters and killing my flowers!! I hope with the longer and warmer days, I will get a new breath of creative air to start on some new pieces.
 

 

Classes for the Spring/Summer
 

Here are the listings for my classes that I will be running until August. I will probably add some more as the months go by, but I wanted to give you some idea of when the classes are going to be scheduled.

Creative Chick Studios Online Classes

My classes are going to start in May after I come home from my teaching gig at Haystack in Maine. To read up on the descriptions on the classes follow this link to the class page.
 


Personal Symbols-Fiber Art

Student Example by Jane LaFazio

May 20th-24th

6 weeks/6 Lessons

$60.00 US

To sign up click here!

 

Fertile Earth-Mixed Media/Embroidery

Student Example by Caroline Commins

June 30- August 4th

6 weeks/6 Lessons

$60.00 US

This is my newest class I ran on Joggles this past Winter 2008 Session!!

To sign up click here!

 

Monoprinting on Fabric

Student Example by Connie Jenkins
 

July 17th-August 21

6 weeks/6 Lessons

$60.00 US

To sign up click here!


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 POTPOURRI

On the Home Page of www.artistcolony.net, check out the POTPOURRI link.  Creative Computer Services offers a range of services and products to enhance your artistic career.  Some are:
Scan slides and save them as digital images on a CD
Make PowerPoint Presentations
Archive on a CD images of your paintings
Make a CD for presentation to a Gallery Director
Art supplies
Art instruction books
Bookmarks
Note cards and post cards
Business cards, Stationery and Envelopes

Check it out, and if you have any questions, write to us at:
captpj28@aol.com
nanetteljones@bellsouth.net
 

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WORKSHOPS

McDOWELL WATER WORKSHOPS (NEAR JASPER, ALABAMA)
OCTOBER 19 - OCTOBER 24, 2008

Pat Dews, AWS, NWS

Janet Rogers, AWS, FWS, SCWS

Wayne Spradley

FOR A BROCHURE AND COST, CONTACT TORA JOHNSON.  toradave@earthlink.net or at (256)-237-9900

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For workshops in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands visit the following web site. 

Susan Hunter
Garden of the Silver Palm
Caribbean Creative Workshops, Inc.
2103 #3 Jeppes Gang
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands  00802
(340) 715-4116
shunter@pennswoods.com
www.stthomasworkshop.com

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Georgia Artists' of Albany
Workshop Schedule  2008 & 2009

 Judi Betts          Watercolor Workshop
                             www.XtraordinaryArt.com
                             June 9 - 13, 2008
                             Workshop fee 300.00

 Fealing Lin        Watercolor Workshop
                             www.fealingwatercolor.com
                             September  15 - 19, 2008
                             Workshop fee 300.00

 2009
Joseph Fettingis  Watercolor Workshop
                                 www.jfettingis.com
                                 March 17 - 20  (4 day)
                                 Workshop fee 240.00 (approx)  

 Lian Zhen            Watercolor Workshop
                               www.lianspainting.com
                               June 15 - 20, 2009
                               Workshop fee 325.00 

 Don Andrews     Watercolor Workshop
                               www.donandrews.net
                               September 21 - 25
                               Workshop fee 300.00        

For more information contact:
Carole Hall Gum
Georgia Artist's Guild of Albany
Education/Workshop Chairman
(229) 432-5417
Email:  klgum@mchsi.com

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Art in the Mountain Workshops
For further information, contact:  workshops@artinthemountains.com or visit its web site at www.artinthemountains.com

               

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OPPORTUNITIES

Art Kudos online exhibition sponsored by www.artshow.com     Go to the website and follow the links to the prospectus.

The prospectus for the Texas Watercolor Society's 2009 exhibition is now available to download.  The deadline is November 15 (I think) of 2008.  www.texaswatercolorsociety.net

American Artist Self Portrait Competition.  For information about this exciting opportunity visit

http://www.myamericanartist.com/2008/01/enter-the-self.html
 


Jefferson Arts is seeking artists (2-D & 3-D) to exhibit and sell at our gallery in Monticello FL (25 miles east of Tallahassee.) We have openings for shows Nov. 07 and May, June, July of '08. We are trying to get commitments for the gallery shows lined up for advertising purposes. Please, have any artist wishing to show their work contact: Becky Clayton at B53Clayton@aol.com or 1-850-997-3975.


Call for entries: 108th Philadelphia Water Color Society International Anniversary Exhibition of Works on Paper at the McKinney and Long Galleries of West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. Include water media, pastel, drawings, and hand pulled prints. Show dates November 10-December 19, 2008. For prospectus, send SASE to PWCS, 120 Sycamore Mills Rd., Media, PA 19063, or download from the website www.PWCSociety.org. Slides must be received by Friday, July 18, 2008. 2 slides: $10 member, $40 non-member. Selection Juror: Jean Grastorf AWS, NWS. Awards Juror: Charles McVicker AWS, NWS. Prizes over $6,000.

 


 

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  Winter Art Show sponsored by Creative Catalyst Productions.  Online show.  Visit its website and follow the links.  www.ccpvideos.com

 


ART IN THE PARK, Foley, Alabama. For an application to exhibition your work, go to the following:

http://www.cityoffoley.org/html/calendar_full.php?id=24

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American Academy of  Equine Art.  Deadline May 12, 2008.  Fall Open Juried Exhibition.  Entries can be submitted by slides or on a CD.  For a prospectus, go to www.aaea.net/2008fallshowprospectus.pdf

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4th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival.  June 13-15, 2008.  Juried Art Show.  Arts and Crafts Vendors.  www.gulfcoastballoonfestival.com


A poem and writing contest is being sponsored by the following website:  http://www.dreamquestone.com/ 


The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Inc. is excited to announce our 27th Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors to be held August 23 through October 5, 2008.

More information and a downloadable version of the prospectus are available at its website: www.artscenteroldforge.org   

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BEACHSIDE MALL

If you are in the market for art supplies, books, gifts, vitamins or whatever, we will appreciate your visiting www.beachsidemall.com

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april 2008 Newsletter
FOR
 CREATIVE PEOPLE

“Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.”
— Robert Fulghum

 

And, if you think you aren't creative, read this inspiring article at:

http://www.creativity-portal.com/cca/cara-faye/so-you-think-you-arent-creative.html

It's at the bottom of the page so scroll down.
And while you're there, sign up for the creativity-portal.com newsletter.

ITEMS IN THIS NEWSLETTER

ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

POTPOURRI

ARTIST NEWS

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

ART INSTRUCTION BOOKS

OPPORTUNITIES

WORKSHOPS

BEACHSIDE MALL


ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

There are three online exhibitions available for viewing.
One is
www.artistcolony.net
and just follow the links to the reception area and to the exhibition area.
And if you will, check out the page showing the names of the contributors, and when you can, buy your art supply needs from one or the other or all of them.

Another online exhibition is the Watercolor Society of Alabama 2007 Online Exhibition.  It is for members of WSA only.  Check it out at:
www.WSAlabama.org/2007exhibition/reception.htm

Another online exhibition is the Experimental Artists of America 2008 Online Exhibition.  It can be viewed at:
www.experimentalartists.org

Just follow the links to the reception area and to the exhibition area.

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 ARTIST NEWS

If I have omitted anyone's news this month, I apologize.  Please send it to me again.

MARIE CUMMINGS
To subscribe to Marie's Newsletter entitled "Creative Space,"  go to her website of www.mariecummings.net  or write to her at marieh2o@yahoo.com

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SUSAN TUTTLE
Susan's artwork is included in
"Kaleidoscope: Ideas and Projects to Spark Your Creativity" published by North Light Books, 2007.  An article and mixed media self-portrait are included.  I ordered the book and it is very inspirational as well as offering a lot of new ideas for creating art works.  The book can be ordered from North Light Books or from Amazon or probably can be found at any large bookstore. Check out her website at:  www.ilkasattic.com

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Phil Hubbell has had paintings accepted in five competitions since January 2007:  Watercolor Society of Alabama, Kansas Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society, and Southwestern Watercolor Society, in which he was awarded a Richeson Award.  Phil also had a painting juried into the WAS-H (Houston) Watercolor Society Annual Member Show.
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Ruth Ilg, an Asheville, North Carolina, artist, had her painting “Fire & Ice” (acrylic on canvas,  48”h x 36”w) accepted into the prestigious American Juried Art Salon's 2007 Fall/Winter Exhibit.  The competition entries were chosen from European and North American artists and can be viewed at www.artjury.com (AJAS Online Galleries). Additional works by Ms. Ilg can be seen at the Asheville Gallery of Art, Asheville NC, at the Miya Gallery, Weaverville NC, at http://home.ioa.com/~ilg and at www.artleague.net/gallery.

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Jackie Stacharowski
If you want to subscribe to a very interesting and informative Newsletter, sign up with  Jackie Stacharowski of Surfside Beach, SC. Her website is:  www.artistjackie.com.  Visit it.  You'll like it. And write to her at jackie@artistjackie.com

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LINDA MORTON
was accepted into the Southern Watercolor Society 31st Annual Juried Exhibition at the Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, Florida, and she won an award.  240 artists living in 19 states with a total of 436 paintings entered.  Eighty-six painting were selected for the show.  Her painting Brake Wheel was one of the selections.  It will be part of the traveling Exhibition after the show in Quincy and be transported by truck to the Visual Art Center of Northwest Florida in Panama City Florida, to be on display  from April 15 through May 2, the show in Quincy  is from  February 29 to the end of March. 
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PAUL SULLIVAN
took first place in mixed media (transparent watercolor and transparent acrylic) in the American Artist Magazine 70th Anniversary Competition. Also, he had three paintings in the hardback review of American watercolor, "Splash 9", the current edition. Also, he will have a painting in "Splash 10", the next edition that will be published in September of 2008.

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WALTER COSTILOW (Alabama)
An article about Walt appeared in the September/October 2007 issue of Auto Pilot Magazine.  The article was written by Connie H. Watjen.  It was about his being a pilot at night and painting by day.  It was a very interesting article.  Walt is an intern