Art Around Town
Simple Complexity by Gail Larson
- Northwind Art Galleries – Port Townsend
Memories of Japan by Tracy Clark
- Northwind Art School – Port Townsend
- Blue Whole Gallery – Sequim
- Harbor Arts Gallery – Port Angeles
- Seattle Art Museum – Seattle
- Women Painters of WA – Seattle
- Bainbridge Island Museum of Art – Bainbridge Island
- Bainbridge Arts & Crafts – Bainbridge Island
- Cascadia Museum – Edmonds
Call for Artists
Summer Treasures by Sheryl Goldsberry
Still by Marc McManus
- Puget Sound Group Northwest Artists
- Port Townsend Gallery
- Old Alcohol Plant Inn
- CAFe – Sign up for monthly emails announcing Call for Artists across the nation.
Classes
Ceramics by Laura Axiotis
- Joan E. Archer – Edmonds
- Quimper Arts Life Drawing
- Pacific Northwest Art School – Whidbey Island
- Cole Art School – Edmonds
- Northwind Art School – Port Townsend
- Winslow Art Center – Bainbridge Island
- Share & Explore – Port Ludlow
Art Tips
Edge of a Dream 2 by Jackie Van Noy
- Need to photograph your artwork? Myron Gauger at mgauger50@gmail.com
- Need inspiration? Attend the Peninsula Fiber Arts group that meet 10 am on the second Wednesday of each month.
- Art Chat – First Wednesday of each month, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Bay Club Conference room
- Tips and Tricks for Beginners
- To avoid framing your watercolor, paint the sides of a canvas or wood panel and glue your watercolor paper to the front of the canvas/panel.
- To paint a realistic small branch, sharpen the end of a round. paintbrush in a pencil sharpener
- To create the perfect drip effect, use high-flow acrylics and spray areas with alcohol and water.
- To flatten a water-based painting, iron the backslide with a steam iron.
Learn About Art
Raptors by Jeanne Joseph
Aqua Shore by Ann Bernard
- How to Get Your Artwork Accepted in Galleries
- Watch Landscape Artist of Year on Amazon Prime
- Composition, Value, Simplify Your Paintings by Ian Roberts – Oil Landscapes
- Selling Your Artwork at Art Fairs
- Framing Your Artwork
- Selling Your Artwork on Etsy by Rose Simon
- Professionally Present Your Art for Sale
- 5 Tips to Sell Artwork
- Types of Collage
- Contemporary Stained Glass Artists
- Ways to Create a Focal Point
- Developing an Eye for Landscape Composition
- Kirie Japanese Paper Cutting Artists
- How Artists Find Their Inspiration – Looking Out/Looking In Exhibit
- How to Display Art in Your Home
- How to Name Your Art
- Popular Styles of Art
- Mindful Art Exercises
Learn a New Art Technique
Unlikely Companions by Pamela Raine
- Acrylic Ink Line & Wash
- Alcohol Inks – Advice from 13 Artists
- Painting with Neutrals – The Danish Painter
- Getting Started with Pastels
- Creating Artwork for Wine Labels
- Sally Didsbury Weaving Techniques
- Encaustics – Shari Reploge
- Sumi-e Japanese Painting
- Art from Recycled Items
- The Danish Painter – Abstract Landscapes
- Colored Pencils Painting – Society of Botanical Artists
- Colored Pencils for Beginners by Kirsty Partridge
- Painting with Inks
- Painting Backgrounds
- Basics of Using Charcoal
- Alternative Painting Techniques
- Gouache Masking Technique for Watercolor
- Robyn McClendon – Intuitive Scripting, Stencils, Gelli Printing for Art Journaling
- Glazing Recipe for Oil Paints
- Without Sketch Landscape Watercolor
