Art Around Town
Backyard Forest by Shirley Bomgaars
- Northwind Art Galleries – Port Townsend
- 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
- OPAA Monthly Newsletter
Call for Artists
Thunder Shower by Carol Nielsen
- Graphite – Edmonds
- Northwind Art
- 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, Free Demos
Plate by Laura Axiotis
- Bainbridge Island Resources Network – BARN
- Golden Classes & Demos
- ARTspot – Edmonds
- 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
- Acrylic Paint Class – Port Ludlow
Art Tips
Sea Spray 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
New Beginnings by Alan Ahtow
- Tips for Pricing and Managing Your Artwork
- What is the Golden Ratio
- How to Overcome Inertia
- How to Get Unstuck in a Painting
- Understanding the Basic Elements
- The Habits of Effective Artists
- Understanding Composition
- PBS Art Assignment Series
- What Happens to Your Brain When You Make Art
- Why We Make Art
Learn a New Art Technique
- Getting Inspired & Staying Motivated: 12 Tips
- Going From a Small Sketch to a Large Painting by Nicolas Wilton
- Painting Shapes, Not Things
- Painting a Figure in Motion
- How to Make a Watercolor Sunset Glow
- Gouache 101 · Tips and Techniques
- Without Sketch Landscape Watercolor
- How to Get Better at Drawing
- 12 Easy Flower Doodles by Shayda Campbell
- Copyright-free Reference Photos for Artists
