5 of 12! That leaves seven more months in the year 2023. As always, time amazes me. It's true it goes faster as you age...unless you are waiting in a line somewhere...then it can take forever. I'm finding a bit more time to create lately, which is good. How do you handle balancing daily life with your creating? Do you have any tricks or tips to share with your fellow artists or craftsmen? Let's share...send your tips to pwmblogeditor@gmail.com This issue brings you another great video from Amanda Novaes, to accompany her project in the June 2023 issue of Painting World Magazine. Our Art Journ ..read more

Today brings an end to our Steampunk challenge. I'm excited about the upcoming APC Expo convention in Chattanooga, TN in June of 2024. I wanted to combine a little of the creativity of the event with Steampunk, one of my favorite things. Once I decided on all the elements, as seen in parts 1 and 2 of this particular challenge, I decided to add a bit of personal detail by using photos. I took photos I have saved on my computer and printed them out in black and white. I trimmed them with a white edge and then, along with the other 'findings' I pulled from my personal stash I glued it all togeth ..read more

This month we bring you the video for Amanda Novaes' Fishing Lure panel. A great project for Father's Day appearing in the June 2023 issue of Painting World Magazine. Click the photo below to go to the video. Amanda Novaes https://en.amandanovaesarts.com.br/ Design & Photos ©2023 Amanda Novaes ..read more

By Effie Carayannis SUPPLIES: SURFACE: Stretch canvas board 8-inch x 8-inch. PAINTS: DecoArt® Americana: DA029 Boysenberry Pink DA014 Cadmium Orange DA067 Lamp (Ebony) Black DA200 Primary Blue DA108 Viridian Green DA239 Warm White DA134 Yellow Green DA144 Yellow Light DecoArt® Americana Matte Spray BRUSHES: 10/0 long liner brush #2 and #4 round brush ¼" Deerfoot brush MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES: Sea Sponge Tracing Paper White transfer paper Stylus Eraser INSTRUCTIONS: Background: Dampen the sponge and remove excess water. Dip into Primary Blue and Viridian Green keeping the colors separate on th ..read more

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Welcome to the middle of May. How time flies! Did you know that May 20 is National Drawing Day? An event celebrated by the National Gallery of Ireland it seems one worth celebrating here. Learn more at... ,National Drawing Day Get your pencils ready! This issue of the blog brings an invitation for teachers to submit to the APC Expo in June of 2024. We also continue with our Art Journal Challenge with Part 2. Margaret Riley gives us the perfect project for Summer...' Fly Away ' just flutters with excitement. Be sure to give out Promoting Painting partners a look, you never know what will be ne ..read more

The APC Expo is coming in June of 2024. We are now accepting submissions for classes to be taught there. Below is a copy of our invitation which you can use to submit your designs. Please submit as many as you like. the deadline is August 3, 2023. You will be notified if chosen and then sent a contract. Looking forward to what you have! Smiles ..read more

Today's journal is a continuation of our May 1 journal. We left off after adding the collage paper to the page. Now we are going to add color using DecoArt© Media Acrylics and DecoArt© Americana Acrylics. For the base colors, I chose the Media Acrylics Burnt Umber and Phthalo Green-Yellow. Wetting the surface I then thinned the paint with water and slip-slapped across the page coming off the sides as shown in the photos. Overlap the two colors as seen in the photos. Add darker strips of paint here and there. I had originally planned on painting the silhouettes directly to the surface but de ..read more

BUTTERFLY FLY AWAY By Margaret Riley Who doesn’t like to sit outside on a summer day watching a butterfly float in the gentle breeze and seeing it land on flower after flower drinking in the warm nectar? With this painting, you will create a butterfly on lightweight watercolor paper or heavy cardstock, and apply adhesive foams to the backside to make it appear it is flying by the sunflower. The background is done with stencils and a rubber stamp design. A wooden tag can have anything written on it, and the bow is 3-D that you’ll create. Let’s get those brushes ready to create this 3-D paintin ..read more

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