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Artworks by members of the Colored Pencil Society of America are on view until March 29 at the Gallery of the Unitarian Universalism Congregation in Atlanta. That means you’ll have to hurry to check-out these remarkable portraits, still lifes, landscapes and abstracts -- all brilliantly rendered with colored pencils by Atlanta Chapter artists.
The Gallery is at 1911 Cliff Valley Way NE. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday-Thursday 9-5, and Sunday 9-1. For information call 404-634- 5134. Pencils, the kind we think of nowadays, were first manufactured in the nineteenth century. Until that time, the term pencil referred to small, painted brushes.
Today, artists have several types and brands of colored pencils to choices from. For example, some pencils are like traditional pastel sticks but harder for crisper edges. Other types are softer, water-resistant and contain permanent pigments. The kind called watercolor pencils that are soluble in water, they can be used dry with great results, or washed over with water to flow the color. Some artists combine different types of colored pencils in the same artwork, much to the annoyance of purists.
In our own home art studio, we tried out a few different types of colored pencils (and different paper textures, too!) before committing to a full-spectrum.Visit our website at
www.bindersart.com!
The Inspiration Within You June 11-16, 2009
Join renowned painter Wayland Moore as he teaches you how to expand your art skills and draw inspiration from your surroundings. The Round Hill Hotel & Villas and I Do Events will host five days filled with instruction and critique sessions with Moore. CondéNast Traveler listed Round Hill as one of the top 25 resorts in the Caribbean, and Caribbean Travel & Life named the resort one of the Caribbean’s “All-Time Top 10 Classic Resorts.”
Wayland Moore Painter/Poet/Adventurer
Wayland Moore is an internationally acclaimed painter of acrylics, oils and watercolors. His forte is the exciting use of swirling color in a near-strobic effect that captures motion without freezing it. A graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design,his career spans 50 years of commissions, exhibitions and teaching, including a White House commendation. Moore is revered as the selected artist for major sporting events, including the Summer and Winter Olympics, the Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open.
Space is limited, so visit www.roundhill.com for reservations, or call 800-972-2159 to reserve your spot today!
For additional information, contact Elizabeth Fletcher at 770-452-7762 or elizabethfletcher1@comcast.net.Visit our website at
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Not content to wait for Washington to boost the economy, BINDERS takes matters into its own hands with an easy-to-enter Drawing for Artists League Stimulus Packages.
You and your group could win over $900 in Prizes, including:
• $500 credit in art supplies for your group
• $100 gift certificate for the winning artist group member
• A guest speaker for one of your meetings sponsored by a BINDERS art supply vendor
• Four $25 gift cards for giveaways during speaker event
• $200 in art supply products for raffle prizes during the speaker event
Three full Stimulus Packages will be awarded. Each organization is eligible to win one package only.
It’s easy to enter.
Between April 1 and May 31, every time a Member of your Artist Organization spends $50 or more in a single purchase at Binders Atlanta store we’ll award it another Entry for the Stimulus Package Drawing.
You and your members must mention the name of your group to the BINDERS store cashier at checkout in order for each purchase to become an entry in this drawing.
BINDERS suggests that you tell all members of your group about this exciting drawing. You and your members can visit Binders and enter as often as desired from April 1 through May 31, 2009. The more qualifying purchases you make, the better chances your organization has to win!
You and your fellow members will be helping yourselves too, because the three members whose winning purchase-entries are drawn will receive a personal $100 Gift Certificate. And, as always, everyone gets all the savings and service that BINDERS is famous for.
Each organization has the option to involve their membership in the manner they choose. For example, you can announce this Drawing to all your fellow- members to make them aware of how winning a BINDERS Stimulus Package will benefit your organization. It’s up to you.
The Drawing for the three winners will be at BINDERS on May 31, 2009. $100 Gift Certificates will go to the three individuals whose Entries are drawn, and full Artist League Stimulus Packages will be awarded to an officer of each of the three winning organizations. Visit our website at
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For the second year, the Georgia Watercolor Society has organized a show and scholarship program devoted exclusively to graduating high school students. The paintings on display represent students from public high schools in Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties who have had the opportunity to submit watermedia paintings for jurying and awards. Over $2,100 in awards will be provided to top students for their continued art study. The Georgia Watercolor Society is very excited and privileged to continue this scholarship program to inspire and contribute to the development of tomorrow's fine artists. The work will be on display April 6th through the 26th in The Limelight Gallery at BINDERS. The reception and awards presentation will be on April 26th from 3pm to 4pm. We invite you to join us for the reception and enjoy the wonderful artwork. BINDERS prides itself on strong relationships with the art community. We are proud to support the Georgia Watercolor Society and many other art organizations through our gifting program.
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I teach because artists who want to paint in a representative manner need to understand the visual language. My approach to teaching is based on knowledge passed down from artist to artist and I teach from that background of good instruction I received in New York.
Art is not magic and great art does not just happen. My oil painting class is not for the art student who wants social time or fun time. My class is designed for the student who is tired of going to class and not learning anything, or learning very little. Art can be taught.After years of frustration after completing my art degree, I went to New York to study and found the training I needed. And so I understand the artistic hunger for good instruction and I don’t waste time in my class with unnecessary gimmicks or tricks. I teach the fundamentals that all artists need and can use regardless of style or subject matter. I do not teach my students to copy what is before them but rather to respond to, to interpret, the subject.
I use the still life and live models to teach my students to see and think in an artistic manner and to develop their aesthetic taste. Observation from life, not photos, is how your eyes, your mind, and your hand can develop artistic honesty.
Click here to sign up for Charles' upcoming classes!
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Dying polyester and nylon is not usually accessible to the average home dyer, until now! Jacquard has come out with a great line of very user friendly dyes for synthetic fabrics, iDye Poly.iDye Poly makes dying nylon and polyester easy. The color selection is great and it is affordable. The soluble dye packet dissolves in water and virtually eliminates the messy powder yuk common with other home dye options.
There are two methods of using the dye, stove top and washing machine. I used it in my front load washing machine and achieved the result that I was looking for. This dye is great to use for Shibori* or just changing the color of your favorite skirt or shirt.
Tips: - Make sure that the packet is fully dissolved!!! This can cause blotching if it is not fully incorporated.
- Pre-wetting your fabric will help prepare the fibers to better accept the dye as well as help it dye a little more evenly.
- Make sure to agitate the item you are dyeing consistently to ensure more even coloring.
- This product works very well with the Shibori* processes.
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShiboriVisit our website at
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When I hear the clink of metal to metal while working, I usually drop what I'm doing and make haste to the Montana Gold display rack located near the front of the store. If the metal to metal noise I heard was indeed made by a customer, hovering over the Montana Gold spray paint display, my face lights up and I immediately ask the same question every time "Whatchya doin with that?!"Some customers are students preparing for a project deadline and they commence to tell me all about their grand schemes and ideas (which I love). Some are home room mom's getting geared up for a massive 3rd grader's art auction. And some customers get nervous and pause a little too long before spitting out some watered down reason for their reason of choice in spray paint. Some of these customers are newbies in the land of art and look at me wide eyed and desperate for a solution to their woes and ask "Will this work on plastic?" "Yes! Yes it will!" I reply with great pride and excitement. "..and metal!" Then I go on to explain that I have painted my entire van with Montana Gold and it has not only stuck tried and true to the sides of my car for over a year now, it has also withheld the pressures of snow, rain, wind, Atlanta pollution and beating sunshine.Montana Gold just rocks. I've use Montana Gold in set design to get mass ideas & patterns out quick and efficiently with minimum mess. I've used it on postcards, cardboard scrap art, a skateboard, and even a welding helmet!Alright, let's break it down,7 REASONS WHY MONTANA GOLD ROCKS MY SOCKS:- It doesn't drip easily (but if you want drips, they can be achieved...butit's really, really hard).
- It's true to the color on the cap and to the sheen (a soft satin usually,unless you have a metallic or a fluorescent).
- There are like 72 colors (92?) Whatever, a LOT of color choices.
- The paint itself is thick, opaque and gives great coverage.
- The cans can last a good while depending on the usage.
- There are like 6 cap sizes (which depicts what size line the can nozzlewill spray)
- It's super classy.
7 TIPS ON USING MONTANA GOLD, SO IT CAN ROCK YOUR SOCKS TOO:- Take the white cap off and turn can upside down to let black rubber doughnut fall out (This doughnut is simply to keep the can from spraying while not in use).
- Shake the can for like 2 minutes (for reals). Even 3!
- Spray a little out on test cardboard or paper before attacking your project (sometimes a foamy or powdery substance comes out..just spray 'till it stops, then shake a little more, and your ready!!).
- Continue to shake every so often during project just to keep thing fresh.
- Wear a freaking mask. And not a hip looking scarf or one of those white dust masks. This isn't a gangster fashion show or just simple particles of dust we are dealing with here people. I don't know about you, but i don't need to be losing no more brain cells thankyouverymuch. So pass them masks!
- If you haven't already figured out from above statement, Montana Gold istoxic (as is all spray paint) and ain't for kids. So keep the little ones indoors during spray time. Assuming your spraying outdoors that is, which brings me to tip #7....
- Outdoors is best environment when dealing with Montana Gold.
OK guys! go out and spray the world into a better place!!! Spread the LOVE-emily (em!) kempfVisit our website at
www.bindersart.com!
Artworks by members of the Colored Pencil Society of America are on view until March 29 at the Gallery of the Unitarian Universalism Congregation in Atlanta. That means you’ll have to hurry to check-out these remarkable portraits, still lifes, landscapes and abstracts -- all brilliantly rendered with colored pencils by Atlanta Chapter artists. 
