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April 10th, 2010 categories: category, * Acrylic Painting, * Book Signing, * Landscapes, * Oil Painting, * Plein Aire Painting, * Seattle FREE Demos
Mitchell Albala reading from his book: "Landscape Painting" at DANIEL SMITH Art Supply in Seattle

Mitchell Albala reading from his book: "Landscape Painting" at DANIEL SMITH Art Supply in Seattle

Our recent FREE demo at DANIEL SMITH Art Supply Store in Seattle with Mitchell Albala had a full house of Artists wanting to learn some tips from Mitchell during the demonstration, and who wanted Mitchell to sign their copy of his new Book: “Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice“.    BTW – There is another FREE demo scheduled for April 25th, details below.
 
For this demo, Mitchell used a B&W photo, “Working from a B&W photo has less detraction at this stage rather than working from the color photograph”.  The photo was of a house in a landscape, and Mitchell used it to demonstrate a 4 value study (with acrylic, best for quick black and white value studies) which is his exercise #2 outlined on page 64 of his book. 
 
To begin the demo, Mitchell read a few sentences on “simplification and massing” which he discusses further on pages 57 & 58.  Mitchell told us, “when you are looking at a landscape, it’s very overwhelming all the leaves, grass etc., and doing this value exercise makes you think about the values and basic shapes.”  Simplification and massing are very important for landscape painting as it is with still life and figure, but even more important since there is so much detail and things competing for visual attention.  This B&W exercise is very helpful in determining the important compositional elements, although Mitchell likes the word “design” better than composition because it denotes more thought and decision making by the Artist.
 
Mitchell Albala painting demo at DANIEL SMITH

Mitchell Albala painting demo at DANIEL SMITH

When working Mitchell looks at the whole canvas and paints “holistically” not just from the upper left and working down, he is “trying to build the over all pattern and shape”.  He is not painting the perfect house, but rather working over the entire canvas/paper.  “The goal is to place shapes I can modify later”.  By simplifying the shapes, you actually improve the focus of the painting.  Watching Mitchell paint is like watching someone draw with the paint, rather than painting, much more dynamic.  In the photo, MItchell pointed out that the road and sky are the same value (for this exercise he assigned a #2 value) so he told us he had to make a decision, he decided to keep the road a #2 value and blow the sky out to white.  

 
Once Mitchell has the 4 values down he started to work on what he calls his “first pass”.  Mitchell began to add value corrections which begin to pull out some details from the basic shapes he painted.  He told us to use a big brush, because it helps to keep your shapes simple.  Exercises like these are like “training” for the marathon (plein air painting) so that you are ready to paint outdoors.  One of the tips Mitchell shared was; “Few landscapes do not benefit by having a telephone pole.”  Telephone poles are great in landscapes, they add a strong vertical element and several leading off into the distance can add depth to the painting as they draw the eye in.
 
Mitchell Albala discussing his 4 value painting at the demo and answering questions

Mitchell Albala discussing his 4 value painting at the demo and answering questions

Later Mitchell asked where should he, “put the clouds [from the photo] in the painting?”  In his book, Mitchell talks about how clouds can add a lot of dimension, and using the clouds in proportion and scale to force distance – always with conscious decision to add to the design.

 
Mitchell had a 40 minuet Question & Answer period to answer questions about what he did during the demo and on painting in general.  A few items I noted were:  “Remember that detail must always remain subordinate to the overall value of the painting.”  “Your job as an Artist is to select what is important to the painting and what to leave out.”  Mitchell also told us that he prefers to use the Fredrix Canvas because he likes the absorbency of the surface and it is ready to use.  Mitchell has an entire chapter in his book on choosing a subject, just because you like the subject doesn’t mean it is good for painting, “select your subjects in the right way so it’s not a flat painting.”  Mitchell also uses his computer as a tool to assist with painting , Photoshop is a good tool for “shape builders”.
 
Mitchell Albala signing copies of his book: "Landscape Painting" after the DANIEL SMITH demo

Mitchell Albala signing copies of his book: "Landscape Painting" after the DANIEL SMITH demo

After the demo many of us lined up to have Mitchell sign our copies of his new book: Landscape Painting - got my copy signed!  I have found it to be an excellent book (what I have had time to read!) and look forward to following along with his exercises when I have some time to paint again.

 
It was an excellent demonstration, Thank you Mitchell!
 
There will be another FREE demo with Mitchell at our Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Art Supply Store, Sunday, April 25th from 12pm to 2pm.  Copies of Mitchell’s book: “Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice“ will be available for purchase AND he will be signing copies after the demo!
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August 25th, 2009 categories: category, * Acrylic, * Acrylic Painting, * New Products

Bonjour Sennelier Acryliques! Now available at DANIEL SMITH: Artists' Materials

Bonjour Sennelier Acryliques! Now available at DANIEL SMITH: Artists' Materials

 
Bonjour Sennelier Acrylique!
 
Sennelier, with their history and tradition of making high quality Art Materials (pastels & oils) has now made an entrance into the Acrylic Paint world with their new Sennelier Acrylique Paints.  The paints have only just been made available to the U.S. this summer, and DANIEL SMITH is one of the first to offer them in our new DANIEL SMITH 2009-2010 Reference Catalog.
 
The Sennelier Marketing for their new Acrylique shows an acrylic painting of a fanciful, luscious pink fruit “sundae” on top of a chocolate eclair with clouds of whipped cream topped with a cherry…..mmmmm.  It really helps to make the impression of how lusciously creamy their new Acrylique Paints are.  Senneliers’ goal was to emulate the creamy feel of their oil paints, which will certainly appeal to oil painters who are interested in making the switch to acrylics while still keeping the “buttery” feel of oil paint.
 
Sennelier selected their 110 Acrylique paint colors from their Sennelier oil paint colors (145 pigments) plus 4 Interference colors and 6 Iridescent colors.  DANIEL SMITH is carrying the entire 120 Acrylique paint color selection.
 
If you enjoy the tactile qualities of paint and luscious, buttery paint is what you enjoy, then Senneliers‘ new Acrylique paints, developed with strict adherence to their traditional high standards, should be given a place on your palette.
 
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April 12th, 2009 categories: category, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Figurative Art, * Seattle FREE Demos
Deborah Stachowic Acrylic Painting demo, "Figures in Abstract" at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Deborah Stachowic Acrylic Painting demo, "Figures in Abstract" at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Yesterday’s FREE demo at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store was with Deborah Stachowic demonstrating how she does Figures in Abstract when painting with Acylics.

 
Deborah also paints in Watercolor, Oils and Encaustic, and she recently did a demo on Watercolor painting; “Painting Dramatic Reds” at the Seattle Store.  With watercolor, Deborah has her paintings sketched and thought out, and are very controlled.  However, when painting in Acrylic, she finds it to be very freeing and that it allows her spontaneous side to develop.  One of the things that Deborah does that signifies the difference, is that for watercolor, she exclusively uses round brushes, and with acrylic, she uses only flat brushes….particular favorites are Hake brushes.
  
Working on full sheets of 140lb and 300lb cold press watercolor paper, Deborah begins with thin washes of acrylic paint to start with the very process oriented piece.  These thin washes Deborah calls “veils”, she has them dry in between steps, and she does a lot of prep work with these base layers.  As a result, she will have several paintings that she will be working on, she worked on three during the 1 hour demo.
 
Once she has the start of the acrylic painting, Deborah begins her layering using homemade Mylar stencils (these were the figurative elements in her paintings and she “glues” them down with Maskoid ) decorative stamps she has made from cardboard and Mylar, tape, paper collage elements and of course the acrylic paint.  The acrylic paint is both painted on with brushes, sprayed with water, blotted and manipulated to achieve many interesting and expressive effects.  This is one reason why painting in acrylic is so freeing to Deborah, as she said; “just experiment and play, go inside and just allow things to happen.”
 
At the end of the demo Deborah left us with this….  “Just be as creative as the process and let yourself go!”
 
Thank you Deborah!
 
 
Every Day,  Express Yourself with ART….
 
~Deborah Burns

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July 31st, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Oil FREE Demos, * Oil Painting, * Seattle DS Store, * Seattle FREE Demos
This weekend the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store will have FREE demonstrations with artist Daniel Rice on Saturday and Blanche Niznik on Sunday. Daniel Rice will be sharing his tips on painting with acrylics, and Blanche Niznik will be demonstrating her tips on using painting knives with oil paints.

Saturday, August 2nd at 11am & 1:45pm

ACRYLIC: The Gift Of Acrylic Painting
danielriceart.net

Sunday, August 3rd at 12 & 2pm

OIL: When All Else Fails Use a Knife
blanche-niznik.com
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Originally published July 31, 2008

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July 3rd, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Drawing, * Landscapes, * Pastel Painting/Drawing, * Pastels, * Seattle DS Store, * Seattle FREE Demos

This weekends FREE demos at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store are with Jerry Baldwin for some basics for creating landscapes in pastel, and Jim Stoccardo with acrylic painting and drawing on Ampersand Claybord. So please feel free to stop by and get some tips to add to your creative knowledge!

Saturday, July 5th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

PASTEL: Landscapes
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Sunday, July 6th at 12 & 2 pm
ACRYLIC: Drawing & Painting on Clayboard
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Originally published July 3, 2008

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June 30th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic, * Acrylic Painting, * DS Gallery Art Shows, * Seattle DS Store
Now on view in our DANIEL SMITH Art Gallery…. Our Employee Acrylic Art Show at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store! Next time you visit our Store, please stop by our Gallery to see what our talented DANIEL SMITH Artist Employees have created in Acrylic Paint.

 There are lots of different techniques on display ranging from straight forward acrylic on canvas painted with brushes, to many forms of mixed media (photos, ink, pencil, Super Sculpey, Liquitex Pouring Medium , different kinds of Golden Gels , Styrofoam, even rice!) on different surfaces (Ampersand Gessobord with 2″ cradle , and other Ampersand Gessobords ). There were even a couple of paintings that used Golden Phosphorescent Green which is a glow-in-the-dark acrylic paint, and available at the DANIEL SMITH Stores.  

Most of the paintings have artist labels with titles and mediums used to help viewers know what they are looking at. You just might get an idea or two for using different art materials from seeing these.

 

The show will be up through mid July, and you are invited to come on by!

1) Annie Van Englen – “Untitled 1″
2) Annie Van Englen – “Untitled 4″
3) Annie Van Englen – “Untitled 2″
4) Annie Van Englen – “Untitled 3
5) No Label
6) No Label
7) Connie Tehada – “Polarbear”
8) Bryan Mandronico -”Untitled”
9) Bryan Mandronico – “Staint Sweetums”
10) Kelly Patton – “Stag Beetle: Dusk”
11) Kelly Patton – “The Puppeteer”
12) Kim McCarthy – “Untitled”
13) Unlabeled
14) Unlabeled
15) Connie Cagley – “Quetzalcoat 1″
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Originally published June 30, 2008
http://danielsmithart.blogspot.com/2008/06/employee-acrylic-art-show-at-seattle.html

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June 27th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Bellevue DS Store, * Bellevue DS Workshops, * Bellevue FREE Demos, * Landscapes
All Acrylic Weekend!
The FREE demo this Saturday at the Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store is Acrylic painting, and Sunday is “Come Paint with Staff” with DANIEL SMITH Ultimate Acrylic Paint.

 Saturday, June 28th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

ACRYLIC: Pour it on!
DON’T FORGET Dianna’s Workshop July 23rd Bellevue Store!

Diana Shyne Workshop
Wednesday July 23rd
ACRYLIC: Pour it on! Build it up!
Join impressionist painter Dianna Shyne in a distinctive approach to acrylic painting.  Dianna will show you her techniques with a combination of fluid and
heavy bodied acrylics to create dynamic images.  Using landscapes for the basis of composition and form, students will learn to increase their freedom and control.
Start your summer with a painting class that is fast paced, fun, and inspirational!
$75 per day
11 am to 4 pm
001 020 057
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Originally published June 27, 2008

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June 27th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Seattle DS Store, * Seattle FREE Demos, * Still Life Art

This weekends’ FREE weekend demonstrations at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH  Store is an All Acrylic Paint weekend! Be sure to check out the Seattle Store Employee’s Acrylic Paintings in the Store Gallery.

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Saturday, June 28th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

ACRYLIC: Fluid Acrylic Basics
Paula Balch
SPECIAL Hands-on Event

Sunday, June 29th at 12 & 2 pm
ACRYLIC: Everyday Still Life Expressions
Cheryl Hoople
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Originally published June 27, 2008

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June 5th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Bellevue DS Store, * Bellevue FREE Demos, * Sumi Painting
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This Weekends FREE Demos at the Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store
Saturday, June 7th at 11am and 1:45 pm
Annie Van Engelen
Annie will be showing the new and exciting
acylic pouring medium by LIQUITEX
* Notice *
Sharon Tietjen’s

demo scheduled for June 7th,
has been cancelled….
Sunday, June 8th at 12 & 2 pm
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Orginally published June 5, 2008

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May 28th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Bellevue DS Store, * Bellevue FREE Demos, * Floral Art, * Landscapes, * Watercolor FREE Demos, * Watercolor Garden Journal, * Watercolor Painting, * Watercolor Sketch Journaling
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This weekends FREE demos at the DANIEL SMITH  Bellevue Store
SPECIAL EVENT Saturday, May 31st from 1 to 3:30 pm
ACRYLIC: Golden A to Z
Sunday, June 1st at 12 & 2 pm
WATERCOLOR: Garden Journal

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DON’T FORGET Molly’s Workshop June 8th at the

Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Come to the FREE demo and meet Molly ton learn more
about Garden Journaling, and to find out if Mollys’
Workshop in June would be good for you.

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Sunday June 8th

WATERCOLOR: Garden Journal with
Molly Hashimoto
Back by popular demand!
Fine-tune your skills for summer by taking one of Molly’s
most loved workshops.
Bring your own favorite photos and catalogs
to create beautiful pages of studies, sketches,
and small landscape plans.
Many different techniques will be demonstrated for you to find
the ones that work best for your journals and artistic purposes.
Bring a blank journal, or cut paper to size for a journal
that you can put together after the workshop is over.
Instructions will also be provided.
$75 per day
11 AM to 4:00 PM
001 020 069
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Originally published May 28, 2008

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May 28th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Mix Media, * Multi-Media, * Seattle DS Store, * Seattle FREE Demos

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This weekends FREE demos at the DANIEL SMITH Seattle Store
Saturday, May 31st at 11 am & 1:45 pm
MULTI-MEDIA: Anything Goes on Ampersand Panels
Patricia Seggebruch

SPECIAL EVENT Sunday, June 1st from 1 to 3:30 pm
ACRYLIC: Golden Paints A to Z
Barbara Depirro

 

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Originally published May 28, 2008

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May 20th, 2008 categories: category, * Acrylic FREE Demos, * Acrylic Painting, * Seattle DS Store, * Seattle FREE Demos, * Sumi Painting
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This weekends’ FREE Demos at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store 
Saturday, May 24th at 11 am & 1:45 pm
SUMI: Spiritual Harmony
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Also, DON’T FORGET…
Elizabeth’s Workshop June 19th thru 21st Seattle Store:
Thursday to Saturday June 19th to 21st
SUMI: Spiritual Harmony

 

Experience the joy of sumi painting and
brilliant asian watercolors during a three-day workshop.
You will learn to master basic sumi strokes
while controlling the use of water, ink, and color
with an objective to capture the spirit and vitality of the subject.
Elizabeth believes that “you are an artist if you hold the brush in your hand,”
and that “painting to theme music gives each artist
a sense of peace and harmony.

 

“The class structure will progress in the following format:
Day One: Materials, basic strokes and unique traditions,
and beauty of the sumi art form.
Day Two: Create several small sumi paintings.
Day Three: Complete your paintings by mounting
on decorative asian papers.
$75 per day
11am to 4pm
101 020 014 

 

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Sunday, May 25th at 12 & 2 pm 
ACRYLIC: Pour it on! Build it up!
Dianna Shyne
“I will be using images from my recent painting trip to the
Yunnan Province of China to demonstrate this acrylic technique.”
FREE!
 
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Also, DON’T FORGET….
Dianna’s Workshop June 22nd Seattle Store:
Sunday June 22nd 

ACRYLIC: Pour it on! Build it up!
Join impressionist painter Dianna Shyne in a distinctive
approach to acrylic painting.
Dianna will show you her techniques with a combination of
fluid and heavy bodied acrylics to create dynamic images.
Using landscapes for the basis of composition and form,
students will learn to increase their freedom and control.
Start your summer with a painting class that is
fast paced, fun, and inspirational!
$75 per day
11AM to 4:00 PM
001 020 057
 
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Originally published May 20, 2008

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