Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog

Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.

Unleash Your Creativity with Sketchbook Journaling

Unleash Your Creativity with Sketchbook Journaling

Terry Henry

In a world full of digital distractions, there's something inherently captivating about putting pen to paper to capture thoughts and emotions through the art of sketchbook journaling. This creative outlet...

Unleash Your Creativity with Sketchbook Journaling

Terry Henry

In a world full of digital distractions, there's something inherently captivating about putting pen to paper to capture thoughts and emotions through the art of sketchbook journaling. This creative outlet...

Leap of Faith - Ward Jene Stroud's American Journey

Leap of Faith - Ward Jene Stroud's American Jou...

Leslie Snipes

Inspired and inspiring, artist Ward Jean Stroud shares his personal journey 2200 miles from his home in Portland, Oregon to Cheap Joe’s in Boone, North Carolina to teach his Brusho...

Leap of Faith - Ward Jene Stroud's American Jou...

Leslie Snipes

Inspired and inspiring, artist Ward Jean Stroud shares his personal journey 2200 miles from his home in Portland, Oregon to Cheap Joe’s in Boone, North Carolina to teach his Brusho...

15 Minutes of Painting

15 Minutes of Painting

Brian Dubberly

“I want to get back into painting, but I just don’t have the time.” I hear it every day. “Maybe that’s because you’re in the art world,” you might say....

15 Minutes of Painting

Brian Dubberly

“I want to get back into painting, but I just don’t have the time.” I hear it every day. “Maybe that’s because you’re in the art world,” you might say....

Sue Archer Art Workshop Photo and Interview

Sue Archer Art Workshop Photo and Interview

Terry Henry

Cheap Joe's Terry Henry sits down with artist Sue Archer and covers a wide range of topics. Watch a multitude of free art lessons, art tutorials and other artist interviews...

Sue Archer Art Workshop Photo and Interview

Terry Henry

Cheap Joe's Terry Henry sits down with artist Sue Archer and covers a wide range of topics. Watch a multitude of free art lessons, art tutorials and other artist interviews...

Mary Ann Beckwith Mixed Media Workshop Photo

Mary Ann Beckwith Mixed Media Workshop Photo

Terry Henry

Check out the class photo from Mary Ann Beckwith's Mixed Media Workshop!

Mary Ann Beckwith Mixed Media Workshop Photo

Terry Henry

Check out the class photo from Mary Ann Beckwith's Mixed Media Workshop!

Artist Chat With Gerald Brommer

Artist Chat With Gerald Brommer

Terry Henry

Gerald Brommer Interview August 28th, 2015 Interviewer: Terry Henry Gerald Brommer was born in 1927 in Berkeley, CA. Gerald grew up in Northern California then studied to be an educator...

Artist Chat With Gerald Brommer

Terry Henry

Gerald Brommer Interview August 28th, 2015 Interviewer: Terry Henry Gerald Brommer was born in 1927 in Berkeley, CA. Gerald grew up in Northern California then studied to be an educator...

Linda Baker's Workshop Photo

Linda Baker's Workshop Photo

Terry Henry

Another smiling class at Linda Baker's most recent Art Workshop at Cheap Joe's in Boone, NC

Linda Baker's Workshop Photo

Terry Henry

Another smiling class at Linda Baker's most recent Art Workshop at Cheap Joe's in Boone, NC

Speedball Screenprinting Workshop!

Speedball Screenprinting Workshop!

Carlee Hudson

Hey, everybody! A few weeks ago, we were lucky to have two representatives from Speedball come and show us how to use all the awesome new screen printing stuff we've...

Speedball Screenprinting Workshop!

Carlee Hudson

Hey, everybody! A few weeks ago, we were lucky to have two representatives from Speedball come and show us how to use all the awesome new screen printing stuff we've...

A Day in the Life of a Workshopper!

A Day in the Life of a Workshopper!

Carlee Hudson

Our very own, Joe Miller, has some experience in this area. And he has a very useful tip to avoid making mud in your painting that is very well explained...

A Day in the Life of a Workshopper!

Carlee Hudson

Our very own, Joe Miller, has some experience in this area. And he has a very useful tip to avoid making mud in your painting that is very well explained...

10 Unique Benefits of Live Art Workshops

10 Unique Benefits of Live Art Workshops

Mona Lisa

Taking the first step can be the hardest thing to do. Most people are curious about taking an art workshop. We ponder it over and over in our heads and...

10 Unique Benefits of Live Art Workshops

Mona Lisa

Taking the first step can be the hardest thing to do. Most people are curious about taking an art workshop. We ponder it over and over in our heads and...

A Spring Art Fling! Kanuga Watermedia Workshops

A Spring Art Fling! Kanuga Watermedia Workshops

Mona Lisa

Spring is in the air, but a visit to the NC mountains this time of year can be a bit unpredictable. However, there are those who travel from afar to...

A Spring Art Fling! Kanuga Watermedia Workshops

Mona Lisa

Spring is in the air, but a visit to the NC mountains this time of year can be a bit unpredictable. However, there are those who travel from afar to...

15 Fun Facts About Cheap Joe's

15 Fun Facts About Cheap Joe's

Mona Lisa

We came up with an interesting and fun list of little known facts about Joe Miller and Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff. Where Cheap Joe’s started, Boone Drug 1. Cheap Joe’s Art...

15 Fun Facts About Cheap Joe's

Mona Lisa

We came up with an interesting and fun list of little known facts about Joe Miller and Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff. Where Cheap Joe’s started, Boone Drug 1. Cheap Joe’s Art...