Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog
Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.
When Is A Christmas Card Not Just A Christmas C...
When is a Christmas card not just a Christmas card? When it is a gift of art! Sending Christmas cards is a time honored tradition that has been practiced officially...
When Is A Christmas Card Not Just A Christmas C...
When is a Christmas card not just a Christmas card? When it is a gift of art! Sending Christmas cards is a time honored tradition that has been practiced officially...
20 Noteworthy Tips For Notetaking
I love sitting in on an art demo or seminar, taking a workshop, or even just watching an instructional DVD. There is always something new to learn no matter how...
20 Noteworthy Tips For Notetaking
I love sitting in on an art demo or seminar, taking a workshop, or even just watching an instructional DVD. There is always something new to learn no matter how...
Colored Pencils: Time to Take Them Seriously
Seriously? Colored pencils? I remember in grade school, one of my favorite things to draw with was colored pencils. I would spend hours and hours creating with the ones that came...
Colored Pencils: Time to Take Them Seriously
Seriously? Colored pencils? I remember in grade school, one of my favorite things to draw with was colored pencils. I would spend hours and hours creating with the ones that came...
Gerald Brommer: Hardcore Construction Worker at...
When we think of basic construction, the first thing that comes to mind is Building Construction; high rises, shopping malls, rural housing developments and big burly guys with hard hats...
Gerald Brommer: Hardcore Construction Worker at...
When we think of basic construction, the first thing that comes to mind is Building Construction; high rises, shopping malls, rural housing developments and big burly guys with hard hats...
Susan Crouch's \Painting in Living Color: Carol...
As a self-taught artist, I have been using instructional material to learn about art for as long as I can remember. From Bob Ross to Walter Foster, many professional artists...
Susan Crouch's \Painting in Living Color: Carol...
As a self-taught artist, I have been using instructional material to learn about art for as long as I can remember. From Bob Ross to Walter Foster, many professional artists...
Cheap Joe's HeART Stuff: Postcards for Hurrican...
The effects and damage are still apparent even months after Hurricane Sandy made her way up the Eastern coastline in late October 2012. The super storm displaced thousands of people,...
Cheap Joe's HeART Stuff: Postcards for Hurrican...
The effects and damage are still apparent even months after Hurricane Sandy made her way up the Eastern coastline in late October 2012. The super storm displaced thousands of people,...
The Power of One Word
On New Year's Eve we all wait and watch for the stroke of midnight. Watching the ball drop in Times Square, counting down the seconds, ready to celebrate the New...
The Power of One Word
On New Year's Eve we all wait and watch for the stroke of midnight. Watching the ball drop in Times Square, counting down the seconds, ready to celebrate the New...
Value Study
Today I'd like to show you how I do value studies to then add them to a watercolor painting. Most people don't like doing value studies I know or little...
Value Study
Today I'd like to show you how I do value studies to then add them to a watercolor painting. Most people don't like doing value studies I know or little...
Carmella Jarvi: Pastel Painting a Woman in Water
In this segment I'm going to walk you through one of my women swimming in water pastel paintings. This is a series I'm known the best for and I've been...
Carmella Jarvi: Pastel Painting a Woman in Water
In this segment I'm going to walk you through one of my women swimming in water pastel paintings. This is a series I'm known the best for and I've been...
Carmella Jarvi: Pastel Painting Water in Landscape
In this segment, I'm going to show you how I go about painting one of my water in landscape pieces. This time I'm starting with a photograph that I shot...
Carmella Jarvi: Pastel Painting Water in Landscape
In this segment, I'm going to show you how I go about painting one of my water in landscape pieces. This time I'm starting with a photograph that I shot...
Carmella Jarvi: Mounting Surfaces with Pastel P...
We've talked about some of the different surfaces for pastel. There's paper, Gatorfoam, stiff boards, using your color theory and not using light colors. So in this video
Carmella Jarvi: Mounting Surfaces with Pastel P...
We've talked about some of the different surfaces for pastel. There's paper, Gatorfoam, stiff boards, using your color theory and not using light colors. So in this video
Carmella Jarvi: Composition and Colors in Paste...
We've talked about some of the different surfaces for pastel. There's paper, Gatorfoam, stiff boards, using your color theory and not using light colors. So in this one
Carmella Jarvi: Composition and Colors in Paste...
We've talked about some of the different surfaces for pastel. There's paper, Gatorfoam, stiff boards, using your color theory and not using light colors. So in this one