Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog

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

"Tell Me, Teach Me, Involve Me and I Learn"

"Tell Me, Teach Me, Involve Me and I Learn"

Mona Lisa

Recently, Mike Grecian, a sales representative for several manufacturers, made the trip to Boone. He prepared a wonderful presentation for all of Cheap Joe's employees.

"Tell Me, Teach Me, Involve Me and I Learn"

Mona Lisa

Recently, Mike Grecian, a sales representative for several manufacturers, made the trip to Boone. He prepared a wonderful presentation for all of Cheap Joe's employees.

"Carolina In The Fall"

"Carolina In The Fall"

Mona Lisa

Fall is one of the most exciting times of the year in the North Carolina mountains. People come from near and far to visit and enjoy the beautiful autumn leaf...

"Carolina In The Fall"

Mona Lisa

Fall is one of the most exciting times of the year in the North Carolina mountains. People come from near and far to visit and enjoy the beautiful autumn leaf...

Building Art Relationships That Last.

Building Art Relationships That Last.

Mona Lisa

Spreading the passion, encouraging new artists, supporting art groups all over the nation and in our own communities is our commitment. Through providing art supplies, customer service, art workshops, live...

Building Art Relationships That Last.

Mona Lisa

Spreading the passion, encouraging new artists, supporting art groups all over the nation and in our own communities is our commitment. Through providing art supplies, customer service, art workshops, live...

Cheap Joe's Wants You!

Cheap Joe's Wants You!

Mona Lisa

CHEAP JOE'S WANTS YOU! Well, actually, we want your art! You see, every year about this time, we start to compile all of the great stuff that makes up the...

Cheap Joe's Wants You!

Mona Lisa

CHEAP JOE'S WANTS YOU! Well, actually, we want your art! You see, every year about this time, we start to compile all of the great stuff that makes up the...

Refuse To Create Refuse: Recycle!

Refuse To Create Refuse: Recycle!

Mona Lisa

Waste not, Want not." If this quote is as true today as when Ben Franklin first coined it over two hundred years ago, why then, are the landfill sites full...

Refuse To Create Refuse: Recycle!

Mona Lisa

Waste not, Want not." If this quote is as true today as when Ben Franklin first coined it over two hundred years ago, why then, are the landfill sites full...

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...

Daily Inspiration: Spring Painting Fever!

Daily Inspiration: Spring Painting Fever!

Mona Lisa

With spring just around the corner, you might have to look closely outside for changes in the scenic landscape with the sprouting of new leaves on the trees expected anytime...

Daily Inspiration: Spring Painting Fever!

Mona Lisa

With spring just around the corner, you might have to look closely outside for changes in the scenic landscape with the sprouting of new leaves on the trees expected anytime...

Love is in Your Art!

Love is in Your Art!

Mona Lisa

February is the Lover's month and aren't we all lovers of some sort. Lovers of art, of music, of the mountains, or of the ocean, and of another, and our...

Love is in Your Art!

Mona Lisa

February is the Lover's month and aren't we all lovers of some sort. Lovers of art, of music, of the mountains, or of the ocean, and of another, and our...

You Might Be a Cheap Joe's Kind of Artist, If...

You Might Be a Cheap Joe's Kind of Artist, If...

Mona Lisa

Are You a Cheap Joe's Kind of Artist? Well, Are You? If you were ever in doubt as to your status as an artist, here are some key indications that...

You Might Be a Cheap Joe's Kind of Artist, If...

Mona Lisa

Are You a Cheap Joe's Kind of Artist? Well, Are You? If you were ever in doubt as to your status as an artist, here are some key indications that...

All I Want For Christmas Is an Art Workshop!

All I Want For Christmas Is an Art Workshop!

Mona Lisa

I can't think of any artist who would not love to receive the gift of an art workshop under their Christmas tree this year! I know I would! I would...

All I Want For Christmas Is an Art Workshop!

Mona Lisa

I can't think of any artist who would not love to receive the gift of an art workshop under their Christmas tree this year! I know I would! I would...

I Am an Alcohol Ink Alkie!

I Am an Alcohol Ink Alkie!

Mona Lisa

Cathy Taylor demos alcohol inks at Cheap Joe's Art Stuff. She painted these beautiful images using alcohol inks on a non - absorbent surface called Yupo.

I Am an Alcohol Ink Alkie!

Mona Lisa

Cathy Taylor demos alcohol inks at Cheap Joe's Art Stuff. She painted these beautiful images using alcohol inks on a non - absorbent surface called Yupo.