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

How to Make Resin Art: It's easier than you think!

How to Make Resin Art: It's easier than you think!

Leslie Snipes

Amazing Clear Cast Resin is a fun, experimental, and aesthetically pleasing medium that’s gaining popularity due to its abstract nature and its ability to mix with a multitude of pigments...

How to Make Resin Art: It's easier than you think!

Leslie Snipes

Amazing Clear Cast Resin is a fun, experimental, and aesthetically pleasing medium that’s gaining popularity due to its abstract nature and its ability to mix with a multitude of pigments...

Bonnie's Garden: A Watercolor Painting from Beginning to End

Bonnie's Garden: A Watercolor Painting from Beg...

Leslie Snipes

In this series of videos, you'll follow along as artist Ward Jene Stroud creates a gorgeous watercolor painting of a butterfly while sharing his tools and techniques. Throughout the videos,...

Bonnie's Garden: A Watercolor Painting from Beg...

Leslie Snipes

In this series of videos, you'll follow along as artist Ward Jene Stroud creates a gorgeous watercolor painting of a butterfly while sharing his tools and techniques. Throughout the videos,...

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...

The Story Behind Cheap Joe's Kilimanjaro Watercolor Paper

The Story Behind Cheap Joe's Kilimanjaro Waterc...

Terry Henry

Back in the day, spring of 1998 to be exact, Cheap Joe’s annual reference catalog hit the mailboxes of America and other far-away places. Billed as a catalog “For Art...

The Story Behind Cheap Joe's Kilimanjaro Waterc...

Terry Henry

Back in the day, spring of 1998 to be exact, Cheap Joe’s annual reference catalog hit the mailboxes of America and other far-away places. Billed as a catalog “For Art...

An Update on Jim Bailey's Art Studio and New Painting Innovations!

An Update on Jim Bailey's Art Studio and New Pa...

Terry Henry

First, I want to thank you for including my art studio in the New Palette Issue #61.  Since it has been over a year I thought it was timely to...

An Update on Jim Bailey's Art Studio and New Pa...

Terry Henry

First, I want to thank you for including my art studio in the New Palette Issue #61.  Since it has been over a year I thought it was timely to...

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...

Art Supply Basics Every Artist Should Have

Art Supply Basics Every Artist Should Have

CJAS Staff

If you search the internet you will no doubt find hundreds of sites with lists of art supplies that every artist should have in their respective "toolboxes". If you ask...

Art Supply Basics Every Artist Should Have

CJAS Staff

If you search the internet you will no doubt find hundreds of sites with lists of art supplies that every artist should have in their respective "toolboxes". If you ask...

When Is A Brush Not A Brush?

When Is A Brush Not A Brush?

CJAS Staff

When Is A Brush Not A Brush? When it is a Catalyst Tool from Princeton Artist Brush Company. Crafted from flexible silicone or hard nylon to allow artists a new...

When Is A Brush Not A Brush?

CJAS Staff

When Is A Brush Not A Brush? When it is a Catalyst Tool from Princeton Artist Brush Company. Crafted from flexible silicone or hard nylon to allow artists a new...

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!

Chat with Artist Linda Baker

Chat with Artist Linda Baker

Terry Henry

In this free artist interview, Cheap Joe's Terry Henry sits down with artist Linda Baker and covers a wide range of topics. A most interesting interview with artist Linda Baker....

Chat with Artist Linda Baker

Terry Henry

In this free artist interview, Cheap Joe's Terry Henry sits down with artist Linda Baker and covers a wide range of topics. A most interesting interview with artist Linda Baker....

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...