Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog
Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.
The S-Curve of Learning
As an artist, I find myself thinking about something creative or contemplating a painting almost every minute of the day. How is that possible? I am either going over a...
The S-Curve of Learning
As an artist, I find myself thinking about something creative or contemplating a painting almost every minute of the day. How is that possible? I am either going over a...
When Life Gives You Mud... Make Mud Puddles!
With the many inches of the rain we have had in the North Carolina mountains this year, something we have not been a stranger to is mud puddles. I have...
When Life Gives You Mud... Make Mud Puddles!
With the many inches of the rain we have had in the North Carolina mountains this year, something we have not been a stranger to is mud puddles. I have...
Best and Unlikely Paint Palette Options
We often think of palettes as just a storage unit for our paints and their importance is sometimes ignored or disregarded. However, a palette is, actually, an important piece of art equipment....
Best and Unlikely Paint Palette Options
We often think of palettes as just a storage unit for our paints and their importance is sometimes ignored or disregarded. However, a palette is, actually, an important piece of art equipment....
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...
Frank Webb Paints Using His Head, Heart and Hand
I love learning from video material. I will watch an instructional video over and over until I have accomplished the technique or at least have a good understanding of the...
Frank Webb Paints Using His Head, Heart and Hand
I love learning from video material. I will watch an instructional video over and over until I have accomplished the technique or at least have a good understanding of the...
Warning! Alcohol Markers Can Be Highly Addictive!
You know, I guess I’ve always loved art stuff. Growing up, there was nothing I wanted more. Don’t tell Joe, but I used to sleep with the Dick Blick catalog...
Warning! Alcohol Markers Can Be Highly Addictive!
You know, I guess I’ve always loved art stuff. Growing up, there was nothing I wanted more. Don’t tell Joe, but I used to sleep with the Dick Blick catalog...
Cheap Joe's Goes Back to School: Winsor & Newto...
At Cheap Joe's, we are constantly challenged by our customers to know more and more about the products we sell. They will call with questions that we want to be...
Cheap Joe's Goes Back to School: Winsor & Newto...
At Cheap Joe's, we are constantly challenged by our customers to know more and more about the products we sell. They will call with questions that we want to be...
More Than Just a Farm Hand, He's Family
I think, more today, than in the olden times, animals are considered just part of the family. We tend to keep the common domesticated animals in and around the house...
More Than Just a Farm Hand, He's Family
I think, more today, than in the olden times, animals are considered just part of the family. We tend to keep the common domesticated animals in and around the house...
Watercolors That Melt on Your Paper, Not on You...
Artists are known to get creative when they really need to the most. So, when I was presented with a challenge, I pulled out my thinking cap and set into...
Watercolors That Melt on Your Paper, Not on You...
Artists are known to get creative when they really need to the most. So, when I was presented with a challenge, I pulled out my thinking cap and set into...
Put Some Spring in Your Art!
The daffodils are popping up here and there and the robins have made their way back home; the first of many signs that Spring has arrived. Another sure sign of...
Put Some Spring in Your Art!
The daffodils are popping up here and there and the robins have made their way back home; the first of many signs that Spring has arrived. Another sure sign of...
The Teachings of Caroline Jasper: Dramatic Dept...
The more I learn about art and various techniques, the more I realize I need to continue to learn. I have painted with acrylics for years, and more recently with...
The Teachings of Caroline Jasper: Dramatic Dept...
The more I learn about art and various techniques, the more I realize I need to continue to learn. I have painted with acrylics for years, and more recently with...
