Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog
Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.
Finding Your Space
Your treatment of pictorial space (how much you emphasize the illusion of depth) depends on your expressive intent. Here are your choices, their advantages, and their disadvantages. Reprinted from the...
Finding Your Space
Your treatment of pictorial space (how much you emphasize the illusion of depth) depends on your expressive intent. Here are your choices, their advantages, and their disadvantages. Reprinted from the...
"Painting A Series" by Anne-Marie Harvey
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
"Painting A Series" by Anne-Marie Harvey
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
"Value Judgement" by Don Andrews
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
"Value Judgement" by Don Andrews
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
Reviewing the 3 Basic Color Qualities - by Chri...
In this article reprinted from the early, early days of the Palette Magazine, Toph and Skip fill us in on the differences between Hue, Value & Intensity as it pertains...
Reviewing the 3 Basic Color Qualities - by Chri...
In this article reprinted from the early, early days of the Palette Magazine, Toph and Skip fill us in on the differences between Hue, Value & Intensity as it pertains...
The Versatility of Winsor & Newton Blues
Enjoy this blog post highlighting the characteristics and versatility of Winsor & Newton Blues. Winsor & Newton offers the purest pigments which inspire artists to create in limitless ways.
The Versatility of Winsor & Newton Blues
Enjoy this blog post highlighting the characteristics and versatility of Winsor & Newton Blues. Winsor & Newton offers the purest pigments which inspire artists to create in limitless ways.
Mark Mehaffey on \Personal Abstraction\""
Mark Mehaffey was featured in the New Palette Magazine issue #61 which is now out of print. In this reprint, Mark shares with us his process in creating abstract shapes.
Mark Mehaffey on \Personal Abstraction\""
Mark Mehaffey was featured in the New Palette Magazine issue #61 which is now out of print. In this reprint, Mark shares with us his process in creating abstract shapes.
Watercolor Wet into Wet Demystified - Wes Waugh
In this offering, Wes shows us the difference between a dry approach to painting versus the "wetness" technique in creating a landscape. Wes is one of our local (Boone, NC)...
Watercolor Wet into Wet Demystified - Wes Waugh
In this offering, Wes shows us the difference between a dry approach to painting versus the "wetness" technique in creating a landscape. Wes is one of our local (Boone, NC)...
Mats! Mats! Mats! by Joe Miller
Our very own Joe Miller (Cheap Joe) shows us in simple terms how to save a painting that doesn't quite measure up by using mats of different sizes to find...
Mats! Mats! Mats! by Joe Miller
Our very own Joe Miller (Cheap Joe) shows us in simple terms how to save a painting that doesn't quite measure up by using mats of different sizes to find...
What's Wrong With Black? - by Christopher Schink
Christopher Schink is one of the founders of the New Palette Magazine, which in a previous incarnation was called Watermedia Focus. In this offering (a reprint from the out of...
What's Wrong With Black? - by Christopher Schink
Christopher Schink is one of the founders of the New Palette Magazine, which in a previous incarnation was called Watermedia Focus. In this offering (a reprint from the out of...
David R. Smith Watercolor Demonstration: Master...
David created this watercolor demo especially for Cheap Joe's as a way to share some painting skills that you can master while you stay home and make art. You'll learn...
David R. Smith Watercolor Demonstration: Master...
David created this watercolor demo especially for Cheap Joe's as a way to share some painting skills that you can master while you stay home and make art. You'll learn...
Don Getz & American Journey Watercolors - A Primer
There is always a story behind the introduction of any new Cheap Joe's branded product. One such story surrounds the beginings of our American Journey Watercolors. After much trial and...
Don Getz & American Journey Watercolors - A Primer
There is always a story behind the introduction of any new Cheap Joe's branded product. One such story surrounds the beginings of our American Journey Watercolors. After much trial and...
What Is An Abstract Painting Anyway? by Skip La...
Skip Lawrence is another one of my "favorite" artists. He has been teaching at Cheap Joe's forever and after interviewing him in 2017, I asked him to send me something...
What Is An Abstract Painting Anyway? by Skip La...
Skip Lawrence is another one of my "favorite" artists. He has been teaching at Cheap Joe's forever and after interviewing him in 2017, I asked him to send me something...
