Luminous colors for an illuminated Halloween

Golden Acrylic's Phosphorescent Green glows in the dark

AND

Holbein's Luminous Acrylic colors glow under blacklight!

 

 We also just received glow-in-the-dark SILLY PUTTY for Halloween.

What else is spooky around here? 

How about Speedball's glow-in-the-dark Silkscreen ink? 

Works great on fabric or paper.

Make your artwork a two-for-one: 

Paint or print a second image that pops out when it's shown under a different light.

You could also use this technique to dress up some really unique Halloween decorations.

 

 

Cleaninig Brushes

 Cleaning Brushes
Never rest brushes on their hairs. Always leave them flat or with the hairs upright. Keep brushes clean during the painting session and give them a thorough cleaning after the session. For water-based paints, switch back and forth between rinsing out with tap water and mildly soaped water. For oil and alkyd paints, use mineral spirits or turpentine in the same manner and finish up with mild soap or brush cleaner and water. Always reshape the brush when work is complete.

Here’s a tip for cleaning really big brushes often used in oil painting. Place an old wire colander in a gallon plastic ice cream bucket. Next, place both in a taller bucket with a lid. Fill the gallon bucket with paint thinner to cover the bristles. Swirl the brushes against the colander and then wipe off the excess with a rag. The big bucket catches any splashes.

Remember that solvents are toxic and should be disposed of as hazardous wastes.

 

 

My favorite Brush cleaner is Generals Brush cleaner, since it is non-toxic and I have seen it save brushes that I was sure were goners!-chelsea

Fine Framing at Artists Mediums

Have you seen Museum Glass yet? It is so amazing, that when they sent me this sample I said, why did they send me half a piece of glass?

You can see my reflection ion the UV Glass on the left, but you can barely see any reflection at all in the museum Glass. It is really amazing stuff.

 

Also don't forget we are always recieving new styles of frames from our vendors, these are just a couple of examples.

Auto Air Airbrush colors in stock

 We have a good selection of Auto Air Airbrush colors in stock at the moment, stop by if you need some nice bright colors to put through your airbrush!

Art Discussions

Once again, this subject has come up.

Would local artists would like to gather and share information and ideas about how and where we find our creative spark, and about how we each in our own way follow that sometimes rather winding path towards self expression?

There are many Galleries to show your art,

and there are arts organizations which help promote art,

but where is it that artists can meet to discuss creating?

I have often said that we all seem to work in a void.
If you are interested in joining or forming a discussion group, I would love your input.
Stop by the store to let us know your thoughts on gathering a group together!