Happy New Year!! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable holiday season! Mine was very quiet, as we stayed home. Despite the quietness, a little spice was added by taking in a stray from outside. He had been coming around our house since the summer and we even had a little heated (floor) house for him. However one day he showed up at our house, when it was -25, snow ladened. I tried to wipe the snow off him, but I made matters worse, because his coat then became wet. So, wet and cold equals freezing, so we brought him inside. It now has been a slow melding of new (cat) with old (our cats).
Have you ever had a painting's colours fade over time? If some of the colours have faded that means that those particular colours are not very 'lightfast.' Lightfastness in paint is the colour's resistant to fading when exposed to light. In acrylic paints, the lightfast information is usually found on the backside of the tube of paint. The lightfast rating is one (l) to five (V). Five (V) means very poor lightfastness, while one (l) stands for excellent lightfastness. So usually when I buy paint, I always try to buy lightfast paint (i.e. excellent (l) or very good (ll) lightfastness).
I hope you're having a great week so far. Just wanted to remind you about my LIVE play time, with art supplies in my FaceBook group, Art & Soul Insider, every Wednesday and Saturday at 10 am (MST). If you love creating art and trying out new supplies, then you won't want to miss it!
I'll be bringing my art supplies and would love for you to join me and bring yours too. It's a great opportunity to try out new techniques, share ideas, and just have some creative fun together. So mark your calendars and don't forget to join Art & Soul Insider to join in on the fun. Can't wait to see you all there!
My World Rocks
- Get confidence with acrylics paints – Learn 19 techniques
- Step-by-step instructions
- Have some ‘me time’
- Have a sense of pride and enjoyment
- Get colourfully painted rocks with short worded intentions written on them
- Go at your own pace - self-paced
- Weekly access to the teacher (me) via Zoom
- Participate in Guided Meditations
- Have a collection of rocks can be picked for daily intention
To sign up for the course, just go here, https://www.barbaralynnburns.com/my-world-rocks , and start your fun and relaxing journey now.
Would you like three FREE Artist Cards that were created by me? These Artist Cards are 4”x6” and are printed on good quality stock paper so that the colours are comparable to the original ArtWork & Words. They are perfect for gift giving, framing, postcards or sticking on your mirror for inspiration. To get them, just click on this link, https://www.barbaralynnburns.com/artist-cards , to get them mailed to you.
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