Last Saturday, at 11:20 am, I got my first 'antiCOVID shot.' To be honest, I did have some concerns about getting the shot; with the main concern being they don't really know the long term effects or side effects of the drug. But then, one needed to take an educated decision, and based on my lung hi...
Last #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques I shared about hatching. This can be used in drawing, lino work, painting and more. Well, so can crosshatching. Crosshatching is a combination of vertical and horizontal lines. When these lines are drawn closer together, one can get a darker value, in comparison when ...
Today #FridayFinds is all about the sun... or the effects of the sun. We all know that the sun has harmful rays and that sunscreen is important for us to wear. Today there are two tinted sunscreens for you to consider. First of all, there is the Jane Iredale Dream Tint a tinted moisturizer with a SP...
Just took a course with Lisa Cumes for my #WednesdayWins . She helped me with my one-liner for my business. I then purchased the Pitch Bundle and am fine-tuning it with these helpful additions.
So which one do you like the best, one or two.?...let me know!
1. I create specialty art classes. But th...
Tuesday's #ToolsAndTechniques are about a drawing technique called hatching. Hatching is drawing parallel lines... the closer the lines are together, the darker the value! Thus if you want a lighter value, you would draw the lines farther a part. Next week will be about a techniques called cross-hat...
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Today’s ART section will be short but sweet! So far we have covered line and shape of the Elements of Design. Today, we’ll talk about form. Form is very similar to shape. While shapes are 2 dimensional (length and width), form is three dimensional with length, width and depth. (visual below, th...
Today's #WednesdayWins is all about recycling. The beauty industry counts for the majoity of waste in the landfill. There are three makeup lines that I know of that are being more conscious about their product waste. Athr Beauty is 100% recyclable!! While Seint makeup and Salt New York has tins that...
Happy #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques ! Today is all about watercolours and a techniques called glazing. Layering one glazing on top of another, one can create form and dimensions! #art #artteacher #teachingonline #teachingartonline #glazing #watercolors #watercolours #barbaralynnburns #barbaraburns
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Last Art & Soul newsletter I shared about lines, while this one I am focusing on the element of shape. A shape is created when lines are joined together to enclose an area. By combining two horizontal lines and two vertical lines together, you create a square. Shapes have the dimensions of leng...
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A line is more than just a line. There are different types of line. In examining what line is, you should know that it is an element of design in art; so, whenever looking at a piece of art, there are lines. It’s not something someone would automatically consider when looking at art, but lines ...
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Have you ever lost your drive to play or be creative? I did, it’s happened to me. One can lose their creative spark after a serious health issue, life trauma, success or time. For me it was after my cancer diagnosis and the deaths of my parents. It was like everything stood still and I had no d...
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In the upcoming class, My World Rocks, we will be using acrylic paints. Many people ask: “What makes acrylic paints different from oils?” Oil paints have been used for centuries, while acrylics is a new invention at the turn of the 21st century. The second main difference is that in oils the pi...
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Are you Ready to Finally Start Painting?
The Beginner's Guide to Acrylics will give you all the information you need to start painting! It is something I wish I had when I first started with acrylics. Inside is a
- checklist of supplies needed,
- a list of colours to make all the colours of the world and more!
This is your first step in learning about acrylics. The sooner you start, the sooner you paint!
I want this Guide!
