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News Letter #10 - November, 2002 |
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Hello from Tony, It's now November, a time I remember when living up North of raking falling leaves and preparing for winter ahead. I like November especially because of Thanksgiving. Yes it is true I love to eat but that's not my main thought on that special day. To me, November is a time to reflect upon the things that I have to be thankful about. The older I get, the more I realize to appreciate the people and things around me and to be thankful for the things I do have rather than wishing for the things I have not. Remember your loved ones both present and past for it's in your memory and heart that life goes on. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving and holiday season. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Art Quote of the Month: "Everybody is an artist." - Joseph Beuys (1921-1986). One of his central ideas was that there is a creator in all of us and art is in everything we do. ----------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS AND NOTICES: Great News! Portrait Technique offer is Extended... (read more) A-n-C in Lecanto will close by the end of the year!..(read more) Special offer on my instructional painting packets (read more) Tips & Bits questions and answers #31 - #35 ! ( read more) Miss out on previous News,Notices or Newsletters? ( read more) Tony's paintings are on sale now for the holidays!.. (read more) Turn someone on to painting with a Gift Certificate! (read more) Tina has her own webpage, Check it out.. ( read more) ----------------------------------------------------------------- IN THE SPOTLIGHT: This Spotlight I have featured a talented student of mine, Barbara Monday of Gainesville, FL ( read more ) ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMING SOON: Next month, I will again add 5 more Tips & Bits to that ever popular section, so please continue to ask the questions you want answered. Look for another 12 "How To" Instructional Painting Packets to be added in the near future. Also, I might be posting a FREE painting packet on my website and I'm still looking into having a possible, "Packet of the Month Club". So stay tuned in. ----------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTING "ART-I-FACT" OF THE MONTH: Choosing an easel that is right for you. Easels come in a variety of sizes, shapes and price ranges. There are the large studio easels for those who work indoors, smaller lightweight easels for use outdoors, display easels, box type easels, and an assortment of table easels, mainly for indoor use but some serve as both with telescoping legs and are light enough to take on location. So how do you choose? First of all you must decide why you want an easel, where and when you are going to use it and how it's going to help you. These may seem to be obvious questions but not always thought about before a purchase. An easel need to suit your working methods, whether you sit or stand and it needs to suit the media you will use if for. For oil or acrylic painting on canvas, it is best to have an easel that will support and adjust to the variety of sizes you plan on using. It is best not to have a "lip" (top and bottom) which prevents you from painting the whole canvas. It should have a bottom canvas support and some sort of lockdown top clamp. It should be sturdy and adjustable to move to all the angles you need to make it a more comfortable workstation. You need to be easy to assemble and use, fit into the allotted space both while in use and stored away when not in use. Your easel needs to be your "friend", that helps you paint in comfort, with ease and the right mental attitude. Hopefully these comments will help you make a more informed decision on the type of easel that will best serve your purpose. *Special Note about wooden easels: they need to be made of hardwood (most are these days) and it's fixtures should be either brass or steel (as aluminum tends to ware with use). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Well, that about wraps it up for another month. I do hope that you have enjoyed it. Now go directly to my website to get all the "inside scoops" on the News and Notices, Tips & Bits and to check out any of the November classes you want to sign-up for. If you have any topics, ideas or questions that you would like to see featured in future newsletters or on my website, please let me know. I love hearing your feedback on your thoughts about it. Thank you for your time. Always,"Painting for Pleasure", with Tony and Tina Carchia Email addresses: Tony@Painting-for-Pleasure.com Tina@Painting-for-Pleasure.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- |