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News Letter #2 - Mar, 2002 |
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Hello Everyone, Wow, how fast another month has just flown by which brings to mind a quote from the famous actor, singer, dancer, Danny Kaye, "Life is a great big canvas. Throw all the paint on it you can". ABOUT THE CALENDAR: My March class calendar is now up and running on my website along with my February calendar. As most of you know, my class calendar is "printable" for those wanting a hard copy to carry with them or post on their fridge. Also, my online calendar has special features to help you see even more. Bring up either of the calendars on your screen. Move the cursor over the calendar and select (click on) a date of the class(es) that you might be interested in. A new window will then "pop-up" that will display a photo of the painting being taught that day along with a description of the painting, the location, type of class (workshop or mini) and time of the class. There is also a "clickable" link for directions on how to get to the class. Presently, only classes that are open to the public are displayed in this manner but possibly, sometime in the future, I may display all paintings being held at all locations. Special Notice: For those of you that would like to continue receiving my printed class schedule by way of "snail mail" (postal mail), please let me know and I will continue to send you one. ---------------------------------------------------------- NEWS AND NOTICES: First off, a date has been added, letting you know when the news and notices were last updated. My website is constantly being updated and I think having it "dated" is a great feature to let you know whether or not you have read or seen the notices. This section will be updated whenever needed, so do check it out frequently so that you don't miss out on anything. Current News Items:
Student Spotlight - I have 4 students with one thing in common..............( read more ) ---------------------------------------------------------- COMING SOON: With such a busy teaching schedule as I have right now, it doesn't leave much time to do all of the things I have planned out for my website. My son has done such a great job on my website and is constantly improving it as he gets any new information from me. As soon as I mention an idea, he has it out there, even if it isn't complete. I am now working on getting the "Class Photos" to him so we can display my classes in progress at many of the places I'm teaching. Hopefully, it will be up and running within a week. So be on the look out for this new section. My Gallery sections is still under underway but have been having troubles with the photography part of it. I have taken numerous photos of my paintings but none have come out good enough to be displayed. I guess I'm better at painting than I am a photographer but I'll keep on trying. Also in the works is the possibility of presenting a few of my paintings as online greeting cards. I'm not sure just how this works but my son is looking into it as you read this notice. Another feature that is in the works is..........ummmm, I think I'll just leave you in suspense at this point. Don't want to tell you about EVERYTHING, all in the same newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTING "ART-I-FACT" OF THE MONTH: DON'T KEEP YOUR OIL PAINTINGS IN THE DARK No, I'm not saying that you are hiding them from the public. But it is a fact that, if left in the dark while drying, they can encounter problems and possibly won't dry properly. Oil paintings need light, as light energy in the UV and visible range affects objects in lots of interesting ways. It gives us a sunburn (when exposed to long). It accelerates the aging of milk. That's why your milk seems to go sour faster in those plastic gallon jugs than in the cartons. Reason, in jugs the milk is exposed to light whereas in the cartons, it's not. As far as oil paints go, light acts as a catalyst to accelerate the drying process of oils. Light also bleaches the oil which hinders yellowing and leaves a clearer film over the surface. That explains why some of my oil paintings have yellowed making pink skies turn a light orange. So, during the drying process, oil paintings shouldn't be left in total darkness. They should be allowed periods of indirect light. I did not say direct light as sunlight is not advisable. Simply hang them about your studio or home allowing them to be exposed to the cycle of dark and light that comes with the rotation of the earth and they should be just fine. Leave a nightlight on for them, if you think they may be.........afraid of the dark ---------------------------------------------------------- Well, that's about it for this months newsletter. I hope you have enjoyed it and that you will continue to visit my website often. If you have any topics or ideas 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- |