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News Letter #5 - June, 2002 |
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Hello from Tony, Sorry about the delay in getting this months Newsletter out but with planning for Kendra's graduation and party, the month of May just seemed to have just flown on by. My website continues to grow and this month, I've added a Tips & Bits section which I will continue to add to each month to be a helpful tool in your learning process. ------------------------------------------------- Art Quote of the Month: Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. -Henry Ward Beecher ------------------------------------------------- NEWS AND NOTICES: New products are selling fast...so ORDER NOW! ( read more) Special offer on my instructional painting packets ( read more) Tips & Bits ! Lots of helpful painting information! ( read more) Going North this summer? Don't stop painting!.. ( read more) Still room left at the fun "Painting Get-a-Way". ( read more) Tony is AVAILABLE for SUMMER FUN and LEARNING. ( read more) Miss out on previous News,Notices or Newsletters? ( read more) ------------------------------------------------- IN THE SPOTLIGHT: We are so proud, that this accomplishment can not go without recognition. This month, the spotlight is turned on, Miss Kendra Marie Tibbetts, our loving niece and 2002 Citrus High School graduate. ( read more ) ------------------------------------------------- COMING SOON: If you are interested in learning portrait painting be sure to check in next month as I hope to have a SPECIAL OFFER on an easy-to-follow video tape series by a professional portrait artist friend of mine. ------------------------------------------------- INTERESTING "ART-I-FACT" OF THE MONTH: "Fat over Lean" This term has nothing to do with your body shape but refers to the correct way paint should be applied to prevent later damage to your painting as it dries. This simply refers to the amount of oil in your paint. As you add layers to your painting, they should contain more oil in them. Oil is known as a 'fatty' medium. So fat over lean means that your first paint layers should contain less of a fatty medium (oil ) in them. The layers on top should contain more oil so they will dry slower. If the top layer dries before the layers underneath then your paint could crack, bubble or other problems occur. The reason for this is because this is what happens in your painting while it is drying. The layer underneath is drying it will contract. Literally, the paint layer will move! Your eye cannot see it, but it happens. If the layer on top dries all the way through before the layer underneath has dried all the way through then this moving of the paint underneath will crack the paint layers on top which have already dried and stopped moving. This is one reason you should paint 'fat over lean' ------------------------------------------------- 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 all the June 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- |