MAT CUTTING: How to Cut Mats using Logan Mat Cutters with Dave Thompson, FREE Demo, June 2nd, 2012



Dave Thompson demonstrating Logan Mat Cutters

MAT CUTTING:

How to Cut Mats using Logan Mat Cutters with Dave Thompson
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
from 11am to 12:30 pm - Special Time!

Would you like to save money by learning how to cut mats yourself?

Learn the basics of mat cutting, and how easy it is to cut your own mats

with Logan Mat Cutters at our FREE demo with Dave Thompson.

Dave is an expert with the entire line of Logan Mat Cutters and he

will demonstrate how to use the Logan Cutters,

and explain the features of the various

Logan Mat Cutter models we carry at DANIEL SMITH. 

Dave will be available to answer your questions on how to

 use the Logan Mat Cutters and how the different features

could best benefit your framing projects.

If you have been thinking about doing your own framing

and mat cutting, then this is a great demo to come and find out

about what would be the best mat cutter for you!

Logan Mat Cutter Display at the Seattle Store

Basics of Getting Started with Oil Painting with Jamie Bollenbach, FREE Demo, May 27th, 2012

OIL: Basics of Getting Started with Oil Painting with Jamie Bollenbach
Sunday, May 27th, 2012
at 12 pm & 2 pm - FREE demo!
JamieBollenbach.com

Rich, buttery, timeless. Oil painting may be the most beautiful of all painting media, and it has been the choice of masters since the 15th century. Even today, there is no rival for its versatility and depth of color.
It's a powerful medium, and oils can be a bit intimidating, but a little knowledge can greatly improve your work and save you a lot of money in materials. At the demo Jamie will go over the basic materials needed to get started painting with oils, and how they are used.

The FREE demo is a great preview to Jamie’s Workshop in June:
Basics of Getting Started with Oil Painting with Jamie Bollenbach
Sunday, June 10, 2012
at 12 pm & 2 pm
$75
Space is limited for the workshop so please register early by calling the Seattle Store at:
206-223-9599
This workshop will give you a solid, basic start to answer your questions about oils:
What is fat over lean? Wet-on-wet or wet-on-dry? How do you glaze, or varnish? What kind of brushes? This color and this color look identical- why do they mix so differently? What is all this stuff: Damar varnish? Odorless Spirits? Cold-Pressed Linseed Oil? Cobalt Dryer? Venetian Turpentine? If you have always wanted to paint with oils but did not know how to get started, Seattle Artist Jamie Bollenbach will teach you the key basics of painting with oils: the right supplies, how to apply them, basic color mixing, studio prep, safety and clean up. You will learn about pigments, brushes, mediums, vehicles, varnishes, gesso, setting up a palette, and how drawing integrates with an oil painting. You will learn about the different substrates you can paint on with oils, like canvas, linen, hardboard panel, and even metal and paper as well as basic safety and care for your materials and equipment.
Finally, you’ll be painting a very simple oil painting to get a feel for this wonderful medium. Mr. Bollenbach, M.F.A., will distill 15 years of art teaching experience with schools like the University of Washington and the Northwest College of Art into the key concepts for you to begin painting in oils.

WATERCOLOR: Mountain Landscapes with Ann Breckon, FREE Demo, May 26th, 2012

"Mt. Rainier" by Ann Breckon



WATERCOLOR: Mountain Landscapes

with Ann Breckon

Saturday, May 26th, 2012
at 11 am & 1:45 pm - FREE demo!
AnnBreckon.com





"Mt. Stewart" by Ann Breckon

Seattle painters are fortunate to surrounded by beautiful mountains. Ann will be demonstrating several tips for rendering their different textures, colors and shapes in watercolor. Come learn what atmospheric perspective means and how it applies to landscapes. Different approaches are needed for mountains at different distances, and some neat tricks for easy textures and shapes will be shown.

This FREE demo is a good preview to Ann’s workshop in June:
WATERCOLOR: 2-Day Workshop Painting

Mt. Rainier Grandeur

with Ann Breckon
Sunday & Monday,
June 17th & 18th, 2012
Please click HERE for more information about Ann’s Workshop.
Space for Ann’s Workshop is limited, to register,
please call the Seattle Store at:206-223-9599

Introducing DANIEL SMITH New Water Soluble Oil Paints with Hamid Zavareei

"AJ Painted in DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oil"
by Hamid Zavareei

Introducing DANIEL SMITH New Water Soluble Oil Paints

with Hamid Zavareei
FREE Special Event Demo!

Saturday, May 19th, 2012, at 11am & 12 pm 

This is a special demonstration our new,
DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils!

Water Soluble Oil Study
by Hamid Zavareei

Come and find out first hand about about our newest innovative paints by DANIEL SMITH, from Artist and GAGE Academy of Art Instructor Hamid Zavareei.  Hamid will demonstrate these Artist Grade Water Soluble Oils while he paints.

These Oils are the same formula as our Original Oil Paints, so they are highly pigmented and buttery, the only difference is that they are made with our New, Water Soluble Linseed Oil instead of our regular Refined Linseed Oil. The colors are exactly the same, feel the same when painting and still have that lovely linseed oil fragrance, AND you can clean up with water instead of combustible and hazardous turpentine or mineral spirits!

You will be able to try them yourself at the end of the demo and see how easily they wash out with water!

Our New DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oil Paints are great for:

• Artists who had to give up painting with oil for health reasons, because of the solvents needed for clean up.
• Artists who want to paint without solvents and who still want to paint with Artist grade paints, can now chose DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils and not settle for Student grade Water Soluble Oils.
• Artists who share studio space with others who don’t want to be exposed to harmful solvents.
• Artists who are pregnant, have babies, or small children who cannot be exposed to harmful solvents in the studios.
• Artist who have respiratory sensitive pets like birds, that cannot be exposed to harmful solvents.
• Artists who need to work with closed windows (and have inadequate ventilation) in their studios because of the cold or hot weather.
• Plein Air Artists who don’t want the hassle of carrying hazardous solvents and disposing of them.
• Artist who travel and cannot carry hazardous solvents with them on planes, trains and automobiles.
• Artists who don’t want to have to deal with storing hazardous solvents and disposing of them.
• Artists who prefer a cleaner alternative to working with solvents.

Our DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils are perfect for all these Artists AND allows them to continue working with the same Artist grade, highly pigmented, paints that DANIEL SMITH is known for!

Card Making using Collage & Mixed Media with Liesel Lund, FREE Demo, May 6th, 2012

Heart Card by Liesel Lund

Card Making using Collage & Mixed Media with Liesel Lund
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
at 12 pm and 2 pm
LieselLund.com

Heart Card by Liesel Lund

In this fun demo you will learn actual techniques of how to create your own easy, and heartfelt cards - Mother’s Day is coming! If you've ever received a handmade card, you know how special they are. Liesel will share some of her favorite mixed media secrets and give a preview of the things she will be teaching in her workshop on April 25th. Learn how to create your own textured, decorative papers. Add luscious color to your work by making your own color sprays with acrylic inks. Liesel will also demonstrate how to create a deckle edge. Many of these techniques can also be used in your paintings or art journals. Making cards is fun and a great way to try new techniques in a small, fast and easy way! You'll go home full of ideas and creative inspiration! Please visit Liesel’s blog, Adventures in Pretty, to see more about her demo!

This FREE demo is a great preview to Liesel’s Workshop:

MIXED MEDIA: Card Making using Collage & Mixed Media with Liesel Lund
Sunday, May 20th, 2012. 11 am to 4 pm, $75.
Discover the joy of working with collage and mixed media in the fun small format of a greeting card! You’ll learn how to create unique decorative papers for collage, different approaches to create cards, to combine your new papers with luscious colors of acrylic paint, acrylic gels, other collage ephemera, and fibers. You'll learn how to create a deckle edge and add intriguing cut outs. You'll go home full of ideas, creative inspiration and special handmade cards-ready for the perfect occasion! Beginners welcome.
LieselLund.com
Space is limited for Liesel's Workshop, please call the Seattle Store to reigister at: 206-223-9599

Introduction to Watercolor with Theresa Goesling, FREE Demo, May 5th, 2012

"Venetian Light" by Theresa Goesling

WATERCOLOR: Introduction to Watercolor with Theresa Goesling
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
at 11am & 1:45 pm
MakeEverydayaPainting.com

Theresa’s demo is about "How To" to get You started painting with Watercolors! 

 "Tuscan Dance of the Poppies"
by Theresa Goesling

Theresa will show you how to put together a palette that will travel with you anywhere, what paint, colors, brushes and paper to use and demonstrate using those materials! 

If you, or a friend has been thinking about painting in watercolors, this is a great FREE demo to come to, and help you get started, please bring along your friend!

This FREE demo is a great preview to Theresa’s Workshop: Introduction to Watercolor this coming Tuesday:Introduction to Watercolor with Theresa Goesling
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012. 

10 am to 3 pm, $75 day
Learn the basics of watercolor while feeling like you’re traveling to Italy for the day. Learn how to put together a palette, what kind of paint, brushes and paper to use. Jump start your watercolor journey with fun and easy paintings designed to build confidence. Theresa will guide beginners through simple steps to better painting in an enriching and encouraging atmosphere. Theresa makes painting with watercolors fun and easy!
MakeEverydayaPainting.com
Space is limited for Theresa's Workshop, please call the Seattle Store to reigister at: 206-223-9599

Painting & Dyeing Silk Scarves with Rita Gesinger, FREE Demos, April 21st, 2012

"Silk Angel" by
Rita Gesinger

SILK PAINTING & DYEING: Painting & Dyeing Silk Scarves with Rita Gesinger
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
at 11 am & 1:45 pm - FREE demos!
RitaGesinger.com

Detail of "Floral Scarf"
by Rita Gesinger

Watch and learn how to color beautiful silk with dyes, paint and wax at Rita’s demo.

Learn how you can add highlights, texture and color and make your own silk scarves.

Come and get your creative juices flowing, catch the excitement Rita has for this type of material, and get some great Gift Making ideas - how about for Mother’s Day!
List of some of the supplies Rita will be using at the demo:
Silk scarves - Jacquard Habotai Silk
Jacquard iDye
Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow
Jacquard Gutta resist 4oz

This FREE demo is a great preview to Rita’s Workshop:
SILK PAINTING & DYEING: Painting & Dyeing Silk Scarves with Rita Gesinger
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
$75 per day
11 pm to 3 pm

Space is limited for the May 5th Workshop, so please register early by calling the Seattle Store at: 206-223-9599 to make sure you have a space!

Detail of "Leaf Scarf"
by Rita Gesinger

June 2012 Schedule of FREE Art Demos at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for FREE Art Demos for June 2012 at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store. These are usually 1 hour long with the instructors demonstrating various art techniques, basic "how to" for a particular medium or how the artists do different art processes. You can learn a lot coming to these, and they are a great way to get inspired, and get your creative juices flowing - for FREE!  Some of the Artists who teach these FREE demos also teach Workshops at our Store, you can click on the link to find out more about our June Workshops.

Please check back at the blog often for updates and expanded descriptions for the FREE demos as they are added through out the month, even easier keep up on Facebook!

You can see our Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store June Schedule by clicking Bellevue June Schedule.

June FREE Art Demos - 2012

MAT CUTTING: How to Cut Mats using Logan Mat Cutters with Dave Thompson
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012, from 11am to 12:30 pm

ACRYLIC: Introduction to Acrylic Painting with Alicia Harvey
Saturday, June 9th, 2012, at 11 am & 1:45 pm  
AliciaHarvey.com

WATERCOLOR: Intense Color and Contrast with James Farrand
Sunday, June 10th, 2012, at 12 pm and 2 pm  
JF-Creative.com/Watercolors

WATERCOLOR: Plein Air & Landscape Painting using DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Sticks with Che Lopez
Saturday, June 16th, 2012, at 11 am & 1:45 pm  
ArtofChe.com

ACRYLIC: GOLDEN Acrylic Products Demo with Barbara DePirro
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm  
DePirro.com
Please call Seattle Store at 206-223-9599 to register for this FREE demo, as space is limited.

Keep up with all DANIEL SMITH Stores Demos, Workshops and Special Events with:

DANIEL SMITH Bellevue Store Events Blog

DANIEL SMITH Seattle Store Events Blog

Follow DANIEL SMITH Stores Events on Twitter

Become a Fan of DANIEL SMITH Stores Events on Facebook

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June 2012 Schedule of Artist Workshops at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for Artist Workshops for June 2012 at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store. These are usually 4 to 5 hour long "Hands On" workshops with the instructors demonstrating and teaching various art techniques. You will be creating during the workshop as you learn. These workshops have a fee, a list of supplies to bring to work with, and require registration. 

Space is limited, so please register early!  To Register, please call the Seattle Store at: 206-223-9599.  

June Workshops - 2012

OIL:  Basics of Getting Started with Oil Painting with Jamie Bollenbach
Sunday, June 10th, 2012  
JamieBollenbach.com
If you have always wanted to paint with oils but did not know how to get started, Jamie Bollenbach will teach you the key basics of painting with oils: the right supplies, how to apply them, basic color mixing, studio prep, safety and clean up. You will learn about pigments, brushes, mediums, vehicles, varnishes, gesso, setting up a palette, and how drawing integrates with an oil painting. Jamie will teach you about the different substrates to paint on like canvas, linen, and hardboard panel.
001 900 325
$75
11 am to 4 pm 

WATERCOLOR: 2-Day Workshop Painting Mt. Rainier Grandeur with Ann Breckon
Sunday & Monday, June 17th & 18th, 2012 
AnnBreckon.com
We will paint the mountain at its very best, with wild flowers, full sunshine and a powerful composition. Students may paint this on any size paper and are welcome to bring in their own photos of the mountain to use as reference. All levels of painting experience are welcome!
001 025 518
$75 per day
Sun 11 am to 5 pm
Mon 10 am to 4 pm 

ACRYLIC: Introduction to Acrylic Painting with Alicia Harvey
Sunday, June 24th, 2012  
AliciaHarvey.com
Always wanted to try acrylics but were afraid of the cost and complexity? Acrylics aren't as costly or complex as you might think. In this workshop, fun is the word - and you don't have to know how to draw to paint! You'll learn how to: set up your workspace for painting, mix colors, create line art, and paint directly from photos without drawing. This is designed to be a fun workshop to get you started painting, at the end of the workshop you‘ll have the confidence to take your acrylic painting to the next level, and have two finished paintings!
001 900 540
$75 per day
11 am to 4 pm 

WATERCOLOR: Landscape Painting using DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Sticks with Che Lopez
Saturday, June 30th, 2012  
ArtofChe.com
Learn how to paint landscapes and more. Paint more expressively,using DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Sticks. In this workshop, Che will teach you how DS Watercolor Sticks add a extra level of creativity (drawing & mark making) to landscape painting, plus all the juicy color that you love about DANIEL SMITH Watercolors! Watercolor Sticks are like painting with fresh paint, learn how you can also combine both traditional watercolor paints with a few Watercolor Sticks to add another dimension to your landscapes. All levels welcome!
001 900 342
$75 per day
11 am to 4 pm

Keep up with all DANIEL SMITH Stores Demos, Workshops and Special Events with:

DANIEL SMITH Bellevue Store Events Blog

DANIEL SMITH Seattle Store Events Blog

Follow DANIEL SMITH Stores Events on Twitter

Become a Fan of DANIEL SMITH Stores Events on Facebook

Follow DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials on Twitter at: DANIELSMITH_ART

Become a DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials Fan on

Facebook: DANIEL SMITH Art Supplies

DANIELSMITH.com

May 2012 Schedule of FREE Art Demos at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for FREE Art Demos for May 2012 at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store. These are usually 1 hour long with the instructors demonstrating various art techniques, basic "how to" for a particular medium or how the artists do different art processes. You can learn a lot coming to these, and they are a great way to get inspired, and get your creative juices flowing - for FREE!  Some of the Artists who teach these FREE demos also teach Workshops at our Store, you can click on the link to find out more about our May Workshops.

Please check back at the blog often for updates and expanded descriptions for the FREE demos as they are added through out the month, even easier keep up on Facebook! 

You can see our Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store May Schedule by clicking Bellevue May Schedule.  

May FREE Art Demos - 2012

WATERCOLOR: Introduction to Watercolor with Theresa Goesling
Saturday, May 5th, 2012 at 11am & 1:45 pm 
Please click HERE for more information about Theresa's demo! 
MakeEverydayaPainting.com 

MIXED MEDIA: Card Making using Collage & Mixed Media with Liesel Lund
Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 12 pm & 2 pm  
Please click HERE for more information about Liesel's demo!
LieselLund.com

WATERCOLOR: Plein Air Watercolor Painting Tips with Susie Short
Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at 11 am & 1:45 pm  
SusieShort.net 

OIL: Introducing DANIEL SMITH New Water Soluble Oil Paints with Hamid Zavareei
FREE Special Event Demo!
Saturday, May 19th, 2012, at 11am &12 pm (Please note new time at 12 pm!)
This is a special demonstration for the launch of our new,
DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils! 
Come and find out first hand about these innovative paints, and see for yourself when you get to try them after the demo! 

OIL: Plein Air Oil Painting, Packing, Tips & How To's with Paula Ensign
Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 12 pm & 2 pm  
PaulaEnsign.com

WATERCOLOR: Mountain Landscapes with Ann Breckon
Saturday, May 26th, 2012 at 11 am & 1:45 pm  
AnnBreckon.com

OIL: Basics of Getting Started with Oil Painting with Jamie Bollenbach
Sunday, May 27th, 2012 at 12 pm & 2 pm  
JamieBollenbach.com

Keep up with all DANIEL SMITH Stores Demos, Workshops and Special Events with:

DANIEL SMITH Bellevue Store Events Blog

DANIEL SMITH Seattle Store Events Blog

Follow DANIEL SMITH Stores Events on Twitter

Become a Fan of DANIEL SMITH Stores Events on Facebook

Follow DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials on Twitter at: DANIELSMITH_ART

Become a DANIEL SMITH: Artists’ Materials Fan on

Facebook: DANIEL SMITH Art Supplies

DANIELSMITH.com