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December 2011 Schedule of FREE Art Demos at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for FREE Art Demos for December 2011 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!

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 December Schedule by clicking Bellevue December Schedule.


ACRYLIC: Introduction to Acrylic Painting with Cheryl Hoople
Curious about Acrylic painting?  Find out how to get started in this versatile medium!
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, 11 am & 1:45 pm
CherylHoople.com

MIXED MEDIA: Cards & Gifts with Cindy Briggs & Theresa Goesling
Fun, hands on demo with lots of ideas for Holiday Gifts!
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 12pm & 2 pm
MakeEveryDayAPainting.com

FABRIC ARTS: Jacquard Art Products Demonstration
Painting on Silk using Dye-Na-Flow with Asher Katz
Please click on the link to find out more about Asher's demo!
Saturday, December 10th, 2011, 11am & 1:45 pm
Asher Katz (Fabric Artist for Jacquard) will be demonstrating Dye-N-Flow Liquid Paint on silk AND there will be a Hands-On part to this demo where participants will get to try it themselves using a hoop with silk! Quanities are limited, so first come, first served!

WATERCOLOR: Watercolor "Short-Cuts" with Susie Short!
Tips, Tricks & Techniques for working with Watercolors
Please click on the link to find out more about Susie's demo!
Sunday, December 11th (new date!!) 2011 at 12 pm & 2 pm
SusieShort.net
Please note that this demo was added AFTER the newsletter was published.

ENCAUSTIC: Fun with Encaustics with Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch
Please click on the link to find out more about Patricia's demo!
Find out about encaustics and how great they are for mixed-media!
Saturday, December 17th, 2011, 11 am & 1:45 pm
pbsArtist.com

GOLD LEAF: Gold Leaf Fun with Ann Breckon
Please click on the link to find out more about Ann's demo!
Saturday, December 17th, 2011, 11 am & 1:45 pm
AnnBreckon.com

DANIEL SMITH Walnut Ink: Walnut Ink 101 with Marianne Perkins
Please click on the link to find out more about Marianne's demo!
Sunday, December 18th, 2011 12 pm & 2 pm

WATERCOLOR: DANIEL SMITH Watercolors with Susie Short
NOTE: the date for this demo has been changed to Sunday, December 11th, please see above at Dec 11th for more info on this fun demo!
Please check back for more information on this special demo, note, this demo was added after our newsletter was published
Sunday, December 18th, 2011 12 pm & 2 pm

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December 2011 Schedule of Artist Workshops at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for Artist Workshops for December 2011 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. Please regiester early to be sure of a spot in the workshop, and to make sure workshops are not cancelled due to low enrollment. To Register, please call the Seattle Store at: 206-223-9599.

MIXED MEDIA: Cards & Gifts with Cindy Briggs & Theresa Goesling
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
MakeEverydayaPainting.com
International Traveling Workshop Instructors, Cindy Briggs & Theresa Goesling demonstrate creative painting techniques for holiday cards and gifts. The authors of “Make Every Day A Painting”, will share a portion of their manual on how they paint quick studies which they will use to create artful cards and gifts. They will demonstrate using watercolor ground as a base for painting on a multiple of items, photo transfers, stamping, working with various gel mediums and more.
001 900 671
$85 per day
10 am to 3 pm

SILK PAINTING: Painting Silk Scarves for Gifts with Rita Gesinger
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
RitaGesinger.com
We are sorry, Rita's Workshop has been canceled due to illness, we hope to re-scheduled it sometime in the Spring
Learn how to paint on silk and make beautiful Silk Scarves for yourself or Holiday Gifts! Rita will show the basics of painting on silk, and in this workshop you will be painting on ready made silk scarves using you own design ideas or one or two that Rita will have for the workshop. This will be a fun and creative workshop!
Cancelled
$75 per day
11 am to 3pm

ACRYLIC: Exploring Acrylic Painting with Dianna Shyne
Saturday, December 10th, 2011  
DiannaShyne.com
NOTE: there was an error in our Newsletter which showed an incorrect date, the correct date IS Dec 10th.
Whether you are a seasoned oil painter, an experienced watercolorist, or new to painting, Dianna will take you through the steps to create vibrant, oil-like paintings from acrylics. Working from still life, photo reference and plein air, the student will learn about color mixing, glazes, composition, drying time, thickness and edges to create impressionist painting you never thought possible with acrylics
001 020 047
$80 per day
11am to 4 pm 
Be sure to register early to make sure there is space for you! Also, if not enough people register early (a week before the workshop) the workshop could be cancelled, so please register early to make sure we have enough people for the workshop.

Please be sure to register early to reserve your place at a workshop
by calling the Seattle Store at: 206-223.-9599

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Learn about DANIEL SMITH PrimaTek Watercolors and make an Autumn Leaf Card! FREE Demo with Liesel Lund November 25th!

PrimaTek Leaf by Liesel Lund

PrimaTek WATERCOLORS: Painting Autumn Leaves with Liesel Lund
Friday, November 25th - FREE demo!
11am & 1:45 pm  

Learn about DANIEL SMITH PrimaTek Watercolors
AND make an Autumn Leaf Card!
Daniel Smith's unique PrimaTek watercolors made are from genuine minerals and gemstones and the paints are made here in Seattle.
Serpentine Genuine Watercolor
with Serpentine Necklace by Liesel Lund
Liesel will show how the colors look next to the actual stones they are made from. She will be demonstrating how the paints are wonderful for rich landscapes and will teach you how use them to paint autumn leaves. Afterwards you'll get to try the paints out for yourself as you get to paint out an Autumn Leaf onto a card to take with you!
This is a great opportunity to learn about these goregeous and unique paints, and try them out while making an Autumn Leaf card....so come by and have some fun while learning!
 
The DANIEL SMITH PrimaTek Watercolors Liesel will be demonstrating are:
PrimaTek Watercolors Painted out by Liesel Lund
Rhodonite Genuine
Sedona Genuine
Amazonite Genuine
Serpentine Genuine
Mayan Blue Genuine
Purpurite Genuine
Hematite Burnt Scarlet Genuine
Any she'll also be using at the demo:
Brushes:
#2 Round, BlackGold 311
D.S. 1/2" 24-4 Cat's Tongue
#6 Round, DaVinci-Maestro Kolinsky 35
Paper:
Strathmore Watercolor Cards
OR 140# cold press water pad-Fabriano Watercolor Studio, Acquarello, 75 sheets
PrimaTek Leaves by Leisel Lund
This will be a fun demo! 
Come for Fun, Come to Learn, and Come and be Inspired!
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The 3 Basic Fundamentals of Watercolor with Che Lopez: FREE Demo November 26th

"October Squash" by Che Lopez
FREE Watercolor Demo with Che Lopez
Watercolor Basics - The 3 Basic Fundamentals of Watercolor
Saturday, November 26th, 2011 at 11am & 1:45pm

In these 2 FREE, 1 hour demos, Che Lopez, will be demonstrating Watercolor Basics, the three basic fundamentals of watercolor:
1)  Composition
2)  Color mixing
3)  Painting light to dark.
Watercolor can be explained and learned using three techniques:
1)  Dry
2)  Wet
3)  Color Mixing.
Che will demonstrate how he uses both of these 3 techniques from start to finish using a basic palette to draw, mix and paint. While painting, he will be sharing tips that you can use in your painting as well. Excellent demo for the beginner, and intermediate painter.

List of supplies Che will be using at the demo:
DS Extra Fine Watercolors
Basic Palette with lots of choices for landscapes and portraits:
Hanza Yellow Med.
Quinacridone Coral
Manganese Blue
French Ultramarine
Sap Green
Burnt Sienna
Brushes and Papers
DS Kolinsky Sables - Rounds and Flats
Winsor Newton Regency Gold Flats
Arches 140 lbs. & Arches 300 lbs.

Come to Learn, Come for Fun, and Come and be Inspired!
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FREE Origami Demos with John Smiley, November 20th, 2011, to Celebrate our New Origami Papers at DANIEL SMITH!



We have new Origami Papers and Books at our DANIEL SMITH Stores!

To celebrate, both our Seattle and Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Stores will be having FREE Introduction to Origami Demos with Origami Artists John Smiley, Terry Allen and Ayumi Hayatsu.  John, Terry and Ayumi are members of  P.A.P.E.R. (Puget Area Paperfolding Enthusiasts Roundtable) which is part of Origami-USA.org.

John Smiley starting to fold a Crane
John Smiley will be demonstrating one of his original Origami Designs (the Basket) as well as other designs. Learn more about the history and materials for making origami from John, Terry and Ayumi at these FREE demos.

Also, near the end of the demo, follow along with John, Terry and Ayumi, and make simple origami piece to take home!

John Smiley folding a Crane
Come and learn more about this traditional and beautiful art form at our DANIEL SMITH Stores.

Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store:
Introduction to Origami with John Smiley, Terry Allen and Ayumi Hayatsu
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
12pm and 2pm
FREE 1 hour demo!


John Smiley's finished
Origami Crane
Bellevue DANIEL SMITH Store:
Introduction to Origami with John Smiley, Terry Allen and Ayumi Hayatsu
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
11am and 1:45pm
FREE 1 hour demo!

"Basket" original origami design
by John Smiley
"Table" by John Smiley










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Exploring Acrylics: FREE Demo with Dianna Shyne, November 19th, 2011


"The Last Plates - Cafe Noir" by Dianna Shyne

ACRYLIC: Exploring Acrylics with Dianna Shyne
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
at 11 am & 1:45 pm

Award winning Contemporary Impressionist painter Dianna Shyne, will share tips tools and techniques she uses to create dynamic impressionist paintings with acrylic paints. Dianna’s demonstrations are always fun and jam-packed with information. In this demonstration, Dianna will reveal one of her secrets for amazing color harmonies, and give quick tips for for stronger compositions.

"Tea for One" by Dianna Shyne
Dianna's new exhibition "CafeNoir" will be opening at the Cole Gallery in Edmonds this week, and her demonstration will include imagery from this series of paintings. Come in and find out how versatile and fun acrylic painting can be.

Dianna will be using these materials at her demo:

1)   Masterson’s Super Pro Sta-Wet Palette & Papers .
2)   Ampersand Artist Panels (Masonite)
3)   Acrylic paints from DANIEL SMITH or GOLDEN Acrylic:
*New Gamboge *Yellow Oxide *Organic Vermillian *Napthol Red Deep *Dioxazine Purple *Cerrulean Blue Chromium Hue *Ultramarine Blue Light *Phthalo Blue (GS)   *Quinacridone Burnt Orange or *Quinacridone Sienna)
4)   DANIEL SMITH ACRYLIC FIBER BRUSHES: #12 flat, #2 flat, #8 bright & #2 round
 
This is a great preview to Dianna Shyne’s Exploring Acrylics Workshop:
December 10th, 2011
(please note, the date in the newsletter was incorrect)
001 020 047
$80 per day
11am to 4 pm
Please call the Seattle Store at: 206-223-9599 to register for the Workshop.

Remember, the demo on Saturday, November 19th is FREE!
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DIGITAL PRINTING: On Paper, Fabric and Other Materials with Alicia Harvey, FREE Demo November 13th, 2011


"Seasons in Seattle" by Alicia Harvey

DIGITAL PRINTING: On Paper, Fabric and Other Materials
with Alicia Harvey
Sunday, November, 13th, 2011 - FREE Demo!
from 12 pm to 2pm - Special time!

Alicia Harvey demonstrates how to use Golden Digital Printing Grounds
to print crisp, clear images onto handmade paper, fabric, acrylic skins, and other unconventional materials.
The topic includes how to treat these materials with the grounds, what type of printer to use (and understanding how your printer prints), and how to incorporate your printed images onto canvas and boards.
When you leave this demo, you will know how to use this product to extend, modify,
and wow your artwork!

This is a FREE 2 hour demo, just come on by the Seattle Store!

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FRAMING: Professional Framing Tips with Anita East. FREE Demo November 11th, 2011


FRAMING: Tips from an Expert Framer - Anita East
Friday, November 11th 2011
11 am & 1:45 pm  - FREE Demo!

Art Framing 101 with Expert Framer Anita East at this FREE demo, learn (or review) basics of assembling a frame kit, forming an art package, and securing package to a frame using a framer's point gun. Learn to install dust jacket and quality hanging hardware, and how to select quality framing materials from a conservation standpoint.

At the demo, Anita will frame 1 standard art package into Artcare Frame Package, 1 prestretched canvas into a frame.

Materials Anita will be demonstrating:
Framer's point gun and points, wood and metal frame kits, pre-cut mats and backing, Lineco tapes and glue to include frame sealing tape, rabbet foam tape, linen and paper hinging tapes, PVC glue, 3M ATG tape, acrylic sealing medium such as GAC 100, hanging hardware, Kraft Paper or acid-free backing paper, Bump-Ons, sanding block, archival quality ArtCare systems, cotton gloves, boning tool.

Additional tools and supplies Anita will be using:
Flat-tip, cross-point, needle-nose, 19.2-V, soft hammer, extra u-spring, centering tape measure, centering ruler, scissors, glass, glass cleaner, blue shop towels, spacers, wire, hardware.

This is a great introduction demo for finding out to professionally frame your art, and use the tools and supplies professional framers use and why they are used.
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Urban Sketching with Don Colley a Working Artist from Faber-Castell: FREE Demo November 5th, 2011

Don Colley at Seattle DANIEL SMITH November 2010 FREE Demo

DRAWING: Urban Sketching with Don Colley
Saturday, November 5th, 2011- FREE demo!
11 am & 1:45 pm

DANIEL SMITH is happy to have Urban Sketch Artist Don Colley at our Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store this Saturday, November 5th, 2011 for two FREE demos!

Don is a working artist for Faber-Castell and will be sharing tips and tales about his experiences as an Urban Sketcher at his demonstration. At his demo last year Don, entertained everyone who came with his stories and adventures as he shared tips for using Pitt Pens and other great artist tools, from Faber-Castell.

No matter what medium you enjoy working with, this is an excellent demo for everyone.  We are offering a one day, in store (Seattle Store only) Special of 20% off on all Faber-Castell Pen Sets to those who come to Don Colley's demo!

Hope to see you there!

Find out more about Don Colley and his artwork in this very cool Faber-Castell video of Don Colley doing on site urban sketching: "This video features our Creative Academy artist Don Colley doing life drawings around the city of Cleveland - on an RTA train, at the West Side Market, and in Public Square. Done in a bold and vibrant style the 4.29 minute long video captures the excitement of the city as inspiration, while showing off the versatility of PITT artist pens for on-the-go artwork. (Faber-Castell received its first ever ADDY award for this video.)"

Come to Learn, Come for Fun and Come and be Inspired!
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November 2011 Schedule of FREE Art Demos at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for FREE Art Demos for Novemer 2011 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!

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 November Schedule by clicking Bellevue November Schedule.

DRAWING: Urban Sketching with Don Colley, a working artist for Faber-Castell
Saturday, November 5th, 2011 at 11 am & 1:45 pm
Please click here for more info about the Don Colley demo!
ButtNekkidDoodles.com

FRAMING: Tips from an Expert Framer - Anita East
Please click on the link above for more information about this Framing demo!
Friday, November 11th, 2011 (Veteran's Day) at 11 am & 1:45 pm
Anita will show you how to use the tools for framing and how to do your own framing in this FREE Demo!

DIGITAL PRINTING: On Paper, Fabric and Other Materials with Alicia Harvey
Please click on the link above for more information about Alicia Harvey's demo!
Sunday, November 13th, 2011 from 12pm to 2pm
AliciaHarvey.com

ACRYLIC: Exploring Acrylics with Dianna Shyne
Please click on the link above for more info about Dianna's demo!
Saturday, November 19th, 2011 at 11 am & 1:45 pm
DiannaShyne.com

ORIGAMI: Introduction to Origami with John Smiley, Terry Allen and Ayumi Hayatsu
Please click on the link above for more info about our Origami demo!
Sunday, November 20th, 2011 at 12 pm and 2 pm
Note:  This FREE demo was added after our newsletter was printed.

PrimaTek WATERCOLORS: Autumn Leaves “Hands On” Card Making with Liesel Lund
Please click on the link above for more info about Liesel's demo!
Friday, November 25th, 2011 11am & 1:45 pm
Come and find out what makes our PrimaTek Watercolors so special AND try them out yourself as you make an autumn leaf card to take with you!
LieselLund.com

SILK PAINTING: Painting on Silk Scarves for Gifts with Rita Gesinger
Saturday, November 26th, 2011 11 am & 1:45 pm
We are very sorry, but this demo is postponed as the artist is ill, please watch for it to be reschedule for a future date.
RitaGesinger.com

WATERCOLOR: Watercolor Basics with Che Lopez
Please click on the link above to find out more about Che's demo!
Saturday, November 26th, 2011 11 am & 1:4 pm
ArtofChe.com
 
WATERCOLOR & INK: Winter Sketching with Maria Coryell-Martin
Sunday, November 27th, 2011 12 pm & 2 pm
We are very sorry, but this demo is postponed, please watch for this demo being rescheduled for a future date
ExpeditionarytArt.com

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November 2011 Schedule of Artist Workshops at the Seattle DANIEL SMITH Store

Here is our schedule for Artist Workshops for November 2011 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.  Please regiester early to be sure of a spot in the workshop, and to make sure workshops are not cancelled due to low enrollment. To Register, please call the Seattle Store at: 206-223-9599.

WATERCOLOR: Holiday Cards with Susie Short
Saturday & Sunday, November 5th & 6th, 2011 
SusieShort.net
Make your Holiday Cards with Susie Short’s fun watercolor workshop! Two day workshop (come to one or both) Saturday will be about painting winter landscapes on to cards, Sunday will be painting birds on cards. Susie has bird templates that you will be able to use in the workshop to help you with painting birds, so no worries about having to draw them. You will be able to hand make your holiday cards or make the perfect one so that you can scan it to have it printed! Susie will be sharing many of her tips for this fun workshop, beginners are welcome too!
001 020 059
$75 per day
11 am to 4 pm

Workshop: Business of Art - Turn your Art into Cards & Cash with Ray Pfortner
Sunday, November 6th, 2011- Please note new day & date --> Now SUNDAY - Nov 6th
RayPfortner.com
Making greeting cards from your art is great for self-promotion and gifts. But what about selling your cards? How do you price them? Where can you sell them – and how?
In this workshop you will learn how to manufacture your cards, from scanning to selecting art to materials, always emphasizing how to maximize your profit. But the focus will be on how to turn those cards into cash – through direct sales, selling partners and reps. We will also explore how to license your art to commercial card companies. Making greeting cards from your art is great for self-promotion and gifts.
001 900 456
$85 per day
11 am to 5 pm

WATERCOLOR: Painting Holiday Themes with Kay Barnes
Saturday, November 12th, 2011 
KayBarnes.com
Here's your chance to create a very unique piece of fine art to hang in your
entryway or over the mantle for the holidays! You might also reproduce your
painting created in this workshop for your own unique greeting cards.
Working from your photos or your imagination, we will start with a loose and
juicy wet into wet painting and with layering, lifting and numerous other
watercolor techniques, create a beautiful winter wonderland. You may wish to
add figures, birds or other wildlife, skiers etc. to make it uniquely your
own. This will be a fast paced class which will help you expand and explore
your skills. Some experience helpful but not required.
001 025 506
$85 per day
11 am to 4 pm
Be sure to register early to make sure there is space for you!
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