Journey Art Supplies Blog
Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.
Hue And You: Some Thoughts On Color Selection b...
Is this the way you choose colors for a painting? 1. Pull a few tubes of paint at random out of your paint box 2. Start painting 3. Hope for the best. If this is your method of color selection for a painting, you can do better.
Hue And You: Some Thoughts On Color Selection b...
Is this the way you choose colors for a painting? 1. Pull a few tubes of paint at random out of your paint box 2. Start painting 3. Hope for...
Finding Your Space
Your treatment of pictorial space (how much you emphasize the illusion of depth) depends on your expressive intent. Here are your choices, their advantages, and their disadvantages. Reprinted from the Palette Magazine
Finding Your Space
Your treatment of pictorial space (how much you emphasize the illusion of depth) depends on your expressive intent. Here are your choices, their advantages, and their disadvantages. Reprinted from the...
"Painting A Series" by Anne-Marie Harvey
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
"Painting A Series" by Anne-Marie Harvey
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
"Value Judgement" by Don Andrews
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
"Value Judgement" by Don Andrews
Anne-Marie Harvey demonstrates how you can explore new approaches and develop a style by Painting A Series. Reprinted from Watermedia Focus Magazine now called the New Palette Magazine.
Reviewing the 3 Basic Color Qualities - by Chri...
In this article reprinted from the early, early days of the Palette Magazine, Toph and Skip fill us in on the differences between Hue, Value & Intensity as it pertains to the qualities of color.
Reviewing the 3 Basic Color Qualities - by Chri...
In this article reprinted from the early, early days of the Palette Magazine, Toph and Skip fill us in on the differences between Hue, Value & Intensity as it pertains...
Mark Mehaffey on \Personal Abstraction\""
Mark Mehaffey was featured in the New Palette Magazine issue #61 which is now out of print. In this reprint, Mark shares with us his process in creating abstract shapes.
Mark Mehaffey on \Personal Abstraction\""
Mark Mehaffey was featured in the New Palette Magazine issue #61 which is now out of print. In this reprint, Mark shares with us his process in creating abstract shapes.
Watercolor Wet into Wet Demystified - Wes Waugh
In this offering, Wes shows us the difference between a dry approach to painting versus the "wetness" technique in creating a landscape. Wes is one of our local (Boone, NC) artists and uses color in a very bold way. His early spring workshop at Cheap Joe's has been rescheduled to November 9-13 due to Covid-19. His workshops are very "heavy-duty" and inspirational.
Watercolor Wet into Wet Demystified - Wes Waugh
In this offering, Wes shows us the difference between a dry approach to painting versus the "wetness" technique in creating a landscape. Wes is one of our local (Boone, NC)...
Mats! Mats! Mats! by Joe Miller
Our very own Joe Miller (Cheap Joe) shows us in simple terms how to save a painting that doesn't quite measure up by using mats of different sizes to find smaller areas of interest that can become a new painting or a greeting card. Thanks, Joe!
Mats! Mats! Mats! by Joe Miller
Our very own Joe Miller (Cheap Joe) shows us in simple terms how to save a painting that doesn't quite measure up by using mats of different sizes to find...
What's Wrong With Black? - by Christopher Schink
Christopher Schink is one of the founders of the New Palette Magazine, which in a previous incarnation was called Watermedia Focus. In this offering (a reprint from the out of print New Palette Magazine issue #61) Christopher leads us through the finer aspects of the artistic process.
What's Wrong With Black? - by Christopher Schink
Christopher Schink is one of the founders of the New Palette Magazine, which in a previous incarnation was called Watermedia Focus. In this offering (a reprint from the out of...
David R. Smith Watercolor Demonstration: Master...
David created this watercolor demo especially for Cheap Joe's as a way to share some painting skills that you can master while you stay home and make art. You'll learn how to paint a misty landscape step-by-step, as well as a wealth of painting tips that will help you improve your art no matter what subject you're painting.
David R. Smith Watercolor Demonstration: Master...
David created this watercolor demo especially for Cheap Joe's as a way to share some painting skills that you can master while you stay home and make art. You'll learn...
Don Getz & American Journey Watercolors - A Primer
There is always a story behind the introduction of any new Cheap Joe's branded product. One such story surrounds the beginings of our American Journey Watercolors. After much trial and experimentation, 49 colors in "HUGE" 37 ml. tubes were introduced to the public in our 1998 reference catalog.
Don Getz & American Journey Watercolors - A Primer
There is always a story behind the introduction of any new Cheap Joe's branded product. One such story surrounds the beginings of our American Journey Watercolors. After much trial and...
What Is An Abstract Painting Anyway? by Skip La...
Skip Lawrence is another one of my "favorite" artists. He has been teaching at Cheap Joe's forever and after interviewing him in 2017, I asked him to send me something for the first New Palette Magazine that I edited. My question to him was to help us understand the abstraction process as it pertains to his paintings. I think the following two pages help. Enjoy!
What Is An Abstract Painting Anyway? by Skip La...
Skip Lawrence is another one of my "favorite" artists. He has been teaching at Cheap Joe's forever and after interviewing him in 2017, I asked him to send me something...
