Mary Cassatt- Experiencing Motherhood Through Art
When I think of Mother’s Day and Art, there’s one artist that comes to mind instantly, Mary Cassatt. Mary was…
Cheap Joe’s Goes Back To School
O.K. What if you woke up tomorrow morning and found you had to go back to school? When you…
DVD Review: Dramatic Depth in Painting with Caroline Jasper
I am a big fan of instructional DVDs. I just love, love, love them! I’d rather watch a new painting…
As Artists, We Simply Must
My daily commute, back and forth to Cheap Joe’s, sometimes affords me the opportunity to photograph some very inspiring…
Custom Framing At Your Fingertips- Nielsen Metal Frame Kits
Quite often we have customers who call needing assistance with the products we sell. Whether it is setting up an…
Promote ART with Heart
You know from the very early beginnings of Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Joe Miller’s one desire was to paint. He…
Small Goals = Big Changes for 2012
Time to make a change? How many times, in the past, have you made those New Year’s Resolutions just to…
WINTER WEATHER JOURNALING
The winter season may seem like the most inconvenient time for plein air journaling, especially in the mountains, where the…
Give a Little Extra, Get a Whole Lot More!
I love this time of year! I love my Christmas tree, I love the crisp, cool, winter air, and I,…
STUFF THEIR STOCKINGS FULL OF ART STUFF STOCKING STUFFERS!
We know, with our tightening economy, it is more difficult than ever to give to everyone on your Christmas list….
JUST ANOTHER FALL FAMILY TRADITION?
Fall color and, especially, the crisp, cool, weather will always inspire me to get outside. Fall family traditions are another…
“To Frame or Not to Frame” That is Only the First Question!
Artists are continuously challenged by the task of framing. So, first you have to ask yourself, “Do I frame or…
Color Can Be Easy as Pie!
Have you ever looked at a color wheel and thought it resembled a pizza pie? Or maybe, an apple…
Field Trips Aren’t Just For Kids!
This is the time of the year when field trips are typically scheduled for school students. But whoever said field…
In Search of the Perfect Palette
Palettes are very important accessories for artists. This is where your paints live and come alive, ready to burst onto…
A Workshop is Like a Box of Chocolates
This week begins the 2011 workshop season at Cheap Joe’s with Joyce Faulknor. Joyce is a transparent watercolorist from California….
Those Guys Are Jerks!
While bellying up to the bar at the original Boone Drug Store downtown, I took a look across the counter…
Spring is Just a Bean Away!
Well, the calendar says it’s Spring again, and after such a cold and snowy winter, I’m raring to get outside….
Cheap Joe’s is in the House!
Cheap Joes is in the house, the Jones House, that is! The Cheap Joe Gallery Show at the Jones House…
What’s That Quin Color?
On the phones, we might hear that question a time or two a day. What’s that quin color? How do…
Pumpkin Pinache
Every year at this time, Cheap Joes hosts the annual Halloween Breakfast. In years past, we all dressed up for…
When I Get A Round Tuit!
Fall is a wonderful season where the weather as well as the temperature is very unpredictable and exciting. The leaves…
Copycat or Copyist?
As students, we are all greatly influenced by our teachers, mentors, and those we ultimately admire. These people are somewhat…
It’s as Simple as Black and White
Whoever first spoke the phrase, “As simple as black and white” obviously was not referring to pigments. There are many…
The Upward and Artward Bound
Class # 1 Ever thought about sharing what you know about art or painting with a group who has never…
Springtime = Workshop Season at Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff
Shhhhhh…Be vewy, vewy, quiet…. I’m hunting wookshops!… Heh,heh,heh,..’cause it’s workshop season here at Cheap Joe’s and boy, do we have…
Grisaille : That’s French for Value Study
Value studies seem to be the one necessary evil, in creating a painting, that no one really wants to take…
Art Presentation: Mats and Framing
As artists, we create art to be viewed and enjoyed. We do not paint to hide our art in a…
Gouache: What Is That Stuff, Anyway?
The question frequently comes up and many novice painters are not sure at all what it is. Probably, the only…
S’NO DAY LIKE A SNOW DAY
With winter weather persistently holding on, some days can be more difficult than others to travel back and forth to…
Cotton or Linen : Does it really matter?
When it comes to painting, oil artists may have the fewest choices as to what to paint on. Water media…
Tales of the Trade: Zoomfinder
Artists are always looking for easy ways to solve common problems when it comes to creating art. Tools of the…
What’s in a name? What’s in a number?
When it comes to buying paint, how do you choose? There are several brands to consider, hundreds of color names,…
Oil and water don’t mix…Or do they?
These days, more and more artists seem to be looking for an alternative to traditional oil paints. They love the…
Young at Art
I guess I have been interested in art, in general, for as long as I can remember. At age 4,…
A Handmade Holiday Greeting
One of the earliest memories of my childhood was making cards. My mom saved practically every greeting card I made…
Good Things Come in Small Packages!
Artists everywhere are making out their Christmas list. You may even have one on your list and don’t know exactly…
I Go, You Go,We all Go for Yupo!
Painting has been in practice as a way of communicating since the beginning of time. From cave walls to canvas,…
Apple Butter and Cat Heads
The holiday season is upon us. There are Thanksgiving turkeys to prepare and Christmas shopping at the mall. A time…
Plein Ole’ Mountain Air
The Fall season gives us plenty of reasons to be outside. With the cooler weather and the turning of the…
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