Employee Acrylic Art Show at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store

Now on view in our Daniel Smith Gallery.... Our Employee Acrylic Art Show at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store! Next time you visit our Daniel Smith Store in Seattle, please stop by our Gallery to see what our talented Daniel Smith Artist Employees have created in Acyclic.

There are lots of different techniques on display ranging from straight forward acrylic on canvas painted with brushes, to many forms of mixed media (photos, ink, pencil, Super Sculpey, Liquitex Pouring Medium , different kinds of Golden Gels , Styrofoam, even rice!) on different surfaces (Ampersand Gessobord with 2" cradle , and other Ampersand Gessobords ). There were even a couple of paintings that used Golden Phosphorescent Green which is a glow-in-the-dark acrylic paint, and available at the Daniel Smith Stores.

Most of the paintings have artist labels with titles and mediums used to help viewers know what they are looking at. You just might get an idea or two for using different art materials from seeing these.

This show will be up through mid July...and we will have another Employee Art Show following this one!

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1) Annie Van Englen - "Untitled 1"

2) Annie Van Englen - "Untitled 4"

3) Annie Van Englen - "Untitled 2"

4) Annie Van Englen - "Untitled 3

5) No Label

6) No Label

7) Connie Tehada - "Polarbear"

8) Bryan Mandronico - "Untitled"

9) Bryan Mandronico - "Staint Sweetums"

10) Kelly Patton - "Stag Beetle: Dusk"

11) Kelly Patton - "The Puppeteer"

12) Kim McCarthy - "Untitled"

13) Unlabeled

14) Unlabeled

15) Connie Cagley - "Quetzalcoat 1"

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Watercolor 101 with Che Lopez at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

Saturday, June 28th Watercolor 101 With Che Lopez Get a jump start on learning some watercolor painting basics with the Bellevue Store's own Che Lopez . For the Watercolor 101 Workshop , Che will show you some fun and useful tips to help you get started painting in watercolor, just in time for Summer!

This is a great deal (not just having Che as your teacher) but each student will receive a $10.00 coupon to use at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store towards buying art materials. So the class is $10.00 to register, and then you get a $10.00 coupon (to use at the Bellevue store) so that pretty much makes taking the class free!

$10.00
9am to 10am
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Bellevue Daniel Smith Store's FREE Demo on Saturday, June 28th

Acrylic Weekend! The FREE demonstration this Saturday at the Daniel Smith Store in Bellevue is Acrylic painting, and Sunday is "Come Paint with Staff" in acrylic paint.

Saturday, June 28th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

ACRYLIC: Pour it on!

Dianna Shyne

DON’T FORGET Dianna’s Workshop July 23rd Bellevue Store!

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Diana Shyne Workshop
Wednesday July 23rd

ACRYLIC: Pour it on! Build it up!

With Dianna Shyne

Join impressionist painter Dianna Shyne in a

distinctive approach to acrylic painting.

Dianna will show you her techniques

with a combination of fluid and

heavy bodied acrylics to create dynamic images.

Using landscapes for the basis of composition and form,

students will learn to increase their freedom and control.

Start your summer with a painting class that is fast paced, fun,

and inspirational!

$75 per day

11 am to 4 pm

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Seattle Daniel Smith Stores' FREE Weekend Demos for June 28th & 29th

This weekends' FREE weekend demonstrations at the Daniel Smith Store in Seattle is an All Acrylic weekend! Be sure to check out the Seattle Store Employee's acrylic paintings in the Store Gallery.

Saturday, June 28th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

ACRYLIC: Fluid Acrylic Basics

Paula Balch

SPECIAL Hands-on Event

Sunday, June 29th at 12 & 2 pm
ACRYLIC: Everyday Still Life Expressions
Cheryl Hoople
absolutearts.com

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Bellevue Daniel Smith FREE Watercolor Demo with Susie Short on Saturday, June 21st.

Watercolor Artist Susie Short was at the Daniel Smith store in Bellevue last Saturday for one of the weekly FREE Daniel Smith demonstrations . Susie's theme for the the watercolor painting demo was "Sea and Shore" to give some insight and techniques on painting the shore for the 11am demo, and the second demo at 1:45 was tips on painting waves crashing onto the shore.

Susie shared lots and lots of insights, with her amazing observations on shore landscapes and tips on how to paint them in watercolor . She showed the packed room full of watercolor enthusiasts "feathering" to get the strong horizontals of the shoreline and parallel surf, how she makes the foaming surf and spray pop from the paper, achieves the translucent effects of the waves and water as it covers the sand and rocks...and so much more! For an hour demo there was a lot of great stuff!

Working mostly with her new Daniel Smith Sand and Surf Watercolor Triad: Indanthrone Blue , Ultramarine Turquoise , and Goethite (Brown Ochre) Susie demonstrated the watercolor painting effects she was showing the audience...really amazing! Susie also used just a touch of Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor, Green Gold for the light glowing through the wave just before it crashes.

Susie also had a painting on display that she did just a few days before when she was at the beach, it was an incredible shore landscape with dark rocks that she did with the new Sand and Surf Triad, and a touch of Quinacridone Burnt Orange which when mixed with the other three colors produced the most amazing deep, rich dark for the back-lighted rocks. This painting was the one she recreated for the 11am FREE demo.

When Susie was talking about how to paint the waves, she shared her excellent observations on how the light effects the water and how to create those effects with watercolor painting. It was also fun to watch and learn because Susie became very animated waving her hands and arms to act out the action of the wave...complete with sound effects! Susie is a very inspiring watercolor painting instructor, so be sure to come to her next Daniel Smith FREE Demo at the Seattle store : Saturday, July 12th at 11am and 1:45pm to see for yourself. Thank you Susie!

Susie Short also many watercolor workshops and watercolor painting videos and DVDs too! The next Daniel Smith Workshop is:

Sunday & Monday July 27th and 28th.

WATERCOLOR: Sea and Shore

with Susie Short

$75 per day

11 AM to 4:00 PM

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SUMI: Lotus Breeze with Yuming Zhu - Saturday June 14th FREE Demo at Daniel Smith in Seattle

Yuming Zhu began with a good basic introduction to the materials used for Sumi Painting. He briefly talked about the brushes used such as the Jade Bamboo Brush and Rattail Fine Line Brush and what characteristics each type of brush brings to the painting. Other materials such as the rice paper; Best Shuan, and Double Shuan, that is used, how it works with the Sumi Inks, why you need the Ivy Wool Felt (to keep the paper from sticking to you work-surface) and more really good Sumi Painting materials tips.

After introducing the audience to some of the basic Sumi Painting materials, Yuming began talking to us about painting the Sumi way: "You see your subject, you interpret your subject, you express the essential character of your subject." "You paint what you feel, not what you see."

Then Yuming began his painting of Lotus Flowers in the water...a very physical activity. Watching Yuming was like watching a martial arts bout; a period of studying and sizing up the opponent (the painting as it exists at that point), gathering energy and engaging with the painting using the brush, then pausing to stand back and absorb the results of that engagement. Yuming steps back, resumes his study of the new painting, and repeating his actions until he was satisfied with the painting.

Afterwards, Yuming answered questions, and the most interesting one was about how "rough" he was with his brushes when he was applying the ink to the paper. Yuming replied; "don't worry about abusing your brush when painting, work your brush the way you want/need to, when you clean your brush, that is the time to respect your brush."

Click here for tips on caring for oriental style brushes.

It was interesting talking to Yuming afterwards about the energy he gathers about himself just before applying the inked brush to the paper. Yuming talked about "chi" and told me that it's about "capturing the moment and energy...and paint what you feel, not what you see." It was a very interesting demo, thank you Yuming!

More on previous FREE Daniel Smith demonstrations

of Sumi Painting with

Elizabeth Kay

and with

Pasty Surh O'Connell

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Watercolor 101 Workshop with Che Lopez at the Daniel Smith Store in Bellevue

Saturday, June 21st Watercolor 101 Worshop

with Che Lopez.

Get a jump start on learning some watercolor painting basics with the Bellevue Store's own Che Lopez . For the Watercolor 101 Workshop , Che will show you some fun and useful tips to help you get started painting in watercolor, just in time for Summer!

This is a great deal (not just having Che as your teacher) but each student will receive a $10.00 coupon to use at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store towards buying art materials. So the class is $10.00 to register, and then you get a $10.00 coupon (to use at the Bellevue store) so that pretty much makes taking the class free!

Be sure to register early since the class size is limited.
$10.00

Saturday, June 21st
9 am to 10 am
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Bellevue Daniel Smith Store's FREE Weekend Watercolor Painting Demos for June 21st & 22nd

This weekends FREE demonstrations at the

Daniel Smith Store in Belleve

is watercolor painting with Susie Short on Saturday,

and Kay Barnes on Sunday.

Kay recently did a FREE watercolor demo

at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store, and please click here

for more information on that

Watercolor: Florals demonstration.


Saturday, June 21st at 11 am & 1:45 pm

WATERCOLOR: Sea and Shore

Susie Short

Sunday, June 22nd at 12 & 2 pm
WATERCOLOR: Florals
Kay Barnes

Eastside Association of Fine Arts Show at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

This month, the Daniel Smith Store in Bellevue is hosting an Art Show featuring members of the Eastside Association of Fine Arts in the Store's Gallery. The EAFA members' work was hung the last week, and will be up through June 28th, so be sure to stop in at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store to enjoy the show!

The EAFA currently is having it's 2008 Member Only Show at Trilogy of Redmond Ridge, May 31 to June 26, 2008

Bellevue Daniel Smith FREE Demos this weekend, June 14th & 15th

This weekends' FREE demonstrations at the
Daniel Smith Store in Bellevue

Saturday, June 14th at 11 am & 1:45 pm
SUMI: Spiritual Harmony
Elizabeth Kay
DON’T FORGET Elizabeth’s Workshop
July 9th thru 11th Bellevue Store!
womenpainters.com

Sunday, June 15th at 12 & 2 pm
WATERCOLOR: Working Wet to Dry in Watercolor
Joanne Shellan

Seattle Daniel Smith Store FREE Weekend Demos June 14th & 15th

This weekends' FREE demonstrations at the
Daniel Smith Store in Seattle

Saturday June 14th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

SUMI: Sumi-Lotus Breeze

Yuming Zhu

Sunday, June 15th at 12 & 2 pm

Watercolor: Step by Step Painting

Gary Nelson

Daniel Smith Store in Seattle's FREE Weekend Demo with Kay Barnes

Last Saturday's FREE weekend demo at the

Seattle Daniel Smith Store

was with watercolor artist Kay Barnes .

Kay began the demo with a very lively chat about her background, and some of her painting philosophy. Kay is not only an expressive artist, she is also a very expressive teacher, and here are a few of the things she said to us during the demonstration:

"...it's just a piece of paper, not canvas you have to stretch and prime!....Watercolor is the easiest medium to get started in, it's less expensive and you get results sooner." "Most people who don't do watercolor don't realize how flexible it really is." "God doesn't like a stingy painter!...How many of you have thirsty paintings?" "Water is the vehicle to get the paint to move...put the water where you want the paint to go...pulling the wet to the dry to evenly distribute the color." "...don't try to control everything - allow things to happen." "Take time to stand back in AWE to allow watercolor to happen!"

Kay's demo painting was already sketched in and ready for watercolor. Kay told us she often uses an Artograph Prism Projector to sketch out her image from one of her photos, it saves a lot of time especially when teaching! The sketch was a close up of flamboyant yellow and red parrot tulip. Kay began her watercolor painting showing us how she wets the areas she is working on, applies her watercolor, talking while she paints..."all your brushstrokes count, make them curved and directional." "if I don't mix the colors on the paper (because they will turn gray) and allow time to mix on their own - they keep their own identity."

One of the brushes Kay told the group she was enjoying painting with, was a Daniel Smith Platinum Series 24 Squirrel/Synthetic Watercolor Brush because it has the water holding power (the squirrel) and springiness, flexibility and strength (the synthetic). After the demo, several people were interested in checking out the brush, and Kay gave a bonus impromptu talk about the brush by the brush counter...a natural teacher!

I always enjoy seeing artists' palettes and how they actually set them up to paint, and Kay's was no different. She told me she squeezes about 1/2 a tube on to the paint well for every color, then allows them to dry out until there is just a little "give" when touched with a finger. Kay prefers not to paint from freshly squeezed paint...too easy to get too much paint on the brush. Then, when she is ready to paint she sprays water over the paint on her palette a few minuets before painting to soften the watercolor paint. Kay does it this way because she has found it preserves the "tips" of her brushes to not try and "jam" paint onto the brush when the paint it too dry.

The demo was as entertaining as it was informative, Kay is a natural teacher. Kay has watercolor workshops and classes scheduled through her Eden Gallery at kaybarnes.com

If you missed this FREE demo on Floral watercolor painting,

Kay will be doing another at the:
Bellevue Daniel Smith Store .
Sunday, June 22nd at 12 & 2 pm
WATERCOLOR: Florals
Kay Barnes

Watercolor 101 Workshop at the Bellevue Daniel Smtih Store

This weekend at the Daniel Smith Store in Bellevue

is our popluar Watercolor 101

taught by Artist Che Lopez from the Bellevue Store!

Saturday, June 7th and
Sunday, June 21st

Watercolor 101

Che Lopez

Have you found yourself wanting to learn some basic

"how-to" for watercolor painting?
Well, this is a nice way to get a start on watercolor painting
with this one-hour class of watercolor basics.
Che Lopez will show you fun and useful tips

for your watercolor projects.

Each student will receive a $10.00 coupon to use
at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store towards purchasing
art materials...now that's a good deal!
Please register early, as class sizes are limited.

$10 per day
9 am to 10 am
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Seattle Daniel Smith Store FREE Weekend Demo: June 7th

This weekends FREE demo at the

Seattle Daniel Smith Store

Saturday, June 7th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

WATERCOLOR: Florals

Kay Barnes

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Bellevue Daniel Smith FREE Weekend Demos: June 7th & 8th

This Weekends FREE Demos at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

Saturday, June 7th at 11am and 1:45 pm

Acrylic: Pouring!

Annie Van Engelen
Annie will be showing the new and exciting
acylic pouring medium by LIQUITEX

* Notice *
Sharon Tietjen's

demo scheduled for June 7th,
has been cancelled

Sunday, June 8th at 12 & 2 pm
SUMI: Sumi-Lotus Breeze
Yuming Zhu

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