Seattle Daniel Smith Store: FREE Weekend Demos July 12th & 13th with Susie Short and Patrick Howe

This upcoming weekend's FREE demonstrations at the Daniel Smith Store in Seattle are with Watercolor Artist Susie Short on Saturday the 12th. If you would like a preview of what it would be like click HERE to read the blog article from Susie's demo in June at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store . Sunday the 13th is with Patrick Howe with a FREE demo on oil painting and reflective light. Patrick's website shows some of his oil paintings that have some beautiful reflective light , you just might want to come to the FREE demo to find out how he does it!

Saturday, July 12th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

WATERCOLOR: Sea and Shore

Susie Short

DON’T FORGET Susie’s Workshop

July 27th thru 28th Seattle Store!

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Sunday, July 13th at 12 & 2 pm

OIL: Reflective Light

Patrick Howe

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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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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

Bellevue Daniel Smith Store FREE Weekend Demos This Weekend

This weekends FREE demos at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

Saturday, May 24th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

SUMI: Chinese Ink Painting
Read here about Patsy's Sumi FREE demo at the Seattle Store May 6th
Patsy Surh O’Connell
FREE!

Sunday, May 25th at 12 & 2 pm

WATERCOLOR: Paint Watercolors that Dance with Light

Elizabeth Kincaid
FREE!

FREE Demo and Mother's Day Event at the Bellevue Daniel Smith this Weekend!

This weekends FREE Demo and Mother's Day Event

at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

Saturday, May 10th at 11 am & 1:45 pm

PASTEL: Landscape

Jerry Baldwin
FREE!

Sunday, Mother's Day, May 11th from 11 am to 1 pm

WATERCOLOR: Paint a Special Mother’s Day Memory
with Store Staff. Samples, and some Hands-on.

Bring in small dried flowers to learn different methods
of integrating into your artwork.
FREE!

FREE Watercolor Demo with Annie Van Engelen at the Daniel Smith Store in Bellevue

Saturday May 3rd from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

FREE Demo

Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

WATERCOLOR: Showers & Flowers with

Annie Van Engelen

SPECIAL HANDS-ON EVENT

[ You get to paint too! ]

FREE Demo on Watercolor and Travel Sketches with Tom Hoffmann at the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

Sunday May 4th at 12 & 2 pm

Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

FREE Demo

WATERCOLOR: Expanding on Your Travel Sketches with

Tom Hoffmann

hoffmannwatercolors.com

Tom did a recent FREE demo on

Watercolor and Travel Sketches

at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store

it was very inspiring.

Don't miss out!

FREE Watercolor Demo Sunday with Deborah Stachowic at the Seattle Daniel Smith Store

Sunday: May 4th at 12 & 2 pm

FREE Demo

Seattle Daniel Smith Store

WATERCOLOR: Large Flowers with

Deborah Stachowic

paintscapeabroad.com

Here's a Tip for You!

Here is a Tip: At the end of the Spring Pastel Event FREE demo with Mary Shea , I overheard a lady tell Mary, that she was glad that up on the walls of the gallery/demo space there were four framed pastels by Mary, because seeing those artworks influenced her to come to see Mary at the FREE demo. So, whenever you stop by the stores, look for artwork by the artists' who are scheduled for the FREE demos to help you decide which ones would be helpful to you. It works the same way with going to one of the FREE demos to help you to decide on what workshops would be the most helpful to you!

Mary Shea and the Daniel Smith Spring Pastel Event

Last weekend was the Spring Pastel Event at the Daniel Smith Stores in both Seattle and Bellevue. Out of the several Events and FREE demos scheduled, I was able to attend Mary Shea's FREE Pastel demo on Saturday at the Seattle Store.

Mary Shea works primarily in pastel and some printmaking (monotypes) and for the pastel demo, Mary shared with us some of her techniques and her enthusiasm for making and experimenting with different art processes. Playfulness is an important part of Mary's art, and it shows in her enthusiasm for her art materials and willingness to experiment...."it's always worth it to try!"

For the demonstration, Mary used Sennelier Pastels and we each got some free Sennelier Pastel samples!

Because "I get a little frustrated sometimes on white paper", Mary told us that she likes to work on Cason Mi-Tientes pastel paper [ "working on a black background really makes the colors sing" ] and do watercolor blocking on paper and monotypes, then drawing on top with pastel. Other papers that Mary likes to work with in pastel are printmaking paper (ones that have good "tooth" for the pastel to grab on to) and heavy handmade papers .

It was a fun hour to hear Mary Shea share her passion and enthusiasm for drawing and painting with pastels, thank you Mary!

FREE Demos this weekend at Daniel Smith

Seattle Daniel Smith Store
Saturday April 19th, 11am and 1:45pm - FREE
Watercolor: Expanding Your Travel Sketches
with Tom Hoffman

Bellevue Daniel Smith Store
Saturday, April 19th, 11am and 1:45pm - FREE
Watercolor: Mixed Media
with Anne Olwin

Bellevue Daniel Smith Store
Sunday, April 20th, 12pm & 2:00 pm - FREE

Wild watercolor with acrylic medium:

Hands on experience painting with watercolors
and Daniel Smith acrylic medium on fiber and paper.

with Gail Baker

Daniel Smith Free Demos this weekend at the Bellevue Store!

Saturday, March. 29th at 11 & 1:45 pm

WATERCOLOR: Impressionistic Watercolors

with Kathy Collins kathycollinswatercolors.com

DON’T FORGET Kathy’s Workshop April 20th Bellevue Store!

Sunday, March. 30th at 12 & 2 pm

ACRYLIC: Vibrant & Colorful Acrylics on Paper

with Theresa Goesling theresagoesling.com

So drop by the Bellevue Daniel Smith Store

for some helpful tips and "how to"s for painting with

Watercolors and Acrylics,

they are FREE!

There are Free Demonstrations every weekend

at both the Bellevue and Seattle Stores,

be sure not to miss out.