Come Paint with Us: DANIEL SMITH Water-Soluble Oils, FREE Hands On Demos: Special Events at Bellevue & Seattle for June 2013

DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils

 

Come Paint with Us: DS Water-Soluble Oils, FREE Hands On Special Events

COME PAINT WITH US We invite you to come put paint to paper and see for yourself the amazing colors of DANIEL SMITH Water Soluble Oils!

DS Water-Soluble Oils have the same vibrant pigment load as our Original Oils, but clean up with soap & water, so no hazardous turpentine or mineral spirits.  Now you can go back to oils even in a small studio, and they are wonderful for Plein Air and Travel.  All our colors offer normal drying times, smooth consistency, excellent brushability and a beautiful surface appearance,

All materials will be provided for you to create your own personal reference chart!  If desired bring your favorite brush.

These are FREE, Hands On demos, space is limited, please reserve your space:

For Bellevue Store

Please call: 425-643-1781

Come Paint with Us: Water-Soluble Oils   Wed, June 19th at 12 pm, Noon

For Seattle Store

Please call 206-22-9599, or Email event.coordinator@danielsmith.com

Come Paint with Us: Water-Soluble Oils   Thurs, June 20th at 11am

Come Paint with Us: Watercolor Sticks FREE Hands On Demo with Che Lopez, June 17th, 2013

DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Sticks

Come Paint and have fun with Che Lopez and DANIEL SMITH Staff!!

DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolor Sticks 101

Monday, June 17th, 2013

4 pm to 5:30 pm - FREE hands on demo!

Space is limited, please call to reserve your space: 425-643-1781

TheArtofChe

Curious what Watercolor Sticks or how to paint with them? 
 

Join Che Lopez and DANIEL SMITH staff in this unique hands on painting opportunity.  Lively discussions on the development of the sticks followed by  Che demonstrating  3  of the basic techniques he has developed to bring his work to a new level.   Che says “sticks are so full of color that it's like painting with fresh paint”

 

After the brief demonstration you will have the opportunity to paint with the sticks on a variety of surfaces.

  

All materials will be provided.

 

Come paint and have fun with us!!!

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Come Paint With Us! FREE Hands On Demos with DANIEL SMITH Watercolors! Special Events June 2013



Sample of a paintout of
DANIEL SMIHT Watercolors

FREE Hands On Demos with DANIEL SMITH Watercolors!

COME PAINT WITH US!

We invite you to come put paint to paper and see for yourself the amazing colors of DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolors

DANIEL SMITH Watercolors span the spectrum from historical, to natural earth and PrimaTek Colors, to the brightest, boldest colors modern technology has to offer.  With more than 230 colors to choose from there is a never ending selection of color mixes and fusion points to discover.

All materials will be provided for you to create your own personal reference chart!  If desired bring your favorite brush.

Let’s get creative together!

These are FREE, Hands On demos, space is limited, please reserve your space:

For Bellevue Store

Please call 425-643-1781 to reserve your space.

Come Paint with Us: Watercolor   Mon, June 17th at 5:30pm

Come Paint with Us: Watercolor   Tues, June 18th at 1pm

Come Paint with Us: Watercolor   Thurs, June 20th at 4pm

For Seattle Store

Please call 206-22-9599, or Email event.coordinator@danielsmith.com

Come Paint with Us: Watercolor   Mon, June 17th at 1:30pm

 

We wanted you to be “THE FIRST TO KNOW” About our Newest Watercolor Ground Color! FREE Demo and Hands On Painting with DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Grounds, at both Seattle and Bellevue Stores this June, 2013



DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Grounds
 

FREE Demo and Hands On Painting with DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Grounds, at both Seattle and Bellevue Stores this June, 2013
 

We wanted you to be “THE FIRST TO KNOW”

Soon a brand new color of  DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Ground will be introduced…BUT we want to tell you now and give you the opportunity to come and put paint to this new and exciting surface!

All you need to bring is you and your creativity….all other materials will be provided!  Prepared Surfaces , watercolor paints, brushes, soft pastels ( yes, watercolor ground is great for pastels) and water soluble pencils too.  Mars Black, Buff Titanium and Titanium White Ground surfaces will be available too!

You will go home with a Watercolor Ground Sample Packet ( Mars Black, Buff Titanium and Titanium White) so your fun will continue.
 

These are FREE, Hands On demos, space is limited, please reserve your space:

For Bellevue Store 

Please call 425-643-1781 to reserve your space.

THE FIRST TO KNOW: Watercolor Ground   Sat, June 15th  at 3:30 pm

THE FIRST TO KNOW: Watercolor Ground   Tues, June 18th at 11am

 

For Seattle Store

Please call 206-22-9599, or Email event.coordinator@danielsmith.com

THE FIRST TO KNOW: Watercolor Ground   Mon, June 17th at 11am

THE FIRST TO KNOW: Watercolor Ground   Thurs, June 20th at 1:30pm

Capturing a Likeness - Drawing a Portrait from Life with Holly White-Gehrt, FREE Demos, June 16th, 2013

Portrait by Holly White-Gehrt
 

Capturing a Likeness:
Drawing a Portrait from Life
with Holly White-Gehrt

Sunday, June 16th, 2013

12 pm  and 2pm - FREE demos!

Part one of a series of four on the Atelier Method of Portrait Painting

Working from the live model is the most challenging and rewarding way to create a portrait.

 

Whether you want to make a finished  drawing or establish a cartoon (in the old master sense) for a painting, the foundation of portrait drawing is the same.

COME PAINT WITH US- Paints, paper and brushes provided, FREE Demo, May 24th, 2013

 

Paint Outs of
 DANIEL SMITH Watercolors 

COME PAINT WITH US- Paints, paper and brushes provided, FREE Demo!

Friday, May 24th, 2013

 5:30 – 7:30pm - FREE Demo!

At DANIEL SMITH Eastside. 425-643-1781

Katherine Taylor (International Sales Manger for the distribution of DANIEL SMITH products) and Che’ Lopez (Watercolor Artist) will be in our stores to share with you the history of DANIEL SMITH manufacturing and present a hands-on painting opportunity with DANIEL SMITH Watercolors. You will see first-hand a collection of natural minerals used to produce the PrimaTek watercolors such as Rhodonite Genuine, Tigers Eye Genuine, Serpentine Genuine and more. DANIEL SMITH watercolors span the spectrum from historical, to natural earth and PrimaTek™ Colors, to the brightest, boldest colors modern technology has to offer.

Katherine and Che’ will have a wide variety of watercolor tubes and sticks available to test and invite you to come paint!

All materials will be provided for you to create your own personal reference chart. If desired, bring your favorite brush.

This is a reserved seat demonstration with limited seating so please call us to reserve your spot!

Paint Outs of DANIEL SMITH Watercolors

 

DANIEL SMITH Artists’ Materials presents: Intimate Conversation with John Cogley – DANIEL SMITH Owner and Ron Harmon – Chief Chemist, May 29th, 2013

DANIEL SMITH Artists’ Materials presents:

An Intimate Conversation with John Cogley – DANIEL SMITH Owner

 and Ron Harmon – Chief Chemist.

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
6:00 – 7:30pm, FREE Lecture!

At Daniel Smith Eastside. 

425-643-1781

They will share with you the history of Daniel Smith Manufacturing and the many aspects of developing Daniel Smith products.

An example of this development began in 1993., Dan and John set out to create a line of professional watercolors with one goal in mind: to bring the watercolor artist the very best product available. After extensive formulation and artist testing, their dreams came to fruition with the introduction of a hugely innovative American-made collection of paints that just happened to change the world of watercolors forever.

During this conversation with John and Ron you will learn some of the insight into our amazing selection of colors that spans the spectrum from the historical, to natural earth and PrimaTek™ Colors, to the brightest, boldest colors modern technology has to offer.

This is a reserved seat demonstration with limited seating so please call us to reserve your spot!

"Finally Spring" Sumi Painting, FREE Demos with Yuming Zhu, May 18th, 2013

Yuming Zhu
 

"Finally Spring"
Sumi Painting
FREE Demos with
Yuming Zhu

Saturday, May 18, 2013

1:00 pm & 3:00 pm 
FREE demos

YumingFineArt.com

Finally Spring .
Yuming Zhu will demonstrate his interpretation of sumi brush strokes, traditional and contemporary techniques to capture the essence of the fresh color of our State flower and magnolia.

In this demo, Yuming will touch upon how composition is used in traditional oriental painting, which is different from traditional western approaches.

Yuming will also share Important information about the materials used for Sumi painting.

This demo is a good preparation for Yuming's June 8th workshop at DANIEL SMITH, please click HERE for Workshop details.

About the Artist

Yuming Zhu is a very passionate and well-known artist in the Great Seattle area. Sumi/Chinese Watercolor, Oil and Pastel are the mediums Yuming loves to express himself with. He participated in the “Five Thoughts of Asian Art” program that was offered through the Seattle Art Museum and KCTS Channel 9.

He continues teaching sumi painting and calligraphy at community colleges, art centers at the Greater Seattle area. Yuming teaches Sumi through National and regional Sumi Associations, such as chapters of American Sumi-e Society, Puget Sound Sumi association, NW Art Museum and etc. Yuming show shows his artworks at galleries in Washington, Oregon and China.

“Finally Spring”, Sumi Painting Workshop with Yuming Zhu, June 8th, 2013

Yuming Zhu

painting a Chrysanthemum

“Finally Spring”

Sumi Painting

1-Day Workshop

with Yuming Zhu

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$80 for the 1-Day Workshop

Space is limited please call

425-643-1781 to register

YumingFineArt.com.

Painting “Finally Spring” with passion and personal interpretation in Sumi style. Yuming Zhu will show his interpretation of sumi brush strokes, traditional and contemporary technique to capture the essence of fresh color of our State flower and other Spring blooming such as magnolias and rhodies. In this workshop, you will also learn to paint swallows flying through dancing willow. Participants will be encouraged to further discuss the composition in traditional oriental painting. Knowledge of Sumi materials and usage of artist chops will be shared in this workshop.

About the Artist

Yuming Zhu is a very passionate and well-known artist in the Great Seattle area. Sumi/Chinese Watercolor, Oil and Pastel are the mediums Yuming loves to express himself with. He participated in the “Five Thoughts of Asian Art” program that was offered through the Seattle Art Museum and KCTS Channel 9.

He continues teaching sumi painting and calligraphy at community colleges, art centers at the Greater Seattle area. Yuming also teaches Sumi through National and regional Sumi Associations, such as chapters of American Sumi-e Society, Puget Sound Sumi association, NW Art Museum and etc. He shows his artworks at galleries in Washington, Oregon and China.

Monoprints with Mom, Mother’s Day Printmaking, 2 for 1 Workshop with Janice Berkebile, May 12, 2013

Monoprint by Janic Berkebile

  Monoprints with Mom

Mother’s Day Printmaking
2 for 1 Workshop
with Janice Berkebile

Bring your Mom (or someone special) to share this 2 for 1 Workshop with!

Sunday, May 12th, 2013

11 am to 2 pm

$45 for the 1-Day Workshop, that's $45 per person or $45 per couple.

Come by yourself or bring along a friend for free!

Space is limited, please call 425-643-1781 to register

Janice Berkebile

Join Janice Berkebile for a fun day of monoprinting!

 

Using water soluble printing inks, a gel printing plate and a variety of tools and papers, we will explore the spontaneity of making monoprints.

Depending on the paper used these can ultimately be used for a variety of end purposes; journal covers, journal pages, collage, envelopes, endpapers and more.

Enjoy the fun of making some of your own handmade paper art!

Bring your mom (or someone special) to share the day with!

Come by yourself or bring along a friend for free!

$45 per person or $45 per couple.



Monoprints by Janice Berkebile

Janice Berkebile is the Co-Author of Making Wire & Bead Jewelry ~ Artful Wirework Techniques

Check out her website wiredarts.net!