Yearly Archives: 2011

The winter season may seem like the most inconvenient time for plein air journaling, especially in the mountains, where the temperatures have been exceedingly low this year. However, it can be the most exciting time of the year for wonderful, paintable ...

I love this time of year! I love my Christmas tree, I love the crisp, cool, winter air, and I, especially, love to bake! I have special cookie and cake recipes that I have used for years, and then I search for a few new ones to add to my collection. I ...

We know, with our tightening economy, it is more difficult than ever to give to everyone on your Christmas list. But how do you exclude anyone you love? We understand your quandary and Cheap Joe's wants to help. So, we're making a list of great gifts ...

Michael White has worked with Cheap Joe's Art Stuff for over 16 years. Michael assembles our new customer gifts and also makes the protective corner pieces for our paper shipments. We are proud of all Michael's accomplishments over the years, as a long-time ...

Fall color and, especially, the crisp, cool, weather will always inspire me to get outside.  Fall family traditions are another great way to explore nature and gain inspirations for future paintings. I recently took a break from my artwork just long ...

Artists are continuously challenged by the task of framing. So, first you have to ask yourself, “Do I frame or not?” If you do decide to frame, this leads to many more questions. What color, what size, what width, what style, glass or no glass; ...

Have you ever looked at a color wheel and thought it resembled a pizza pie? Or maybe, an apple pie or maybe a chocolate cream pie….Ok, maybe, I should have had lunch before I started thinking about color! Anyway, color theory can be easy as pie! ...

This is the time of the year when field trips are typically scheduled for school students. But whoever said field trips are just for kids? Big kids (like me) enjoy an educational trip as well. We like to call them Mini Daycations! Allowing a little time ...

Palettes are very important accessories for artists. This is where your paints live and come alive, ready to burst onto your canvas! Unfortunately, your paints can also meet their untimely demise here as well. Given the right conditions, a palette can ...

This week begins the Cheap Joe’s Workshop Season with Joyce Faulknor. Joyce is a transparent watercolorist from California. One of the many things that her students will learn this week is the technique of stretching watercolor paper on a traditional ...