Author: Kim Fjordbotten
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COVID UPDATE – Sept. 19, 2021
Update Saturday, September 20 The Paint Spot is open for limited in-person shopping. You must wear a mask at all times and use hand sanitizer upon entry. Please limit your time in the store to 15 minutes, try to touch only what you are going to purchase. Only 2 people per family (or cohort) are […]
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#LouvreYEG Mural Contest
Up to 100 artists may be selected to create a painting in the parkade at the Louvre in Century Park in south Edmonton. Every participating artist will be paid $50 upon completion of their mural. The Louvre at Century Park 2504 110 Street NW (the old Heritage Mall site). Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 […]
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Block Print School Projects
Lesson plans using traditional and easy-cut lino. Preliminary Techniques using cardboard instead of lino blocks. Cardboard Printing Geometric Shapes – Elementary Simple Objects Basic Block Print for younger grades. Rolling on the River–Grades 3-5 Textile Tessellations–Grades 6-8 More Advanced Printmaking The Mountains are Calling and I Must Go–Grades 10-12 Lino Print Wandering Dog Block Print […]
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Gel Print School Projects
Here are our favourite three picks for simple effective gel printing using materials we stock. Speedball Gel Plates Akua Inks Speedball Baren Speedball Brayer Arnhem paper Here are valuable Lesson Plans to print and use. Images & Ghosts: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Nature Printing–Grades 3-4 Nature Printing–Grades 3-4 (Video Lesson Plan) Let’s Get […]
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Pierre Bataillard
Scribbles & Shapes Exhibition: Scribbles and Shapes runs June 24 to August 3, 2021 ARTIST STATEMENT In my work I seek freshness and spontaneity, to this end there is no preliminary preparation such as sketches. I work directly on the final piece. Sometimes I will reach an impasse. In this case I set the work […]
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Whyte Avenue Art Walk 2021
The Whyte Avenue Art Walk Returns This Friday as a Weekly Market Dates: Every Weekend (Friday to Sunday) from June 11 to August 1, 2021Fridays: 3:00pm – 8:00pmSaturday & Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm Location: former Army & Navy building on Whyte Ave – 10411 82 Ave NW, Edmonton, ABEntrance is on the east side of […]
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Stencils 50 Ways
Jaime Echt from The Crafter’s Workshop shares a demonstration today on how to use one stencil in three different ways. Start with one great stencil, add sprays, molding paste, and watercolor paper and you’ll have three beautiful creations! We’d like to thank Jaime for her excellent demo. Our creative team at The Paint Spot brainstormed […]
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Marabu May Sale – SAVE 20%
Marabu Art Crayons Number of Colors Available 25 + Blender Most Permanent Workable Surfaces Paper, gesso, wood, dry acrylic mediums and grounds, plaster, bisque-fired clay and most absorbent or semi-absorbent surfaces Least Permanent Workable Surfaces Glass, metal, ceramic glaze, or other nonabsorbent surfaces. Not suitable for fabric that will be washed. Techniques Mixed media, stenciling, […]
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Implications of a Relationship
Norton Artist Statement Norton is the name of the collaboration between Sara Norquay (woodcut) and Mark Dutton (silkscreen). There are two Norton series. Each has been conceptualized as a structured process rather than an exploration of a specific topic, idea or theme. We intend the titles to contribute a kind of interpretive lens. The first […]
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#LivingFigureChallenge
Missing Live Figure Drawing? We have reference material available thanks to our favourite figure model Andrea Lewis and artist Harry Abbink. High resolution photo packages are available to purchase online. The first sessions show Andrea at her creative best with props and stories that go beyond just posing for figure reference. The combination of natural […]