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The Community Artist

University Art Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 7, November 2002

ART ORGANIZATIONS SPOTLIGHT

This month the art spotlight shines on the Watercolor Artists of Sacramento/Horizon Inc. This organization is open to all levels of water-media artists and currently consists of approximately 150 members. They meet on the second Monday of every month at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5338 B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, Ca. 95608. Each exhibiting member is expected to exhibit new work each year. For more information e-mail mzielenski@ hotmail.com.

COMING SOON

Translucent Imagery
Exhibit (Watercolors) at Mitchell Imaging's Gallery at 837 Malcolm Road in
Burlingame, runs from 11/2/02-12/20/02. Regular gallery hours are M-F 10-5 p.m.

Works from the Permanent Collection
Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara 11/9/02-01/05/03. (408) 0247-3754 or www.Tritonmuseum.org

If you have exhibit info that you want to have posted please e-mail at snjbram@aol.com

TRIVIA AND STUFF JUST FOR FUN

Did you know that the bright style of artist's brush was so named because the man that developed them was named Bright? A Fitch, (as in Fitch brush), is named after a type of polecat found in Europe? Camelhair brushes are not really made from camel's hair, but usually from a blend of goat, squirrel and ox hairs. A "China-Bristle" brush is so named because the hairs come from the ears of a breed of hog that lives in China. It makes you glad that your toothbrush is made from nylon doesn't it?

ASK BRAMSCHANDOZ

Q: What is meant by analogous color?

A: Analogous colors are those colors that lie next to each other in the spectrum (blue is analogous to green and violet).

Q: What is an atomizer and what is it used for?

A: An atomizer is a hinged tube device used for spraying color onto a surface usually paper. By blowing into one end of the tube airflow pulls color through the other end and "atomizes" the color into a fine spatter/spray. Atomizers are still a favorite of both watercolor artists and airbrush artists.

JEFF'S TIPS

Acrylic paints dry very fast, thin applications in as little as ten minutes, and this can make blending them difficult. Keeping the paint moist then is the key to success when blending them. Try these three methods of keeping the paint moist when painting:

Mist the paint with a small spray bottle
Use a Masterson palette with sponge and palette paper
Mix glazing liquid with thin paint as an underpaint

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