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Henne's Happenings

October 2010

October promises to be a busy month at Henne’s. We have three new classes starting up for

adults and teens. Strengthen your portrait painting skills by learning how to better paint facial

features, learn how to create a stunning work of art from a photograph, or get back to basics

and improve your drawing skills. The Thursday night Open Painting in the gallery is a lot of fun

and a great way to schedule in some time for art! We’re working on some wonderful classes

for the kids, just waiting to confirm the dates with our teacher. They are listed below and will

be during the week. They should be a lot of fun! New Saturday children’s classes coming soon.

Keep checking our website or give us a call!

The members of the Portrait Artists of Mid-Ohio will be displaying their work in their annual

show Portraits & More II which opens October 15th. The show will feature artwork in a variety

of media and subject matter by this group of talented local artists. Be sure to stop in see the

show, you will be glad you did! The Brush & Palette Art Club will be holding their October

meeting at Henne’s this month (October 20th at 6pm). Mary will be giving a presentation on

framing.

Have a fantastic October!

We’re on Twitter & Facebook!

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October Sale

No Tricks! Only Treats!

Time To Fill Your Goodie Bag!

Create Your Own Sale!

Buy 3 or More Art Supplies

Get

20% OFF

Cannot be combined with other discounts.

Select items excluded.

Sale Dates: 10/1 - 10/30/10

Why Shop Around?

Henne’s will match any printed price from our

local competitors for the same item!

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New The Lucida-Art Camera No Electric Needed

Portable

Artists, including the Old Masters, have been using versions

of this camera for centuries!

Ultimate art tool for any artist!

You can reflect anything onto paper or canvas: paintings, landscapes, portraits,

figures, still lifes. And you can reflect the image onto white or dark paper or canvas

or anything else you want to: dishes, crafts, rocks, t-shirts, sculpting.

Stop Into Henne's and Try It!

Henne’s Gift Certificates

are always the right gift! Use them for supplies, classes or workshops!

Check out our Price Drops offer on WVNO! www.wvno.com

Henne’s students receive a 15% discount on

supplies everyday!

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Children’s Classes – Coming soon! Dates for the children’s classes will be announced. Please keep checking our

website or give us a call.

Oh My Gosh, It’s a Bosch! Grades 4 – 6

Students will learn about one of the first Surrealist Painters,

Hieronymous Bosch. Bosh explored both good and evil in

his paintings. After seeing examples of his work the

students will create their own artwork of beauty and

monsters. 3:45 - 5:15pm Cost: $10, supplies included.

Owl Reflections Grades K - 2

Students will learn about reflected objects and owls while

creating their own owl resist artwork. 3:45 - 4:45pm

Cost: $8.00, supplies included.

Pop Art Ice Cream Grades 4 - 6 Students explore Pop Art with examples from Pop

Culture artists. They will learn about techniques used

to create this art and then create their own Pop Art ice

cream painting. 3:45 - 5:15pm. Cost: 10, includes

supplies.

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Adults & Teens Learn to Paint Features – All Media The class will be about learning to capture the features of

the face, rather than painting individual portraits.

Learning how to paint individual features allows the

students to develop a better understanding of bone

structure and how to use value to capture the likeness of

their subject. All mediums welcome. Instructor: Sharon

Weaver. October 11-12, 2010 (Monday & Tuesday)

6 – 9pm. Cost: $36, bring your supplies. Supplies include your preferred media and canvas

(Stretched, Board or Paper), Drawing Paper, or Pastel Paper.

Paint From Photographs – All Media Learn how to create an original work of art from your favorite

photographs in the media of your choice! Students will learn

composition techniques to design stunning original artwork and

painting techniques to complete the work. Instructor: Judy

Walton. 3wks, Wednesdays, 6-8pm, October 27, November 3, 10,

2010. Cost: $36.00, Bring your own media (oils, pastels,

watercolor, pencils, acrylic) and your picture

Lets Draw! Learn how to use drawing media and techniques to draw what you

see. Students will explore art concepts while rendering still life

scenes. Instructor: Jane Johnson. 3wks. Mondays, 6-8pm.

November 8, 15, 22, 2010. Cost: $36 + Supplies.

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Open Painting Sessions

Thursdays 5 - 8pm

FREE

Your Excuse to Paint! If you can never find time to paint at home, then this is for you! Take some time for yourself

and your art. Bring whatever your working on or a project you want to start. There is no

instructor, the group will help and encourage each other. All mediums welcome. There is no

charge. If you plan to come after 6pm please call ahead: 419-522-4401

Come join the fun!

Workshops 1 - Day Watercolor Portrait Workshop with Robert Moyer Coming in April! Dates to be announced! (Saturday)

9am - 4pm

Cost: $75.00

Lunch Provided

Learn watercolor painting techniques with one of

Ohio's premier watercolor artists! The portrait to the right was

done as a demo during September’s Landscape workshop.

Peggi Habet is coming in July!

Keep watching for more information!

Karen Patton Oil Portrait Workshop 2011 August 15 – 19, 2011 9am-4pm Daily

Cost: $420.00

Bonus: Workshop participants receive 25% off supplies during workshop!

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Art Cellar Gallery

Portraits & More II

featuring

The Portrait Artists of Mid-Ohio

October 15 - November 19, 2010

Art Cellar Online! www.henneart.com/artcellar.htm

See Summer – Full Steam Ahead!

Henne's Art http://henneart.spaces.live.com

See current & past Art Cellar Gallery shows!

Fine Art America - The Art Cellar Gallery http://www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/art-cellar-gallery.html

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Art Clubs Portrait Artists of Mid-Ohio - Interested in portrait painting? This is the group for you!

The group is for artists of all levels of ability and media. Stop in for a meeting and see what

they are all about!

When: First Monday of every month (No meetings in July, August or December)

Where: Henne's Drafting & Art Supply, Inc. (Art Cellar Gallery)

110 W. Third St., Mansfield 419-522-4401

Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm

Next Meeting: October 4, 2010 - The Exquisite Corpse

Bring your artwork for the Portrait show at Henne's

Show Dates October 15 - November 19, 2010

Brush & Palette Art Club - This diverse group is open to all area artists. Brush & Palette is a

wonderful way to connect with other artists in the community!

When: Third Wednesday of every month (No meetings in June, July and December)

Where: Richland Academy of the Arts

Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm

Next Meeting: October 20, 2010 – Meet at Henne’s – Framing Presentation

Check it out! Past Art Magazine Reference

Now you can borrow past issues of art magazines!

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Paint Dramatic Clouds Demo

Click here for a printable pdf version of this tip!

http://www.henneart.com/tip10-2010.pdf

Elbow Beach (watercolor, 10x14) Private Collection For some people clouds are inscrutable, amorphous objects. Getting them to look both solid and soft at the same time is a real challenge. The cloud in this demonstration is an example of the dramatic cloud formations that are frequently a part of the Bermuda landscape.

Five-Step Cloud Demonstration

1. Paint the Underpainting

After you have done the basic drawing of the water, beach and cloud, apply a wash to the cloud with a mixture of cerulean blue, ultramarine blue, burnt umber and a touch of Winsor violet. This underpainting on the white of the cloud will help it appear as if it is in the distance. Tip: When painting your graded washes, don’t be overly concerned if streaks appear in the sky. Everything is masked off, and you can blend everything with a large flat wash brush. An inexpensive brush will work just fine. At this point you could even use a squirt bottle to soak the paper and blend the sky until you are satisfied.

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2. Apply Masking

Mask the foreground and the whitest part of the cloud.

3. Soften the Contour of the Cloud

Paint a flat wash of cerulean blue over the entire sky with a 1-inch flat. Begin a series of graded washes for the sky using a combination of cerulean, ultramarine and Winsor blues. Make the sky lighter at the horizon to give the sky depth. After you’ve applied a couple washes of the blue mixture, put a little more masking fluid on the slightly

darker parts of the clouds and continue to apply the washes. Remove all masking fluid from the cloud with a rubber cement pickup. Tip: If you take time to observe a clear blue sky, you will notice that the sky is a lighter and sometimes different hue of blue toward the horizon. With careful observation you may also notice that higher in the sky, as the color deepens, that it appears lighter on one side or the other. This is because one side is closer to the position of the sun and will thus appear lighter than the other side. This effect is more apparent in the morning and afternoon than it is at midday when the sun is at its highest position. Incorporating these two observations into your work will give even a clear blue cloudless sky greater depth.

4. Develop the Interior Portions and Create Patterns

Soften the contour of the cloud with a combination of three techniques. First, using a Pink Pearl eraser, go over the edges of the cloud (make sure the paper is completely dry when you do this). Then, using a

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synthetic brush, scrub the edges of the cloud with clear water, being careful not to scrub too much at one time or you may damage the paper. Be prepared to dry the paper with your hair dryer and try this scrubbing technique again. Use your sable brush to dampen the edges of the clouds, then drop in more of the sky mixture, letting it blend into the edges of the cloud. Begin to develop the rain falling from the bottom of the cloud with a physical mixture of burnt umber and cerulean blue. Turn your attention to developing the interior portions of the cloud. Use the color mixture for the sky plus burnt umber and a little Winsor violet. Add this to the mixture used to paint the falling rain. Dampen areas of the cloud with clear water and drop some color on these areas. Also apply color to dry areas and take clear water to soften the edges of each facet of the cloud. Periodically dry everything with a hair dryer and then repeat this process. From time to time, after the sky

has been thoroughly dried, use a squirt bottle to spray the whole sky and gently blend everything with your largest flat brush. Vary the combination of colors as you develop the cloud. Mix up the aforementioned techniques and look for interesting patterns as the cloud develops.

5. Integrate the Cloud and Sky

Remove the mask from the rest of the painting and develop this area so it integrates with the sky. Using Chinese white is an option. Use a few small touches of it in this painting near the horizon, on top of the

previously painted falling rain. If you prefer not to use any white, those spots can be either picked out with a Pink Pearl eraser or scrubbed out with a synthetic brush. At this time, you may wish to go over some or all of the cloud with Chinese white to further soften it. I didn’t do that for this demonstration, but you may wish to experiment with that technique and see if it is to your liking.

Materials List Colors:

burnt umber

cerulean blue

Chinese white

ultramarine blue

Winsor blue

green shade

Winsor violet

Brushes:

Nos. 3, 4 and 5 sable rounds

No. 4 synthetic round

1-inch (25mm) flat wash brush

large flat wash brush

old brush (for masking)

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Other Materials:

frisket paper

liquid masking solution

Pink Pearl eraser

rubber cement pickups

white artist’s tape

Source: The Artist’s Magazine, Online Extras, July 2010, Paint Dramatic Clouds in Watercolor, Step-by-Step Demonstration by James Toogood

For more inspiring ideas and technique tips pick up a copy of:

The Artist Magazine

The Pastel Journal

Southwest Art

Available at Henne's!

Website of the month 21 First Street Aboriginal Art Broaden artistic your horizons! Learn about Aboriginal

culture and art. Their bold colors and designs will draw you in, who knows you may even be

inspired to create your own version of Aboriginal art. Have fun!

(http://www.21firstst.com/sites.htm)

If there is a website that you would like to recommend let us know!

Email us at hennes_happenings@henneart.com.

Your friends in art

Mary Lou & Robin

Henne’s Drafting & Art Supply, Inc.

Art Cellar Gallery

110 W. Third St.

Mansfield, OH 44902

Phone: 419-522-4401

Fax: 419-522-7779

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