Volume 1 / Issue 5/ 12/2011 Dear Fellow Artist: •  Do you suffer from studio dread? •  Are your 'starts' and 'laters' snarking at you from the corner? •  Has being in your studio become boring? Well, join the club...I've diagnosed me with the same symptoms. Let's get more fun into our painting, I double-dog dare you to try some of "Wicki's Top Ten Ways to Put the FUN back in painting!" Of course, I want to know...post yours on our Facebook Group, Tips 'n Tricks. Enjoy Being In Your Studio Again! Top Ten Ways to FUN :) Passport Series Lyn Diefenbach Wicki's Top Ten Ways to Have More Fun with your Art! Post your Tip and Share how you sneak up on your studio :) Priced under $99 US. Full Experience of a Master Workshop! not including assignments, bonus reading, or commenting. Passport shown is Lyn Diefenbach's "Sunset Sky...the WOW Factor" The pursuit of masterly quality and technique is a high priority for Lyn Diefenbach. Lyn's ability to communicate her ideas has entrenched her as a respected and sought-after tutor, with teaching engagements internationally and across Australia.  Twitter   Facebook   YouTube  Linkedin ©2011 MyArtTutor, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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We also announced our Facebook Group on Saturday and it took off like a rocket!

MyArtTutor's Tips 'n Tricks is open to all artists...and we encourage each and every one of you to share your Tips 'n Tricks with every one of your Facebook Friends!

We've already gotten some great tips!

xxoo
Vicki

Carol and David Marine lost their home – a fundraiser

Carol Marine is a leader in the art community, especially active online. Her daily paintings are such a delight in my mailbox every morning. David's mini-painting rig is on my easel right now...I hope he can get back to making them soon!

 It is truly devastating to lose all your earthly belongings to ANYTHING, especially fire. Believe me, it takes everything.

Once the shock wears off, they'll feel violated and naked. Thankfully they all got out safe.

 The link below is from their family friend...feel free to share and participate! Carol and David lost their home – a fundraiser

 xxoo vicki

IAPS Arrival Day, Thursday, June 2

SO much fun to arrive a bit early...even if just a few hours. Quiet check-in, then 'LET THE GAMES BEGIN'!

Mr. Les was waiting in the cafe, and he quickly finished his little salad, jumped in the car with us and we drive to Old Town for some mexican food.  On the way back, Kippy called and had just arrived. She had heard about the opening reception for the Master Circle art show from 5-8.

After a well-deserved rest, off we went to the show. Except the only directions were on the internet...and the hotel gave us the wrong name for the facility. Quick search on iPhone, and a caravan formed with a taxi in the lead...we were miles away from the real destination!

The event was in full swing, beautiful food tables set up, and a very warm New Mexico night (read: no AC). It was a real whirlwind...absorb the 150 or so paintings, or hugs and 'so glad to see you's'. We managed to do a bit of both. Quite a crowd.

Since the last IAPS in 2009, Facebook has kept many of us in contact. Because of that, conversations picked up without that 2 year delay of 'what's new'? Several artists I met for the first time in person...we felt like old friends already. Now, that's cool!

Back to the hotel, and pockets of people visiting and chatting throughout the open areas. Sounds of happy resonate everywhere.

Artists are a great group of humans...warm, friendly, eager to include anyone...even share their appetizers!

Something beautiful in the Artist's Magazine in July/Aug edition

Find our ad in the July/August 2011 edition!

The invention that unlocked a locked-in artist

This is totally awesome, and uplifting!

We have similar goals for MyArtTutor  :)

Enjoy!



xxoo
vicki

Congratulations to our Erika Nelson!

Erika Nelson handing her work to Jan Ironside

Please allow us to toot our own horn!  Some of you might know our creative film editor is Erika Nelson.  Her Internet multimedia experience goes back to when she worked for a film studio in Hollywood California.  Erika has truly been an asset to MyArtTutor for her experience and eagerness to make our films helpful and effective tools for our art students!

Erika's talents don't stop at Internet creations; she is also a visual artist with over 20 years experience under her belt and a BFA degree in Drawing and Painting!  She is a commissioned portrait artist and exhibits her other works too. Today she announced in her blog http://artbyerika.blogspot.com/ that she has been accepted in another local gallery called Poor Richard's Art.  Click on the image below to view her gallery bio page

Poor Richard's Art 

Erika's latest MyArtTutor film is a trailer for Ann Templeton's workshop "Aspens".  Click on image below to view it on VoiceThread website.

become.com guest host

Chief Muse, Vicki was the guest host today on become.com 'pocket change' page.

Thanks, Ben! Look forward to more contact with your vast network...and hope I can drive some attention your way.

Who'd a thunk it? Me, a writer! I just type it like I would say it.

xxoo
vicki

ps: give become.com a look and tell 'em Vicki sent'ya!

Everything Worked Out Fine!

The last time we heard the dreaded word 'propagation' it was followed by the words 12-72 hours. OK, fine, but we had a 64,000 newsletter mailing scheduled in 24 hours.

Oopsie.

Just one of the 'minor' incidents that happen around the Wicki-Zoo :) I found a propagation map and you could watch as servers all over the world changed from a red dot to a green checkmark. Yeah, I know. Could have panicked and pulled a prima-donna world-class fit, but the calmer, gentler Wicki found something to entertain herself with.

This time it just took an hour or so, but it was still fun to watch those little green checkmarks change almost instantaneously!


Hmmm. Tech-head Geek or Artist? Artist or Savant? Savant or Obsessive Compulsive? I'd better sign-out for today before this gets ugly :)



xxoo
Wicki
multi-talented banquet entertainer