MyArtTutor

2011-12-20T12:24:00.001-06:00

Wicki's Top Ten Ways Back to FUN!

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!
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2011-09-12T18:49:00.000-05:00

Check it out!

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

2011-09-06T11:58:00.004-05:00

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

xxoovicki

IAPS Arrival Day, Thursday, June 2

2011-06-02T13:06:00.001-05:00

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

2011-06-01T16:30:00.002-05:00

Find our ad in the July/August 2011 edition!

The invention that unlocked a locked-in artist

2011-04-12T13:28:00.000-05:00

This is totally awesome, and uplifting!

We have similar goals for MyArtTutor :)

Enjoy!

xxoo
vicki

Congratulations to our Erika Nelson!

2011-04-07T19:40:00.003-05:00

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

2011-03-23T19:06:00.000-05:00

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!

2011-03-22T12:15:00.000-05:00

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

Temporary web outage

2011-03-21T16:04:00.000-05:00

Oops. We did a major server change 6 weeks ago, and managed to move all our files without any disruption.

However, when we cancelled our little testing plan today, someone (not me, I'm sure :) missed changing a DNS address. SO, it is happening now.

Should only take a few hours at most for it to 'propagate' around the world.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Vicki

2011-03-14T13:43:00.000-05:00

Why Some Artists Almost Always

Create Great Paintings:

...they have learned color chemistry
- how certain colors 'hold hands'

...they can 'find the painting' in a view of the landscape
- ...or how to remember when the tide comes in

...they spend time and effort setting up a still life
- ...knowing how to balance the eye flow

...they concentrate on the lighting
- ...how minute changes can alter the drama of a painting

...they understand the impact of background variations
- ...getting a totally different look using the same pigments on different colored ground

...they practice painting the parts
- ...if you can paint an apple, you can paint a face

MyArtTutor has Internet Workshops
that can help you create Great Paintings.

Our VoiceThread Video
shows how we teach

our Internet Workshops.

To watch the video

and read what our

Tutors have to say,

click the picture.

"This class was a life-changing event for me! I actually gained self-confidence and courage!
Thea D.

    MyArtTutor, Inc. is a Green Company, Rogers, AR 72758
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Thea in Sorolla's House

2010-12-03T17:25:00.000-06:00

A MyArtTutor Star Student sees Sorolla up close and personal!

"The Horse's Bath"
© 1909 Sorolla

I was introduced to Sorolla's work through Timothy C. Tyler (one of MyArtTutors). Impressed by his loose style when looking in a book, but then I realized that the size was monstrous to be that casual...80.7 inches x 98.5 inches...6 x 8 FEET. Now, that is impressive, and that ain't all, scooby-do.

He painted it from life! On the beach! Now that requires one heck of a pochade box and tripod...hahaha! Known as the 'Master of Light' you can see why when you visit his website. Wonder how he got that horse to stand still?

Quotes attributed to Sorolla:

"I could not paint at all if I had to paint slowly. Every effect is so transient, it must be rapidly painted.”

"The great difficulty with large canvases is that they should by right be painted as fast as a sketch. By speed only can you gain an appearance of fleeting effect. But to paint a three yard canvas with the same dispatch as one of ten inches is well-nigh impossible.”

The complete works by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida

Thea has studied with 3 of our tutors...Timothy C. Tyler, Urania Christy Tarbet, and Margaret Evans. She's been painting for a relatively short time, mostly in acrylics. In the past several months Thea has been experiencing oil and soft pastels.

"Thea's Rose"
©2010 Thea

soft pastel on Black Canson

She is a new fan of soft pastels, and above is Thea's first pastel effort...a rose from Urania's Class #6001 "Floral Still Life.

"Black Rock Cottage"

soft pastel on Ampersand PastelBord

Her first pastel landscape was created for Margaret's "Glencoe" Class #4001 (above)

"Pots"
©2010 Thea

Acrylic on canvas

And a stunning variation of Tim's class #1001, "Still Life" executed in acrylic.

Way to go Thea!

Wow. Where does the time go?

2010-11-19T18:00:00.000-06:00

OPS "Pastel Panorama" 2010

Best of Show winner Julie Mayser

Vicki Ross, Director MyAT

presenting award sponsored by Urania Christy Tarbet and MyArtTutor

Team MyAT has been polishing, tweaking, writing copy, working on classes. Some of us have taken advantage of the beautiful NWArkansas fall by painting outside one day a week for the past EIGHT! We had such great weather.

There are three classes available to START NOW at MyArtTutor.com. Global ~ Online ~ Interactive. Study with privacy and repeat the classes until you are confident. Our technology allows you to re-visit the workshop indefinitely, and watch it change as new students interact.

Several of us attended the Ozark Pastel Society annual show last weekend:

Judge Todd Williams and Vicki Ross

MyAT CEO, Ron Klein and Vicki Ross

Here are some pretty pictures:

"Thea's Rock"

pastel demo by Vicki Ross

"The gang"

strong winds forced us behind a building

Beautiful Arkansas Tree

tree study by Vicki Ross

Klein/Ross on location

Ross, Klein, Ross, Tyler, Leonard

Old Building

Launch any day now!

2010-08-29T14:06:00.006-05:00

Team MyAT is pleased to announce that our first class to launch is "Still Life" #101 by Timothy C. Tyler (oil).

Followed shortly thereafter by:

"Pastel Exploration" #201 by Kippy Hammond (pastel);

"Sepia Portrait Dan" #301 by Leslie B. DeMille (conté/pastel)

"Glencoe" #401 by Margaret Evans (pastel)

"Floral Still Life" #601 by Urania Christy Tarbet (pastel)

"Aspens" #701 by Ann Templeton (oil)

It is our mission to teach skills to students worldwide using the most effective means available and to bring the best tutors in the world to bear on that goal.

Classes are interactive and totally private. We make material lists available for each tutor and let you know when and why a particular tutor's instruction requires a certain pigment or ground.

Each class contains pertinent assignments scattered throughout. In addition to the main teaching demonstration, there are assignments that will break down the elements needed for a successful painting. We want you to participate by putting pigment on paper and then talking about it!

A public blog is provided that you can share with your friends and family. We do all the technical stuff, all you have to have is a good internet connection and a digital camera. Our Student Service staff will do all the uploading for you!

For example: on a portrait class, the tutor may encourage you to just paint features until you feel comfortable with them. A floral still life might have a student practice painting one flower before jumping in to the grand finale.

Assignments are in 3 levels: casual, enthusiastic, and passionate. It does not matter which level you choose...what does matter is that you will become aware of what exercises make the difference between a beginner/casual and a passionate/professional.

MyArtTutor will provide you with a great experience by allowing you to study at your own pace, from your own home/studio.