Learn from nature painter and print artist SUSAN BOURDET to create a painting from resources you have at home. You’ll see how to select and combine photographs, use masking fluid successfully, render luminous wet-into-wet backgrounds, layer brush work to create convincing fur texture, and use dry brush and salt texturing to portray the corroding metal of an old watering can. You will learn to systematically tackle complicated natural settings for charming results.

Last Week: Friday July 15 Collage, Textures & Techniques with Claudine Helmuth

"When I say: petroleum jelly, plastic wrap and masking tape, who do you think of? That's right... she's back! With two new DVD's and a book on the way, Claudine Helmuth is taking time out of her busy schedule to give us an update on her work and more great advice and tips for collage."

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New-Acrylic DVD is Here Terry Isaac's 'Painting Wildlife in Acrylic' DVD workshop is here.

Terry shares photos, collages, sketches and many stunning finished works from his portfolio to illustrate the method he uses to formulate dynamic enviornmentally correct “magical moments” in nature.

We would like to help teachers use our Video and DVD workshops in their classrooms.

Next year we hope to develop "Teacher Packets" aimed at high school age students. We are looking for your ideas about how to make these effective.

Which Creative Catalyst videos (or others) have you used in your classroom?

How did you use these videos?

What would you like to see in a "Teacher Packet"?

We have created a Forum for you to submit ideas on this subject. Let's get the conversation started and see where it goes.

Jim Powers, President

IN STOCK: Mary Todd Beam / Susan Bourdet / Betty Carr / Janie Gildow / Hugh Greer / Polly Hammett / Claudine Hellmuth / George James / Kwan Jung / Jan Kunz / Mark Mehaffey / Leo Monahan / Judy Morris / Craig Nelson / Arleta Pech / Ann Pember / Penny Soto / Cheng-Khee Chee / Terry Isaac

UPCOMING NEW ARTISTS: Carrie Burns Brown / Sean Dye / Martha Saudek / Ted Nuttall / Carl Dalio / Lesley Riley / Dayle Doroshow / Robbie Laird / Caroline Jasper / & more coming