tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:52:20 +0000Featured ArtistTwelve Days Of ChristmasBook ReviewSubscribe to RSS using IESurrealist Artists- New WorkCopyrightOrganizingWojnarowiczIncreasing CreativityMy Painting ProcessMeditationArt MarketingSocionomicsPhotographing ArtworkFilmArtArtist StatementGreen Artist TipKolja TaticElliott WaveComments PolicyPaint BrushesMindCurrent WorksWhite PaintCurrent WorkCensorshipFrugal ArtistPaintSpiritualitybloggingExhibitions Not To MissRoutinesBeyond The Artist's Way is crammed full of what's hot for artists and art connoisseurs off the beaten path. Go beyond the invitation to art and dive into the heart of art. Just Jump!http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)Blogger64125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-6037516848128300032Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:13:00 +00002011-11-19T17:11:48.153-05:00PaintFrugal ArtistI am a Coffee Snob, a Wine Snob and a Paint SnobBefore my tastes became "refined," I painted with any paint that was pretty. I then discovered the deliciousness of Old Holland, Williamsburg and Rembrandt Oils. But now I have a new favorite! RGH Oil Paints Are My New FavoritesRGH oil paints are made by artist, Rolf Haerem, for artists. Pure pigments are combined with alkali-refined linseed http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/11/paint-snob-says-best-oil-paint-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/eTlsa1VRb3w" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-3250473309070044287Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +00002011-11-11T12:22:31.534-05:00Surrealist Artists- New WorkExhibitions Not To MissMysterious, multilayered and muy importante!Freshly painted surrealist pieces are now in an exhibition at Cuba! Gallery in Melbourne Florida. Alicia de la Campa Pak, artist and Cuba resident, is featured in this two person show. Paintings from her current series, "Jardín Secreto" (Secret Garden), contain complex narratives that are at once beautiful and evocative. This is an exhibit you don't http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/11/surrealism-at-cuba-gallery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/Gny9xqIFYYY" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-1176915385466926154Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:35:00 +00002011-10-29T19:35:05.613-04:00Photographing ArtworkPaint Oil Paint Quality Student Grade oil paints are usually less expensive and of a poorer quality than Professional Grade oil paints.  They are appropriate to use if: You do not consider yourself to be a professional artist (now or in the future). You really, really want your paintings to deteriorate more rapidly over time. You have to choose between eating and buying high quality paint. http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/10/oil-paint-student-grade-or-professional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/dj8ZMlvL228" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-7464010578830218029Tue, 10 May 2011 16:58:00 +00002011-05-10T13:37:39.541-04:00Art MarketingFrugal Artist Business Cards Cheap9 bucks shipped- no frills, but does the job! Business Cards FastIt took less than a week! Tuesday, 4:30 pm: I uploaded the completed design for premium business cards to Vistaprint and chose slowest shipping method (21 days). Thursday, 1:43 am : Vistaprint email informs my order is shipping early. Friday: Order shipped Monday: Order received Image Uploaded for Printinghttp://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/05/business-cards-check.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/Co66ao3GEiI" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-6591703801261668744Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:45:00 +00002011-04-27T12:45:32.333-04:00Art MarketingLaunched latest version of website this month. Goals:  keep it simple yet professional, make information easy to find, have it visually not too hard on the eyes. juliesusanne.comhttp://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/04/website-launch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/af2KpWHoaGQ" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-8643307760873035684Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:06:00 +00002011-04-23T19:06:03.585-04:00Art MarketingOK, None of us is born with business knowledge- but there are tons of resources out there;  I've been reading a couple of great art marketing books.  All of the authors are consistent in their insistence that if we want to make a living using our talents, we must promote ourselves and get our art in front of the public. Duh?  Yeah, duh!!  Our art DOESN'T speak for itself, it turns out!! http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/04/flaunt-it-business-cards-and-post-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/aXdeZufuoFQ" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-5383594131497043723Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:08:00 +00002011-01-14T16:08:29.097-05:00SocionomicsFilmCensorshipCensorship Does Not Work in Today's Culture Spurned by the Smithsonian's most recent act of removing a David Wojnarowicz video from a National Portrait Gallery exhibit in November, the video has received a lot of attention and screenings (see previous posts on Wojnarowicz’ video: click here) . The Museum of Censored Art Opens its Doors Now, visitors of the Smithsonian's Hide/Seek exhibit will http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/01/museum-of-censored-art-grand-opening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/r2mWXXgWIBk" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-2508947433904171619Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:38:00 +00002011-01-14T15:59:18.910-05:00SocionomicsFilmCensorshipWojnarowiczVideo about AIDS Suffering and Oppression Gets Airplay "A Fire in My Belly," the Wojnarowicz video censored by the Smithsonian in November, has received more screenings since it's 'banning.'  From Washington D.C. to New York to Chicago to Los Angeles to You Tube. See previous post here: Censorship of the Arts. "A Fire in My Belly" was shown at: Transformer Gallery December 3rd through December http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/01/censorship-not-effective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/0Ghxch3MyXg" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-7740747773768508692Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:35:00 +00002011-01-08T19:35:19.845-05:00bloggingArt Marketing  Why do you blog, anyway?  Hopefully it is to provide useful content to readers.  Pinging blog search engines reaches out to more of those readers. Have you ever tried to determine the best/most used blog catalogues and how to ping them?  I did and, Dang! Did you know there are, um, I don't know, thousands of them?!! (Last week, I did a post aboutTechnorati, here). I've been sorting through http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/01/get-your-blog-listed-in-blog-catalog-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/vA1NCIUPJFY" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-2010816642245104909Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:59:00 +00002011-01-04T13:52:11.622-05:00bloggingArt MarketingBlogging For Dollars Part of using a blog for fun and profit has to do with exposure.  Technorati tags help search engines (and then people) find you. Start by signing up your blog on Technorati so more people can find it.  I tried this a year ago, and Technorati was so back-logged, I could not get blog verified.  This process is much quicker today. A matter of minutes.http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/01/technorati-technorschmati-u4rvbx2gphr8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/K6X_4dxAWDY" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-5827982952695451049Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:00:00 +00002011-01-02T00:18:12.273-05:00Art MarketingFrugal Artist Blogging Success OK- So I have been reading about art, marketing, art marketing, blogging, etc.  what "they" say out there is I should be: writing at least 1000 words per day, spending at least 10 hours writing each blog post, reading at least 10 hours (of blogs) per week, commenting on other blogs daily, studying copywriting, studying marketing, learning html code- at least some basics, http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2011/01/keep-it-simple-stupid-or-happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/7CXGxFPk7hs" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-8775990270019985372Sat, 01 Jan 2011 02:57:00 +00002011-01-01T21:11:43.688-05:00Art MarketingFrugal ArtistFree Art Marketing Info Marketing our art can be challenging when we feel we are going it alone.  Banding with a group of fellow artists can make the task feel less like work and more do-able, however.  Although there are numerous ways to achieve this, one of the most traditional and under utilized may be the art salon. As you know, I am a fan of Alyson Stanfield and her art marketing book, I'dhttp://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/12/art-marketing-salon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/yX0Bf3VbzRg" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-6938073832667865647Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:40:00 +00002011-01-14T15:59:42.149-05:00SocionomicsFilmCensorshipWojnarowicz Historically censorship vs. freedom of expression has been a central theme of debate in the United States of America.  It seems to me that censorship as a "solution" to the "problem" of controversy is occurring with greater and greater frequency. Most recently, a four-minute edited version of  A Fire in My Belly, a 1987 video by the late David Wojnarowicz,  being shown at the National Portrait http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/12/censorship-of-arts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/pORuUZT83FE" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-8071653717690742275Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:54:00 +00002010-11-23T20:45:05.957-05:00Photographing ArtworkMy Painting ProcessArt Taking Digital Photos of an Unfinished Painting I photograph my paintings throughout the painting process. This allows me to see things I may be overlooking while I am engaged in putting paint on the canvas. It also documents aspects of my painting process I may want to refer to later.  Oil Painting Error is Revealed The detail photos below are from a work in progress: Wave Detail 1 Blockedhttp://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/11/photograph-that-painting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/nVTaXLbsUCs" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-963010263866218911Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:32:00 +00002010-09-21T12:32:56.821-04:00White PaintPaint Preventing Cracking in Oil Painting In a painting, cracking can easily occur when the deep layers and middle layers painted first dry more slowly than the superficial layers painted last.  The paints containing a high amount of oil dry more slowly than paints that contain less oil.  While painting the final layers, continuing to adhere to the “fat over lean” principle, the painter can help http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/09/white-oil-paint-final-layers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/m-0Ts2u6qAw" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-1576543448779557035Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:39:00 +00002010-07-06T00:39:57.244-04:00White PaintPaint Fat Over Lean In an earlier post you can find information about the appropriate white paint to use on the initial layers: Leanest White Paints.  The next layers (after the initial layers) in the painting ought to contain a less lean paint or a fatter paint with more oil.  This technique helps prevent cracking over time. Middle Layer White Oil Paint Painting over the foundation or underpainting http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/07/fat-over-lean-in-oil-paintings-middle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/v5VbhP64hdI" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-1691277020660448790Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:17:00 +00002010-07-03T14:17:36.795-04:00Paint I once believed that a tube of oil paint named Titanium White contained only that pigment.  Silly, silly, me!  This is not the case.  Read about the paint labeling inconsistencies: Oil Paint Ingredients.  Read more about choosing white paint: White Paint Ingredients: Lead, Zinc, Titanium.  Below is a list white paint of several popular professional oil paint lines, including the ingredient http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/07/paint-ingredients-which-white-is-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/p0-YIkJXeLA" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-3123579665358793301Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:28:00 +00002010-06-20T15:29:59.054-04:00Current WorksArt Below is the latest piece I have begun. At this point there are multiple layers of glaze. Previously glazing has been done exclusively with Liquin Original by Windsor Newton. A friend mentioned that I would probably love stand oil as a glaze. What I am using in this new painting is a 1:1:1 ratio of Damar Varnish: Linseed Stand Oil: Gum Turpentine. This is mixed in a very small quanity and http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/06/oil-painting-with-glazes-glazing-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/kk6YIz6yi5g" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-2063235509482683296Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:55:00 +00002010-04-28T19:35:49.357-04:00White PaintPaint To provide the best painting foundation, the earliest layers of an oil painting should have specific properties. Of particular importance are low oil content (lean) and high support strength. Whites are some of the leanest paints available. Both lead white and titanium white make strong paints. Lead White or Flake White (PW1): Chemical: Lead(II) Carbonate Use where a lean, opaque, fast drying http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/04/foundation-white-ground-underpainting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/Le6ivcDvTbs" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-2523647434972794810Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:06:00 +00002010-04-28T19:35:28.133-04:00White PaintPaint Continuing the discussion of white paint available to the oil painter, I will go a little more deeply into the characteristics of individual white pigments. When determining the 'best' white to use, there is no single way to decide this. A white is chosen based on the needs of the artist in that moment. Lead white, titanium white and zinc white vary greatly in their properties: opacity, toxicityhttp://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/04/lead-titanium-or-zinc-white-which-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/HbmKs-5TA64" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-7540405784094744681Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:00 +00002010-04-28T19:34:02.719-04:00White PaintPaint Are all white oil paints basically the same? Nope! There are even variations between brands of whites with the same name as well as similarities between whites of differing names! Over the next few weeks it is my goal to research, pick apart and reassemble this subject. I intend to distill this down to something clear and understandable. White Oil Painting Pigments There are essentially three http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/03/white-is-white-is-whitewhats-difference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/ZA-l4mObJm0" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-55466468406804517Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:40:00 +00002010-01-20T13:40:07.997-05:00Current WorksArt This is the first painting that was completed in the current series: Untitled Oil on Canvas 48x42x1.5" Untitled (detail)   Work in Progress 3 Work in Progress 2   Work in Progress 1 (detail)    Work in Progress 1 Please post your thoughts by clicking 'comments' below. http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/01/untitled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/jDlhT-1aTM4" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-705414879669993103Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:09:00 +00002010-01-11T08:08:56.655-05:00My Painting ProcessCurrent WorksArt The painting below is a work in progress with the working title "Jump." Although I began the painting nearly a year ago, I am just getting back to completing it in the last month. (A Work in Progress) Oil On Canvas 30x24x3/4" Click Image For Larger View This photo above was taken after a painting session nearly 2 weeks ago. Below are a few shots of the progression from more recent to http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-painting-process-new-work-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/ccljP08YYGg" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-7038951591743436717Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:46:00 +00002010-01-09T10:22:20.250-05:00Current WorksArt This is a painting from the current series: "A Night to Remember" Oil on Canvas 8x32x1" Click Image For Larger View Please post your thoughts by clicking 'comments.' http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2010/01/night-to-remember.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/fA8doQwHoZ8" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468615531171511764.post-5694592484351371642Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:57:00 +00002010-01-20T13:26:12.025-05:00MindSpiritualityIncreasing Creativity Continued from Part 1: Am I Being True to My Self? All of these qualifiers or adjectives that we use to describe ourselves or allow ourselves to be described by are just ideas. They are extremely relative and can change from moment to moment and person to person. One person may consider my art to be brilliant and another may consider it to be horrid and not to even be considered 'art.' If I http://juliesusanne.blogspot.com/2009/12/lesson-of-century-am-i-being-true-to-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (julie susanne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BeyondTheArtistsWayjuliesusanne/~4/jyx4aeLd0o0" height="1" width="1"/>