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Contents Painting World Magazine
10 Jingle All the Way by Featured Cover Artist: Sherry C. Nelson, MDA
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Bell Snowman by Debbie Cole, CDA
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Star Angels by Barbara Nielsen, CDA
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Magnolia & Poinsettia by Marlene Fudge
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Christmas Blessings by Chris Haughey
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Merry Beach-mas! by Tracy Moreau
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Night Before Christmas by Phyllis Spaw
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Circle of Friends by Sonja Richardson
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Snow Buddies by Karen Wisner-Dyar
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Snow Ladies by Deb Antonick
MORE GREAT ARTICLES! Corner: 19 Innovative Creating With Clay
Not Just For 77 Ornaments: Christmas Anymore
by Debbie Cole, CDA & Reviews! The Hottest 33 News New Products On the Market
by Thelma Hamilton Wood 86 Inspirational Ornaments
by Kathi Hanson Word From Our Sponsors: 50 AAnniversaries & New Books!
by Tracy Weinzapfel of Artists, 93 Directory Advertisers & Suppliers
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Magnolia & Poinsettia Ornaments by Marlene Fudge
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I have always loved the flowers at Christmastime so I incorporated two of them in this ornament design. With a touch of sparkles added to the petals, they are sure to be a holiday favorite for gifts, craft fairs or a keepsake for your very own tree. About Marlene I live in scenic Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania with my wonderful husband of 31 years and all of our kitties. I have two beautiful daughters, who are out in the world doing amazing things. We are very proud parents! I have been decorative painting for over 20 years and have enjoyed trying many different mediums, but I always seem to come back to my favorite...acrylics. In the last several years, I have had a lot of fun with the designing side of decorative painting. Some days I have so many ideas in my head that I wish there were more hours in the day to paint! I am a member of the Society of Decorative Painters as well as two local chapters, the Lehigh Valley Decorative Painters and the Pocono Painters. I am also proud to be a DecoArt Helping Artist. I am so grateful to be able to do what I love and for all the wonderful painting friends I have met along the way!
Surface: • Celebrate It, Handmade Holidays® wooden ornaments (Michaels® Arts and Crafts)
DecoArt® Americana® Paint: • DA172 Black Plum • DA03 Buttermilk • DA330 Chartreuse Yellow • DA050 Forest Green • DA067 Lamp Black • DA084 Midnite Green • DA174 Milk Chocolate • DA199 Primary Red • DA01 Snow (Titanium) White • DA155 Soft Black • DA143 True Ochre © 2017 Painting World Magazine Digital Edition. All rights reserved. Not for distribution, resale or reproduction. You agree to follow all international copyright laws as well as the terms and conditions outlined at paintingworldmag. com. You may NOT reprint or make copies, even for non profit uses. Any violation of these terms will result in a nonrefundable cancellation of your subscription and possible prosecution with fines up to $150,000 USD. http:// www.copyright.gov/title17/ Please contact info@paintingworldmag.com if you have received this PDF illegally.
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Christmas Blessing Jar Ornies by Chris Haughey These colors are the hot trends for 2017 home decor. Using them for ornaments creates a fresh, chic, farmhouse look. About Chris The Andy Griffith Show and Bewitched are the two TV shows I recall from my childhood. With only three stations to select on our October 2017 Issue
black and white TV, I spent most of my time playing with crafts. My older sister was an oil painter and I drooled over her supplies and talents. In college I majored in Fine Art (Oil Painting), but soon found out that making a living by selling oil paintings was not all fun and games. After the pitter patter of little feet went to school (BTW, oil and kids
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Supplies: Available at Cupboard Distributing®
• 31-L532 Squatty Jar Ornaments 4-3/8” x 3-3/8” • 09-05261 Mini Layering Stencil Set 20 “Christmas Words” • 09-285 Snow Piles Stencil • 46-04975 Vintage Platinum Glitter • 24-CX4 Holly Berries • 46-SM09 Ivory Thin Jute Twine • Misc Christmas Foliage
DecoArt® Americana® Acrylics: • Dusty Rose DA025 • Mississippi Mud DA094 • Oyster Beige DA286 • Pebble DA303 • Snow White DA01 • Winter Blue DA190 do not mix for me), I discovered the wonderful world of acrylic. I have been an addict ever since! My background in art continually encourages me to try new and exciting paints, mediums and techniques. I absolutely love what I do and feel very blessed that I am able to design and share my wonderful world of art.
DecoArt® Mediums: • Americana Matte Sealer/ Finish Spray 41370 • Crystal Glamour Dust 41530 • Multi Purpose Sealer 07930 • StarLite Varnish 01120
Sure Touch® Brushes by Jo Sonja®: • Angle 1345-1/4, – 1/2 • Filbert 1385-8
• Oval Drybrush 2010-8 • Oval Wash 1318-3/4 • Round 1350-4 • Script Liner 1365-5/0
Other Brushes: • Royal & Langnickel® Moderna® Comb (Rake) Brush Series M77C 1/2” • Loew-Cornell® Stencil Brush Series 205 #4
Miscellaneous Supplies: • Loew-Cornell® Black Graphite Paper 28-31011 • Canary Tracing Paper 28-03838 • Double-Ended Stylus • Extra Fine Sanding Pad • Hot Glue • Tombow® Mono Zero® Eraser • Scotch® Painter’s Tape • Specialty Sponge Set of 2 29-32227
Preparation: Using the small specialty sponge, seal surface with Multi Purpose Sealer. Lightly sand and wipe clean. With same sponge, basecoat surfaces with Pebble. Trace pattern onto tracing paper. After background has been created, transfer the main pattern lines using the transfer paper and stylus. Transfer details as needed.
Painting Instructions: Sky: Load oval wash with thinned Oyster Beige and slip slap onto background, blending softly, but not covering. Brushstrokes should be visible but not spotty. Using the same technique and Winter Blue, slip slap over middle area, blending into the sides.
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Merry Beach-mas!
by Tracy Moreau
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Creating a Christmas project with a Beach theme is not all that easy… I had to channel my Inner snowbird! Nothing better on a Hot sunny day on the beach, than a nice refreshing beverage, and I thought that this would be a fun mixed media project to help create a little Holiday Cheer.
About Tracy: Tracy Moreau is a classically trained artist, with 35 years of experience. Educated in Europe, Canada and the US, her work has a great many influences. Her combination of Fine Art, Faux Finishing and the Decorative Arts makes her work unique. Tracy’s design work is varied , from Home decor to Mixed media, she is versatile and creative and is generous with her knowledge and experience. Her sense of humour and © 2017 Painting World Magazine Digital Edition. All rights reserved. Not for distribution, resale or reproduction. You agree to follow all international copyright laws as well as the terms and conditions outlined at paintingworldmag. com. You may NOT reprint or make copies, even for non profit uses. Any violation of these terms will result in a nonrefundable cancellation of your subscription and possible prosecution with fines up to $150,000 USD. http:// www.copyright.gov/title17/ Please contact info@paintingworldmag.com if you have received this PDF illegally.
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas October 2017 Issue
by Phyllis Spaw
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You will learn how to complete this project using a variety of mediums and techniques, along with tips for painting on spheretype surfaces. Place these ornaments on a shelf with a spray of pine and some artificial snow, and they are sure to become a conversation piece that you can pass down for generations to come.
About Phyllis I am a self-taught artist from a small town in central Wisconsin. I grew up on a farm just south of where I currently reside. Most of my paintings are indigenous to where I live and grew up. My most favorite subjects to paint are from some of my best holiday memories as a child. It warms my heart to recreate those fond memories. I work mainly in acrylics, but have dabbled in several other mediums as well. When I’m not working my full-time job or painting, I enjoy hiking, biking, photography, and candle making.
Surface: • 12” Large Round Ornament (measuring vertically & horizontally), from Menards®
DecoArt Americana® Acrylic Paints: • Burnt Umber DA064 • Honey Brown DA163 • Lamp (Ebony) Black DA067 • Snow (Titanium) White DA01 • Deep Midnight Blue DA166 • Burnt Orange DA016 • Cadmium Yellow DA010 • Evergreen DA082 • Country Red DA018 • Heritage Brick DA219 • Desert Sand DA077 • Leaf Green DA051 • Spiced Pumpkin DA310 • Deep Burgundy DA128 • Warm Beige DA078 • Multi-Surface – Metallic™ Gold DA553 Mediums: • Rust-Oleum® Matte Clear Enamel 285093 • Rust-Oleum® Blue Metallic Spray Paint Faber-Castell® Albrecht Dürer® Artists’ Watercolor Pencils: • White 101 • Black 199 • Warm Grey V 274 Brushes: • 5/8” Laurie Speltz® Stencil Brush (or a similar size), Series ST103, from The Creative Coach® • 1/8” & 5/16” Royal & Langnickel™ Crafter’s Choice® CC Bristle Dome Stencil Brushes (dry brushes), Series R9113, from
Creative Arts Lifestyle® • #6 Nature’s Touch® Golden Taklon Filbert, Series 5000, from Michaels® Craft Stores • #18/0 Papillon Script Liner, Series 20136, from The Artist’s Club®, theartistsclub.com • #1 Plaid® Round from the Mod Podge® Brush Set, Detail 25140 • #8 & #10 Royal & Langnickel Filbert
Miscellaneous Supplies: • DecoArt® Glamour Dust™ Glitter Paint – Sizzling Red DGD03 • DecoArt Dazzling Metallics® – Festive Red DA262 • Laurie Speltz Sleigh Reindeer Stencil #BCS234, from The Creative Coach • Palette Knife • Paint Palette • Blue Transfer Paper • Small Stylus • Tracing Paper • 6” Clear Flexible Ruler • #2 Pencil • White Hi-Polymer® Eraser Caps • Pencil Sharpener • Hand Sanitizer • Wet Rag • Swisspers® Cosmetic Applicators • 1-1/2” Circle Stencil from Michaels Craft Stores • Painter’s Tape • Scissors • Rags and/or Paper Towels • Water Basin • Clothespin & Clothesline, (or some object to hang the ornament while drying) • Large Cup, or something to rest your ornament in • Soft Cloth (to line your
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Growing Your Creative Self by Nanette Rasband Hilton
Nanette Rasband Hilton is an artist and writer based in Las Vegas, NV. Her work can be found licensed and published worldwide and can be seen at www.nanettehilton.com. When not in her creative studio, you may find her cycling the world. She considers her family her greatest work of art.
While crouched under the morning sun pruning my scorched rose bed, I wondered how the plants had even survived the past week of mid-June.
With 100 degrees the seasonal norm, the ‘Vegas valley had reached 117 degrees—setting a new record. Temperatures like this, combined with the arid conditions of the Mojave Desert, may cause you to wonder how roses can even grow in such a place. But, they do. They thrive— given enough water... Roses need a minimum of six hours sunlight to produce blooms. Las Vegas has lots of sunshine! Thanks, in part, to this
abundant sunshine, I have roses for both Easter and Thanksgiving table centerpieces—big blooms of rich red, bubblegum pink, sun kissed yellow and romantic lavender creating a full spectrum of color and an intoxicating scent. We may, at times, feel as desolate as a desert trying to tap into our well of creativity. Those moments can be tempered with hope and perseverance by reflecting on the lesson offered by my roses. American writer and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emmerson, was a great student and proponent of nature. He said that “heaven and earth becomes part of [our] daily food….Not the sun or the summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight; for every hour and change corresponds to and authorizes a different state of the mind….and thus the endless circulations of the divine charity nourish man.”1
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Our brain is made up of 85% water and its function depends on having plenty of it.
photo ©Kenneth W. Maurer, 1968, Black Water Falls, WV
Depression is often linked to a lack of creativity. In the treatment of depression, sunlight and time outdoors are fundamental medicines. A Norwegian study proved that patients’ mental health improved when they spent time gardening2 and, similarly, a study done in the United Kingdom proved that “green exercise,” (physical activity done while exposed to nature)3 alleviates depression and stress. Just like roses, we all need sunshine to bloom.
And when things get just too hot to bear—and they will, remember to quench your thirst! Seriously, water is a pick-me-up. Next time you’re feeling droopy and wishing for some inspiration, get yourself a drink of water.
WATER. Drinking water and creativity are intricately related.
Water actually provides our brains with energy, better than any other substance, according to Dr. Corinne Allen,
founder of the Advanced Learning and Development Institute.
Dr. Allen says that “When your brain is functioning on a full reserve of water, you will be able to think faster, be more focused, and experience greater clarity and creativity.”4 While sipping, reflect (preferably while sitting outside or looking out a window). Ask: What makes me feel refreshed? Emerson maintains that “The tradesman, the attorney comes out of the din and craft of the street and sees the sky and the woods, and is a man again. In their eternal calm, he finds himself.”5 Make a date with nature a part of your daily routine. Our regular routines offer lots of opportunity for moments of creative genius. Just like roses love a shower, so does your creative self. Dr. Alice Flaherty,
a neuroscientist researching creativity, attributes people’s imagination to the level of dopamine in their systems. Research has proven that activities like taking a shower release dopamine, a.k.a. creative fuel, into our brains. That’s why so many people get their best ideas in the shower. Water really does make things bloom, even our creativity. A relaxed state of mind is essential to being creative. Activities like showers, listening to music, falling asleep, exercising, driving a familiar route or any other “brainless” activity can be the empty space necessary for cultivating creativity. Albert Einstein reported getting his best ideas while pedaling his bicycle.
Nurture your creative genius with real-life tactics like green-activities, drinking more water and prioritizing time and place for mental relaxation. Then, expect a bountiful harvest. 1. Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nature,” Nature and Selected Essays, Penguin Classics, p. 33-41. 2. “A Prospective Study of Existential Issues in Therapeutic Horticulture for Clinical Depression,” Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 32, 2011. p. 73-81. 3. “The Mental and Physical Health Outcomes of Green Exercise,” International Journal of Environmental Research, Vol. 15, 2005. p. 319-337. 4. Waterbenefitshealth.com, http://www.waterbenefitshealth. com/water-and-brain.html 5. Nature and Selected Essays, p. 43.
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