As Wet Paint Artists Materials and Framing enters its 41st year on Grand Avenue in Saint Paul, owner Beth Bergman is excited to announce her retirement at the end of 2016. Long-time employees Darin Rinne and Scott Fares will become the new proprietors. After 33 years provisioning artists in the Twin Cities and across the country Beth intends to move to the other side of the counter and focus on making art herself. Read the complete press release. Speedball Art Products has reached an agreement to acquire the formulas, trademarks, equipment, and related assets of the iconic Best-Test brand owned by Union Rubber Company, Inc. Speedball reports that production and…
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Derwent ‘Drawn to Perfection’ Competition
Smart and effective merchandising has proven to make a measurable sales and customer satisfaction difference in art and craft material stores. When done right, product and category merchandising helps your customers navigate easily to what they are seeking and subtly exposes them to new, unique products that can help them achieve satisfaction in pursuit of their creative expression. With this competition we are hoping to encourage your stores’ own creativity in merchandising as well as receiving a great reward incentive! Details, Details, Details: Submit at least 2 photos of your drawing section, in particular showing the DERWENT sketching and drawing supplies The 1st photo series should be the way you are…
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Golden News December 2016
Visit GOLDEN at Creativeworld 2017 For close to 18 years, GOLDEN has been exhibiting at Creativeworld, the leading international trade fair for paper, office supplies, stationary and art supplies. Every year GOLDEN looks forward to having this time to visit with friends and trading partners. Please plan to see them in booth location, Hall 4.1 Stand C12, where they will be featuring all three of their brands: GOLDEN Acrylics, Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors and QoR® Watercolor. Creativeworld runs from January 28 through January 31, 2017. If you would like to schedule a specific meeting time during the show, please contact Bill Hartman at bhartman@goldenpaints.com. httpv://youtu.be/L-vakb5qqAE www.goldenpaints.com www.WilliamsburgOils.com www.QoRcolors.com Golden Artist Colors Develops New Lecture…
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Liquitex and Artfinder Kick Off Partnership with a NYC Event
The recent partnership between Liquitex and Artfinder kicked off with an artist event held at Vandal in New York City on Tuesday, December 13th. Founded in March 2013 and based in London and Miami, Artfinder connects people to artists and art. The site is growing fast, currently connecting 500,000 subscribers around the world with: 8,500 artists and galleries internationally 250,000+ artworks in categories including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, drawing and collage The event gave New York artists the chance to meet each other and to learn about and experiment with Liquitex’s new Special Release Muted Collection. The first ever special release launch in Liquitex’s 60 year history, the collection comprises…
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Derwent News that Rings in 2017
We’re happy to share a great video about the quality and care that our newest exclusive brands partner Derwent puts into the manufacturing of pencils. Look for MacPherson’s and Derwent to be a great partnership starting with the new retailer friendly MAP program. MacPherson’s Derwent MAP program will be effective Jan 1, 2017. Get all the details on Online Express > Business Basics > MAP Policies or download the MAP policy in a PDF. We hope you’ll see here that they’re just as passionate about what they do as we are about our business. Education and quality are critically important to building the loyal relationships with consumers that last a lifetime. httpv://youtu.be/b8Tmz6crROo
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Daniel Smith – Luminescent Watercolors Decoded
Many artists have asked what the differences are between the different DANIEL SMITH Luminescent Watercolors; Iridescent, Interference, Duochrome, and Pearlescents. Daniel Smith Owner/CEO John Cogley explains the differences: Iridescent: Reflection – particle of light hits paint/pigment matrix and bounces back. Much like a mirror. Interference: Refraction – particle of light enters the paint/pigment matrix and scatters light. Duochrome: is one pigment that bounces between two colors. Pearlescent: adds opalescence – like an opal or pearl – to the color it’s mixed or glazed with. DANIEL SMITH Luminescent Watercolors are wonderful for painting the special visual effects found in nature Nature has optical surprises in the colors that you see in…