Ooooooooooh!
Another month! I think we will be painting together soon. Things are almost open! I hope everyone has been keeping their brushes moving. We are almost there! I look forward to our next paint-in and getting together with everyone!
Stay sane!
Miss you all!!!
Helen
Tirzah P.
I just finished this Fraktur that was taught by Michele Walton. Fraktur, created by the Pennsylvania Germans, more commonly called Pennsylvania Dutch, are an indigenous representation of an art of decoration more than a thousand years old. Even before printing, writings and manuscripts were embellished by illuminated letters and borders. Frakur includes not only birth and baptismal and wedding certificates, but also writing examples, reward certificates and house blessings.
Society of Decorative Painters News
Make with Paint
We're very excited to announce the re-launch of our Make With Paint program with DecoArt! Make With Paint has two project series by fantastic artists to help beginner artists learn painting skills and techniques! If you'd like to do some fresh and fun projects, or if you have friends or family who want to learn to paint, these projects would be perfect!
Each Make With Paint series includes three projects with instructions, line art, and complete video lessons, PLUS an entire kit from DecoArt that includes everything you'll need to complete the projects! Each series is only $26.99 for SDP members or 29.99 for non-members!
Check out our website at decorativepainters.org for more information and to order your kit.
Decorative Painters Academy
The Decorative Painters Academy is adding new classes all the time. We have some great class opportunities for ALL art styles, including Cheri Rol, combined PLAID artists Andy Jones, Priscilla Hauser and Chris Williams. We are currently adding Sandy McTier, Marlene Fudge, and Lynne Andrews and others.
Check out our website at decorativepaintersacademy.com for pictures and to order your online/video classes. Also, on this website you will find a tab for the ‘Marketplace’. This is updated regularly with SDP businesses, interviews and specials being run by various SDP businesses.
Vesterheim Folk Art School
Registration for Vesterheim Folk Art School classes and events through June is now open! Join us online for classes featuring food and baking, woodcarving, rosemaling, weaving, metalwork, knitting, and so much more! Programs are filling fast, check out our classes and register at Vesterheim Folk Art School.
Save The Date: On May 6 at noon (CT), the Folk Art School will open program registration for July through September, including an update about reopening the Folk Art School on site.
We hope to see you online this spring!
More Painting Opportunities - Utah Guild of Heritage
With the current status in the state, we will most likely have be having the Zoom classes as we did in December. If you have questions contact Betty Van Pelt 801-699-1246.
Apr 17th and May 15th - Learn to paint from a photo. Taught by Donna Richards. We will all be painting the same piece from the photo below. If you send Donna a photo you would like to paint she will give tips if you sign up for the class. It will be painted on an 11 X 14 canvas, "portrait " or the smoothest you can find. More details to come.
