Table of contents 

• January Pre-view Classes Jan 1 -15 
• Message from the Art Sherpa 
• The new acrylic art materials you need to know about for 2021 
• Exciting art challenge news. What is coming back and what is cancelled 
• Featured artist Frida Kahlo  
• Self care tips - Lavender   Bubble Tea   
• New store items 
• Cool finds for your studio 
• Niblet news what is gnew in the gnomedom  

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We may have Bonus class releases on Thursday at 11 am EST** 

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• The Dress -
• Frida Kahlo -
  (Featured Artist)
• Heart in a Jar - https://fb.me/e/d4U4RpK1W (watercolor) 
• Warm Cup - https://youtu.be/Y4DCJ6S8clE 
• Narnia -
• White Lily -https://fb.me/e/1OMzKUxfS 

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Happy New Year 

It's finally here! The New Year and the fresh start we have been waiting for. Yet, unlike the wardrobe in Narnia, going from December 31st to January 1st isn't really a magic door that changes everything. The  feeling of starting fresh comes from inside us and the way we hope and feel about the coming year.  Many things are the same today as they were just a few days ago. Many challenges of 2020 are still very much present in 2021. Yet I look to 2021 full of hope and a plans for improvement, both personal and as your Art Guide. 

The Plan  

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what would make things easier for all of you as you learn to become creative beings.  I've looked back at the lessons I have learned as your teacher from last 6 years. I have been a busy bee planning what to do during the  2021 year so that I could make learning art even more fun, easy and accessible. What steps could I take to make your experience as new artist as rewarding as it possibly can be? To create a goldilocks zone of art learning?

1. Consistency 
1. Create a core schedule and stick to it as much as power, health and the internet will allow. 
2. Set Materials 
1. Create a set list of studio and art materials so you can participate in classes knowing far in advance what you will need. 
2. Keep to those materials for all 200+ classes planned for 2021 
3. Communicate early so you can plan 
1. To let you know early what classes are coming in advance 
2. More newsletters with more information 
3. Events and posts on Facebook 
4. Fill the calendar early 
4. Provide more Learning Resources 
1. Adding mini books supplements your video learning material. 
2. Structured curriculum class programs 
5. Add the fun 
1. Include play and games on both the website and newsletter 
2. Extra Surprise video classes 
3. Share creative and self care tips

Mini Books  Try one Here

Membership on Youtube

The 2021 Class Materials Lists

  Below are a list of RECOMMENDED MATERIALS.     

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• My Paint brands of choice are  Sennelier Acrylique, Golden Artist Color,  or Abstract Acrylic. The links lead to the listed color in all 3 brands. 
• These products were hand picked by me. First two links are professional grade, and then economy Abstract Acrylic that I personally recommend for student grade.

Naples Yellow Light * Titanite Yellow * Or Naples yellow ??

This is the only complicated part of the new 2021 list. To make it easier to understand what Naples is the right Naples, I wrote a blog. Naples yellow by any other name would be as yellow green, right? No, sadly Naples can run the gamut of stunning light yellow green to bandage bleh. So I just went and found them all. 

Naples Yellow Blog http://bit.ly/NaplesYellowLightTAS  

The Art Sherpa Patrons 

Upcoming classes Jan

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• Acrylic April link -  Life book link - 18+ Art Sherpa Fledging Artist Challenge  

Sherpa News

• Acrylic April link -  Life book link - 18+ Art Sherpa Fledging Artist Challenge  

• Featured artist : Frida Kahlo 

  https://www.fridakahlo.org/

  More Fun facts about Frida and the solution page coming in the next Newsletter. 

  • Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico City
  • She lied about her birthday, not to seem younger, but to share her day with the Mexican Revolution
  • She had polio as a child, was in a catastrophic bus accident, went through 30 surgeries in her life
  •  She started painting in a Body Cast
  • She was married to artist Diego Rivera - he was a lot 
  • She painted more than 200 paintings depicting the physical and emotional pain of her life
  • She is the mother of the selfie and one of the greatest icons of modern art 

  

  

  The Art of Self Care. 

  1. Remember you matter 
  2. When you feel calm you can help others 
  3. Taking time to be creative helps you imagine solutions to problems
  4. If you have to take care of others remember you do that best from a place of rest, mindfulness and self compassion. 
  5. If you need to H.A.L.T.  and take a break to reset, Do So!  

  

  Hungry : Make sure your body is fed and your blood sugar is balanced. 

  Angry : Feelings are information. If you are angry remove yourself from the situation until you are calm and ready to explain calmly what you are feeling 

  Lonely: Human beings are social animals, when we are lonely we struggle. Reach out and connect with someone who cares about you. 

  Tired: Many of you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders right now and rest might be scarce. If you are very tired take every chance you can to rest. If its a nap then take a nap. If it is going to bed earlier, skip that show and watch it later on the DVR.

  These are simple things that can help you steer to a better feeling tomorrow.  

  

  New Items in the Store 

  Cool Finds on Amazon 

  Great Finds for the Art Studio 

  CREATURE CUPS Cthulhu Ceramic Cup (11 Ounce, Black)

   I think it looks like Kevin the Kraken https://amzn.to/381Fn0O #CommissionsEarned 

    Zmol Electric Pencil Sharpener ~  I love this Sharpener !! 

  The Kitty Cat - https://amzn.to/3pDiU02 #CommissionsEarned  

    Adorable Micro kitty  Landscape Humidifiers - https://amzn.to/38KKy4c  

  
  

  

                           

Painting a Fall tree 

#1 Find a Shape that is irregular and interesting to your eye. Remember this shape is three dimensional. 

#2 Tree Meditation for Artists

Get comfortable, Close your eyes, and breathe in and out slowly to the count of 4. 

To help you “ see” the tree better imagine the tree you are painting on a pedestal that is turning . 

Now Add light to the tree from the sun. Feel how warm the sun is. Add a soft breeze. 

In your minds picture of your tree as it is turning see the light falling on it and the breeze blowing through it. Can you see its irregular surface. How each leaf is looking for light and rain?  

Stop the tree at the view you want to paint it. Keep the light shining on it and the breeze blowing through it. The tree you are painting today is a living breathing thing. Do this for 5 or so minutes until you feel you can see your tree clearly. Once this is done your Artists mind is open and ready to paint. 

Open your eyes. 

#3 Paint in your deepest fall value for your tree keeping your base tree form. Use the edge of your brush scumbling in the leaves softly. Add your truck and some Bark highlights. Add the deepest value of landscape around the tree. 

#4 Add your darker midtones finding those highlights and leaves. The ones you visualized in the shade of other leaves nearer the light. These are the leaves where a small bird may be resting in the heat of the day.  Can you see the form? Can you see the shapes?

#5 It’s time to find the next layer now a brighter lighter mid tone! WOW this tree is coming together. With the corner of your brush add little leaf outliers. Remember your tree those leaves twisting in and out of the light? By now you should see dimensions of form coming out of your canvas. 

#6 Finally the highlights are lifting up! Bits of highlighted sparkle. Tree glitter. These are the leaves shining in the sun. Yes that is what Shining in the sun means. The diamond effect  all around your trees. The glow. Add delicate touches. 

#7 Now breath. You have painted a tree. A great Tree! A fun Tree. Keep practicing your artist eye when you are bored or falling asleep. In no time your dreams will be full of comforting branches.

Grateful Art 2020 Nov 1 to Nov 7th Daily live streams 1 pm EST  Live streaming  Youtube  and  Facebook  Watch what platform works best for you  Full Playlist ( Save this for future use) Materials for the Week  You may use other materials then what is shown here.  *** Acrylic Paint Colors *** ***Yellow Ocher:PY 43 - https://amzn.to/2WXzDkG ***Burnt Sienna: PBr 7  https://amzn.to/2J3OPmi ***Burnt Umber: PBr 7  https://amzn.to/2Xp7AtX ***Cadmium Yellow Medium : PY 35  https://amzn.to/2J6nm3L ***Cadmium Red medium : PR 108  https://amzn.to/2Y6nhTS ( ***Cadmium Orange: PO 20  https://amzn.to/2X295Pi OR ***Cadmium Red Light: PR 108  https://amzn.to/2IzXgqG  ) ***Phthalo Green Blue shade : PG 7 -  https://amzn.to/2FtciN7 ***Phthalo Blue Green shade :PB 15:3  https://amzn.to/2Xu7DV9 ***Dioxazine Purple: PV 23 -  https://amzn.to/2Xu7FfJ ***Ultramarine blue: PB 29 -  https://amzn.to/2XtrzaM ***Quinacridone Magenta (fuscia) : PR 122  https://amzn.to/2X1jBq2 ***Titanium white: PW 6  https://amzn.to/2WZw91d ***Mars black: PBk 11  https://amzn.to/2XxUqus ( ***Zinc White?: PW 4  https://amzn.to/2J66zh9 Or Tint white :  https://amzn.to/2X1lP8B  ) 4 8x8 canvas Watercolor Materials  140 lb cold press watercolor paper Fabriano 1 Gelli Pen Pencil I am using these watercolors Sennelier L'Aquarelle French Watercolor Paint -Lemon Yellow (501) -French Vermilion (675) -Alizarin Crimson (689) -Carmine (635) -Dioxazine Purple (917) -Ultramarine Deep (315) -Phthalocyanine Blue (326) -Forest Green (899) -Phthalo Green Light (805) -Burnt Sienna (211) -Payne's Grey (703) -Warm Sepia (440) Need supplies we have a store ? https://acrylicapril.com/store   Also we have brushes in stock  at  The Art Sherpa Store   Sign up for our text notifications to get a reminder from us for any live streams we do  All videos are available for replay after the live stream to watch anytime  Day 1-Acrylic  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Day 2 - watercolor  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Day 3 - Watercolor  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Day 4 - watercolor  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Day 5 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Day 6  \ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Day 7  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEqka1QffyN68SdnFeFYTKX Did you see the palette knife classes we have been doing on Youtube ? The green floral is this Friday  Stuck inside ?? Join us for a Great fun Halloween painting D&D 12 " round canvas  Here is a free gift for you and your family!  Using a Non Toxic in stamp, food color, OR Watercolor  you can make these cute creatures and finish them with a Regular sharpie   tips  Have wet wipes on hand to clean up! Save Download and Print out. you can paint fingerprints with watercolor  How would you like a year of healing transforming art ? Lifebook 2021  Main Course  The Eternal Garden.  Together we will create an ideal fantasy garden landscape. I will show you how to make a Fantastical Fairytale  world that can reflect the hopes and dreams of your personal paradise. We will hide messages and symbolism  in our paintings as constant reminders of our hopes and dreams. Our images on the surface  will be ideal garden retreats but with a closer look reveal the world beneath the world. Hidden objects, messages  and treasure. It will be much more than just a beautiful fantasy  painting. It will be a bright colorful energy soul painting.  This is a Concept study. I have done 10 concept sketches just for Lifebook 2021  There is also a Free Gift that I made just for Lifebook 2021--- If you love Waterbears you want that gift  Classes weekly 30 teachers including me  Guess What ?? We are on Roku now  !! https://channelstore.roku.com/details/88d21c21b540862ee956cb015e062151/the-art-sherpa-tv-lessons

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1. 
   
   Round canvases are strange but a lot of fun and believe it or not have a long history in art with a peak of popularity around the Victorian era.
   
   
2. 
   
   Believe It or Not round canvases are available in a variety of surfaces and sizes. Not to mention there are two really economical ways to use a round canvas their economy packs and you can prime wood rounds.
   
   
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   If you only have a regular canvas a round design is easier to place on it even if dimensions are very different. Simply draw a circle centered in your canvas painting images shown and hang on the wall. It's actually very cool look!
   
   
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   There are tons of frames for round canvases and they're totally making a comeback. There are even Bubble Glass Companies now to give it that cool Victorian look.
   
   
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   Right now I need to be sitting while I'm painting So my objects need to be on a flat surface and round canvases give me an opportunity to paint larger even though I'm confined in this way
   
   
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   Frames and Glass - https://www.victorianframecompany.com/
   
   

For Acrylic April

I use the same brushes, canvas size and colors every year.

The color that is hard for most people to find is Naples Yellow light sometimes Called Titanate Yellow or Even Nickel Titanate Yellow 

That can be frustrating for the new artist. What you may not know is outside of the voluntary ATSM there are no standards in art materials. 

So on a tube of paint there are bit of info. Color info , safety info and lightfast info. Reading the tube is important but when you are new its hard.

Py53 

Nickel Titanium Yellow ( PY 53 ) is opaque and has a low tinting strength. Because  it's not overpowering, it can be controlled easily.

Titanate serves as a substitute for lemon yellow which is the traditional cool yellow

Some companies make a hue that is Very close they call Naples yellow light- That is what I am using in my Sennelier paint- Naples Yellow light. 

This is the green Bias Yellow

You can Substitute ANY of these Cool (green) Bias Yellows , Pick one -

• Hansa Yellow light
• Cadmium Yellow Light
• Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue
• Lemon Yellow
• Bismuth Vanadate
• Yellow Azo Light
• Benzimidazolone Yellow Light

• Arcylique by Sennelier Called Naples Yellow Light
• Holbein Acrylic Called Naples Yellow 
• Abstract acrylic paint by Sennelier Naples yellow light
• Amsterdam Acrylic paint made by Royal Talens
• Old Holland New Masters Classic Acrylic 
• Matisse Structure Acrylic - titanate yellow 
• (also called Naples Yellow light  in this line of paint)
• DALER ROWNEY : CRYLA ACRYLIC PAINT- nickle titanate yellow 
• Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics- Titanate Yellow
• Pébéo Studio Fine Acrylic Naples Yellow Hue 100 ml
• Cranfield Acrylics- Primrose Yellow is like  Py53
• AV Vallejo Acrylic -Titanium Yellow IS like  py53
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NEED more info about the YELLOW ?? http://www.artiscreation.com/yellow.html#.XpCznVPYrUI  

HERE are some more yellow names that may be the color SEE why it gets to be so complicated for teachers to relay what color you are looking for.

Acrylic April Painting Challenge begins April 1st 2020- no joke 

30 Days, 30 Powerful Little Paintings

We hope that Every April, artists from all over the world take on the Acrylic all April painting challenge by doing one small acrylic painting every day for the entire month.

I am creating the #AcrylicApril challenge as a way to introduce painters to the gifts of daily painting with Acrylic.This monthly challenge will help every acrylic artist unlock the true potential of the acrylic medium and their art own voice.

Anyone can do Acrylic April,

Just grab your paint, your brush and hit the studio( even if it’s your kitchen Table).

#AcrylicApril rules:

1) Make a painting on a surface  12x12 or smaller. ( sorry for the confusion)

2) Share it online

3) Hashtag it with #AcrylicApril and #AcrylicApril2020 #ItsNoJokeAcrylicApril and be sure to add the day of the challenge, or word prompt, etc

4) Repeat Daily from April 1 ( no fooling) to April 30th

How to do the Challenge 

Do your best to paint daily. Some Days may be artwork you are excited about some days you may scribble out an abstract but under no circumstances should your be hard on yourself. If you make 30 little paintings you are a winner. If you make less than 30 you are a winner. Do your best 

Wait there are daily tutorials not just prompts ?? THAT'S right!!! This is an Art Sherpa painting challenge so it’s extra awesome.. This challenge comes with a daily live video lesson you can follow along with. So you can use the prompts, follow the lesson, or do your own thing. Either way you are going to succeed. This is going to change your art world. I will be teaching my lessons on an 8x8 art panel. That's it! Now go make something beautiful. Yes Youtubers can join in. Yes Bloggers can join in Yes Homeschool moms can join in Anyone from Anywhere in the world no matter who you are or how much painting experience you have can Join in. You are invited to paint along!! How much does it cost -IT'S FREE ( so you can buy more art supplies )

What Should YOU do first ? 

Videos will air 12 pm CST on Youtube and 6 pm CST 

The first Video is here 

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If you Love the Sanderson Sisters and wanted to get your " Amok Amok Amok " on one of these acrylic  versions of the Tale Might be Just the trick. (note this is fan art) While the painting is mine The Hocus Pocus Characters that inspired this piece are not.So lets Call these three The Cosplayers of Hocus Pocus -

In the Beginning I created this design 

It has been wildly popular. But them I wanted to make some New ideas too this the Meeting of the Halloween Board . The Moon is Cosplaying Jack the Pumpkin King and the 3 sisters are Cosplaying the Sanderson Sisters. All costumes were  handmade because you know they are makers. 

Need a little help -the video or This Handy Dandy Step by step 

How easy is That to paint?? 

Need something even more simplified ?

It is recommended when doing fan art that you create and paint for learning and enjoyment.