Graffiti can be more than destruction of property by vandals. Graffiti has been an art form of expression for many years on walls, trains, underpasses and buildings. Graffiti can also be dangerous. About a year ago, a young man was electrocuted while spray-painting an electrical box in Santa Fe and another young man fell off a roof and broke both his legs while spray painting a building. Santa Fe’s graffiti task force is also very busy arresting and prosecuting anyone they can catch defacing private and public property.

Artisan has taken a stand to get graffiti artists off the walls and on to board or canvas as a substrate to express their art. We are sponsoring, on September 27th from 1pm to 4pm at our Santa Fe store, a graffiti demonstration using Plutonium G professional spray paint on masonite panels. Our goal is to reach out to these young artists and show them a more productive way to express themselves. Many graffiti artists have “grown up” into commercial careers or fine artists and the younger ones need to know they have options available. Our intent is to reach out to as many graffiti artists in our community and get them off the walls where they are not wanted and onto the walls of galleries or private collectors.

Namaste,

Ron

SALE ON ALL GRUMBACHER Colors, Mediums, Brushes and Sprays
September 13th - October 3rd

An Additional 20% OFF our already discounted price
Limited to stock on hand. No further discounts apply.
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ALL Strathmore Pads - 45% Off List Price

Sale runs through September 13th

Plutonium G colors

The next level of Quality Aerosol Paint. 40 Vibrant Colors in the Plutonium-G palette combine the richest high quality pigments with fast-drying high coverage paint formulas. Plutonium G combines the heaviest pigment load available in an aerosol (70% pigment 30% propellent) eliminating the need for primers!

The Plutonium- G palette consists of 37 fresh colors with 3 metallics. All with UV protection and a 5 year shelf life.

All 40 colors available at Artisan. $8.99 each

September 27, 1-4pm, Off the Wall

Demonstration of spray paint art on panels by leading artists including John Santos using Plutonium G colors.

This free event will be held at Artisan in Santa Fe.

October  13-17, New Mexico Gold - Plein air class by Sonni Cooper
9am-4pm $450 plus tax

In cooperation with Artisan, Sonni's plein air class, "New Mexico Gold," will be offered October 13-17. This will give students the opportunity to paint fall colors along the local rivers, arroyos, and up in the mountains. The class will concentrate on the variety and richness of color, composition, selection of subject, and interpretation. All color media are acceptable, including watercolor, acrylics, pastels, and oils.

The class will meet on Oct. 8 at Artisan to discuss the class plan, materials. and to acquire necessary supplies before the first painting session.

All students will recieve a 10% discount on art materials purchased at Artisan from October 8th through the 18th, 2008

For reservations (limited to 10 students) please contact Jim at (505) 954.4179 ext. 121, jim@artisan-santafe.com, or 800.331.6375. For information and questions regarding this workshop call (505) 466.6661 or email sonnicooper@aol.com. If you cancel before September 13th, your tuition will be refunded less a $25 cancellation fee. After September 13th all tuitions are non-refundable.

Tom Bluemlein

Tom’s art career spans thirty years and several states-from his studies in Cincinnati, Ohio and Woodstock, New York to the inspiration he seeks from his new home in Santa Fe New Mexico. In addition to painting, Tom enjoys helping and encouraging other artists, and does regularly through his workshops and painting demonstrations.

Tom is a member of several professional art organizations, including the Cincinnati Art Club, the Salmagundi Club of New York City, The Indiana Plein Air Painters, the Kentucky Watercolor Society and is a Signature Member of the prestigious Oil Painters of America. He is extremely proud that the Oil Painters of America have selected his painting for their national juried shows for three years running [2004-2006]. Tom was also selected to be in the National Show in 2008 where he was awarded an Award of Excellence for his painting 'Flight’. Tom’s paintings are in the corporate collections of Great American Insurance Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Marriott Hotel in Covington, Kentucky and Saint Luke Hospital.

He is represented by Mountain Trails Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Horizon Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Summit One Gallery in Highlands, North Carolina and The Miller Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tom and his wife Jonna now make their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Remember those joyous times in life when it was all fun and discovery? Adventures in the woods, looking under rocks. My first painting experiences where similar. The idea of putting my hands into paint and causing my right brain to laugh out loud!

Why does an artist need to approach his or her work with anxiety? Some even experience dread over the stress involved. This is why I choose a different way to paint. When working from photos I turn them upside down and do the painting that way! Kind of like hanging from monkey bars when we were kids. The truth is painting upside down takes the logic out and puts your right brain to work. I look at color, value and edges in a very straight forward way and the distraction of the subject is eliminated. I constantly check the painting in a mirror to check for anything that is not correct.

I construct the painting like a quilt placing patches of color side by side. Close to the finish I molest the edges using my brush, fingers or anything else. During this process you can see magic happen. It is absolutely thrilling. The next part is when I flip the painting right side up to see what I created. It’s like looking under those rocks as a kid.

"Truly a shopping mall for the artist with an unlimited variety and 5 star customer service. I have never experienced a store like that anywhere. A visit or a phone call and I can have anything I need. Thumbs up to Artisan!"

Artisan has now confirmed a date for our Artist's Material Expo at the new downtown Santa Fe Convention Center. The Expo will be September 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th, 2009. The new Santa Fe Convention Center will handle about 100 booths of art materials and we should be able to run over 120 workshops from the finest local and national artists. Please mark this down on your calendar and we will be providing more detailed information as the Expo grows nearer.

The city of Santa Fe is constructing a civic center on the site of the old Sweeney Center, which was torn down and recycled for the new building.

The 72,000-square-foot facility is expected to achieve silver certification under the standards of LEED, Leadership in Energy and
Environment Design. While the building may not reach gold or platinum status under LEED guidelines, the design and construction of the civic center is part of a larger push by the City Different to participate in the Architecture 2030 Challenge, which aims to reverse greenhouse gas emissions created during construction and use of buildings.

List of artists giving workshops and demos at the Artist's Material Expo 2009

The City of Santa Fe Art Commission

The City of Santa Fe’s Community Art Gallery is hosting an open call for portfolios of artists and artisans who live in the Santa Fe area and who work in all media and all levels. See attached for more info.

Rio Chama Weekend Workshops

Santa Fe Art Voyageur provides weekend art workshops that combine art instruction with rafting down the Rio Chama River. A combination of adventure, beauty, and art instruction awaits intrepid artists, who will be on the river on Saturday, paddling and sketching, and in a more formal workshop session Sunday with oil paints and brushes.

Call 505.466.996 for more info or online at www.santafeartvoyageur.com.

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