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Danielle Donaldson is coming to the studio....

I'm so excited to announce that the very talented Danielle Donaldson will be coming to the studio this May to teach her CREATIVEgirl Workshop!

During this 3 day workshop you will learn how to change up your everyday creative practice by downsizing your drawings and imagining BIG. We will make friends with watercolors and use HUGE yummy rainbow palettes. And when we mix it all together, we will explore how to recognize our “stuck-ness” in the process - how to walk away and come back with fre...

Art Answers At Donna Downey Studios (Episode 5)

Welcome back to the blog!

We have our 5th installment of Art Answers ready and live for you today! Some of the items from the store I talk about include:

Dorland's Wax Medium

Fluid Matte Medium

Acrylic Glazing Liquid

Acrylic Matte Medium used in demonstration video below

8"x8" artist panel from demo video belowonly $1.99!!! or go BIGGER and get an 8x10 canvas panel that works even better!Only $2.59 each!

Thanks! Enjoy the show! Don't forget to scroll down below for the second video demonstrat...

Art Answers Question Time!

Hello! Stephen Lursen here from Donna Downey Studios.

Its Monday again and I need your questions about art for this week's Art Answers Episode. Whatever you may be thinking about or have been interested in, write your thoughts and questions in the comments section below. I will answer as many as I can in 10 minutes in a video post this Thursday.

I'm excited to see your comments!

Yours,

Stephen

"48 weeks" - week 23 MAGIC...

week 23 we explore abstract layers

this is the journey my students took this week.

some of the incredible artworks that have come out of week 23 of my "48 Weeks" workshop.

{Debbye Butler Hicks}

{Renee Logan}

{Colleen Skerry Umlah}

{Anya Oram}

{Helen Cowans}

i will try to share each week a little bit more of the art being produced and the PURE MAGIC happening in the process

if your interested there is a public facebook page for "48 Weeks" and i more than invite you to LIKE that page and have...

Art Answers At Donna Downey Studios (Episode 4)

Welcome back to Donna Downey's Blog!!!

It's time for my (Stephen Lursen from Donna Downey Studio) weekly Art Answers post and I'm glad you're here to watch!

This week we talk more in depth about glazing medium, airbrush medium, calligraphy pen nibs, and which colors to use to paint skin tone. (In the video I mentioned my face painting videos Painting a Face and Painting the Face II)

Without any further Adu, I present Art Answers Episode 4!

Pam Garrison is coming to the studio....

I'm so excited to annouce that Pag Garrison is coming to the studio March 13-15th 2015 to teach her "The Art of the Journal" Workshop

Come join Pam as she embarks on a weekend of colorful, playful, art journaling fun. Whether you currently make art journals, or have just begun to think about doing so, this class is appropriate, and no previous journaling, bookmaking, painting, or art skills are required.

All you need is a desire to create and play and you'll leave with a beautiful new art jou...

We need your questions

Hello! Stephen Lursen here from Donna Downey Studios.

Its Monday again and I need your questions about art for this week's Art Answers Episode. Whatever you may be thinking about or have been interested in, write your thoughts and questions in the comments section below. I will answer as many as I can in 10 minutes in a video post this Thursday.

I'm excited to see your comments!

Yours,

Stephen

"48 weeks" - week 22 MAGIC...

week 2w we explore abstract/contrasts

this is the journey my students took this week.

some of the incredible artworks that have come out of week 22 of my "48 Weeks" workshop.

{Debbye Butler Hicks}

{Renee Logan}

{Colleen Skerry Umlah}

{Anya Oram}

{Jodi Wilson}

{Helen Cowans}

{Helen Cowans}

{Caroline Duncan}

{Christine Armstrong}

i will try to share each week a little bit more of the art being produced and the PURE MAGIC happening in the process

if your interested there is a public facebook p...

Art Answers Episode 3!

Welcome back to the blog! Stephen Lursen here from Donna Downey Studios. I am proud to present another video episode from the studio! In this episode Melissa, our Studio Manager demonstrates how to achieve an effective image transfer using Golden Gel Medium!

In this video we discuss a long list of supplies including:

1.) Golden brand Regular Gel,Heavy Gel, Molding Paste, Light Molding Paste, Acrylic Glazing Liquid, and Clear Tar Gel.

2.) Krink brand 60 mL Black and White permanent paint (roll...

inspired. Artist Workshop with Joanne Barby Feb 19-22nd

Donna Downey Studios is so excited to have the amazingly talented Joanne Barby coming all the way from Australia to teach her "Exploring the beauty of American birds through PanPastel" Workshop this upcoming February.

The beauty, the colours and the ability to fly, is what attracts Joanne to birds as a subject. There’s just something so free, so magical about a bird in flight!

Join Joanne for this workshop as she teaches you and explores all the amazing things you can do with PanPastel. This wo...