Featured Gifts Friday!
Friday, December 14, 2012 at 1:07PM 
M. Graham 1/2-Ounce Tube Watercolor Paint Set
“A unique set for today's watercolorist. The Quintet is made up of Quinacridone Red, Rose, Violet, Rust and Nickel Quinacridone Gold. Alive with strength and intensity, M. Graham watercolors are a blend of pigment, pure gum arabic and natural blackberry honey.” M. Graham makes wonderful products--and these would be a beautiful gift for any watercolorist you know!
“One of the most enduringly popular painters of the twentieth century, Edward Hopper produced many works now considered icons of Modern art. Canvases such as Drugstore, New York Movie, and the universally recognized (and often parodied) Nighthawks not only reshaped what painting looked like in America, but created a visual language for middle-class life and its discontents. This extensive new assessment of Hopper, by Carol Troyen, Judith Barter, Elliot Davis and Edward Hopper, which accompanies a major traveling exhibition, examines the dynamics of the artist's creative process and discusses his work within the cultural currents of his day....”
12 Createx Colors Airbrush Paint Set Basic Kit
“Createx Airbrush Colors are professional grade airbrush colors which are manufactured with the highest quality control standards. Createx uses the finest pigments available and the colors have a brightness and richness unmatched by others. Createx can be used on a variety of surfaces (i.e. fabrics, leather, canvas, paper, wood, ceramics, and clay) with permanent results.” Check out the additional purchasing options if you’re buying these for an airbrushing beginner!
Great American Artists for Kids: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters
“Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Kim Solga, which features 75 American artists from colonial times to the present. A brief biography for each artist tells why his or her work is important, and a kid-tested art activity tries out the artist’s approach. Projects stress the creative process and encourage kids to try unusual techniques such as block printing, soak-stain, and stone carving as they learn about architecture, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture.”
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