FREE product demonstrations - come and see what our products can do! – February 2011 – Demos are held inside our Palm Desert store!
FREE product demonstrations - come and see what our products can do! – February 2011 – Demos are held inside our Palm Desert store!
Art supply manufacturers provide samples so that stores like the Art Colony can test out the products, and have customers participate. Sometimes, they dispatch artists to show-and-tell. Demos are for previewing a product before you purchase it, or see new and crazy uses for products you have been using for years.
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Past Demo: Speedball Screenprinting Supplies - held March 2, 2010The screenprinting demo was super-fun! Julianne from Speedball taught the photo emulsion method, which sounds hard but looks easy. She had made up a couple screens with the Art Colony frog logo and everybody got to make a shirt to keep. (We also made sweet aprons, on sale for $9.99) Thank you to Julianne Miller of Speedball. http://www.speedballart.com/
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Past Demo: Gamblin Oil Painting Mediums - held March 4, 2010Pete Cole, the president of Gamblin, gave a presentation about the history of oil colors and mediums. He demonstrated Gamblin's own line of mediums, which replace the highly toxic stuff of the past. We also learned about Gamblin's line of oil color line, which is divided between classic colors and modern colors. Classic colors are replications of the colors used by the Old Masters, without the toxic chemicals they had to use. Modern colors are only possible with current technology, and the Old Masters would have flipped! Thank you to Pete Cole of Gamblin. http://www.gamblincolors.com/
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Past Demo: Da Vinci Paints - held March 9, 2010The president of Da Vinci paint came to show his watercolor and fluid acrylic lines, which the Art Colony carries at an everyday discount of 20% off. Da Vinci paints are made right here in Southern California. Thank you to Marcello Dworzak of Da Vinci Paints. http://www.davincipaints.com/
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Past Demo: M.Graham Watercolors - held March 23, 2010Desert watercolorist Bruce Thomas, who proclaims M.Graham watercolors to be the best in the business, because they use the best materials and pigment minerals. Bruce did an amazinng demo painting, and all the demo participants took home a free tube of M.Graham watercolor paint. Thank you to Bruce Thomas and to Sandi Probst of C2F, which distributes M.Graham paints. http://www.mgraham.com/
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Past Demo: Badger Airbrush Basics - held March 25, 2010Palm Springs sculptor and airbrush artist Robert Yancy brought his collection of airbrushes, massive compressor and other equipment for people to play with. He also demonstrated simple techniques, explained the materials, and showed how to clean an airbrush. This demo was very hands-on. Thank you to Robert Yancy, representing Badger Air Brush. http://www.badgerairbrush.com/
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Past Demo: Ampersand Boards & Holbein Colors - held April 15, 2010This demo was all about playing with Ampersand's hard-board grounds, which are pre-primed for specific media. Debra Ann Mumm, who teaches Acrylic Painting here at the Art Colony every Monday, set up stations to try each medium: pastels, watercolor, drawing, scratching, monoprinting, and every combination thereof. Thank you to Debra Ann Mumm and Amerpsand Art Supplies: http://www.ampersandart.com/ |
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The Art Colony at the Blueprinter
74-210 Highway 111
Palm Desert, California
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REGULAR HOURS:
Monday - Friday: 9:30am - 5:00pm
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We're taking over the Art Colony Studio to clear out lines we will no longer carry, including Winsor & Newton and M.Graham. Plus product samples and other random things.
ALL OTHER CLASSES AND EVENTS POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER SALE