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What's new with Color Trends (2016)

2016 color trends | color of the year | pantone | http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2016/02/whats-new-with-color-trends-2016.html
It should come as no surprise to you that I absolutely love studying color trends. There are whole industries devoted to studying color trends because it helps retailers and manufacturers choose colors for their product lines that will most likely be successful for consumers.


Instead of gazing into a crystal ball and simply trying to predict what will be popular, these industry experts study what...

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Every Mistake is an Opportunity

Guest blog post by artist Carolyn Dube

Thank you Miriam for the invite to share with your readers what I learned about making mistakes..and I've made a lot of them!

When I started creating, I had a harsh and critical voice in my head.  A nuclear powered inner critic who made it so difficult to enjoy making art. That voice kept the fun and play out of my day. That was then. Now, I've learned ways to...

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Best place to meet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2016/02/best-place-to-meet-at-metropolitan.html @metmuseum

It is with a little trepidation that I share one of my favorite tricks for avoiding crowds at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Because if everyone finds out, well then, maybe it might get a little more crowded. But after struggling to find pictures and descriptions online to show you this favorite meeting spot, I quickly learned why this entrance has remained one of the best kept New York art...

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Flesh Food and Fundraising





will cotton and Alyssa Monks headline drawing fundraiser at teh New York Art Academy http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2016/02/flesh-food-and-fundraising.html
At the last moment, I was invited to a charity party at the New York Academy of Art. It was described to me by my good friend Marnie as "an expensive drawing class but lots of nude models and taught by the famous artist Will Cotton at the New York Academy of Art as a fundraiser."

Wanting very much to invest some of my earnings from the launch of my last online class ( Painting with Words) I was...

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Washi Tape: What is it good for?



washi tape ideas http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2016/01/washi-tape-what-is-it-good-for.html
Washi tape is known as "masking tape" in Japan but they have brought masking tape to a whole new art form. Each roll of tape is made from rice paper and has a low adhesion, meaning you can place the pretty pieces on things and lift them off easily. 

Washi Tape Addicted


 I am so addicted to these pretty rolls of tape and make lots of excuses to buy them and use them whenever I can from wrapping...

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