Karen Sperling's Bloghttp://painterfactory.com/blogs/karen_sperlings_blog/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-07-22T14:59:00ZAfter you print to canvas, then what?http://painterfactory.com/blogs/karen_sperlings_blog/archive/2008/09/24/after-you-print-to-canvas-then-what.aspx2008-09-25T03:24:00Z2008-09-25T03:24:00Z<p>I'm continuing to work on my Painting for Photographers book.</p>
<p>I've posted some examples of some of the book's layouts.</p>
<p>I've also posted an excerpt from the section on painting on canvas</p>
<p>prints.</p>
<p>Visit http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/bookexcerpts.html to see the page layouts and to download</p>
<p>the chapter on what you do after you print to canvas.</p>
<p>Visit http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/bookorder.html to get in on the $25 pre-publication price</p>
<p>(before shipping, handling and California tax), a 36 percent discount off the $39.95 cover price!</p>
<p>Back to writing...</p>
<p>Happy painting!</p>
<p>Karen</p>
<p> </p><img src="http://painterfactory.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2712" width="1" height="1">Karen Sperlinghttp://painterfactory.com/members/Karen-Sperling.aspxDeja Vu All Over Againhttp://painterfactory.com/blogs/karen_sperlings_blog/archive/2008/07/22/deja-vu-all-over-again.aspx2008-07-22T21:59:00Z2008-07-22T21:59:00ZI've been working on redesigning my web site:<br /><br />
http://www.artistrymag.com<br /><br />
I'm also working on my Painting for Photographers book.<br /><br />
http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/sperlingbook.html<br /><br />
It's funny how both things are taking me back and taking me into the future at the same time.<br /><br />
The web design is like moving into a new house. You have all your same furniture and<br />
paintings, but somehow arranging the furniture and hanging the art in the new place<br />
just makes them look so much better.<br /><br />
It's great to revisit some of the previous tutorials in redesigning their pages.<br /><br />
I'm also having a great time adding new information, including free stuff!<br /><br />
Visit this page for a new tip from the July 2008 issue of Artistry Tips and Tricks:<br /><br />
http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/tips.html<br /><br />
The Professional Photographers in Sacramento, CA liked the tip so much that they<br />
posted it on their site, which was a real honor:<br /><br />
http://ppsv.blogspot.com/2008/07/free-painter-tutorial-from-karen.html<br /><br />
Meanwhile, I'm writing my fourth Painter book, entitled Painting for Photographers.<br /><br />
It's actually more like my 7th or 8th Painter book, if you count the Painter manuals I wrote<br />
in addition to the Painter Companion, which was a book of tutorials that Fractal Design,<br />
Painter's first publisher, produced.<br /><br />
As Yogi Berra said, it's like deja vu all over again.<br /><br />
I haven't written a book in a few years--though I never stopped writing Painter tutorials,<br />
first for my printed Artistry newsletter and now for my current Artistry Tips and Tricks ezine.<br /><br />
It's such comfortable territory for me, since I've written books so many times before.<br /><br />
But what's new about it is how I'm using Painter.<br /><br />
I'm enjoying discovering new techniques for turning photos into paintings, based on<br />
my experiences with working photographers at my Artistry Retreats and in private<br />
training, and my own experiments in Painter, including for my abstract art, <br />
and the techniques will be included in the book.<br /><br />
Here's my art web site:<br /><br />
http://www.karensperling.com<br /><br />
Speaking of Artistry Retreats, I have a new one coming up August 25-27, 2008 in Malibu, CA,<br />
followed by an Artistry GARTEL Marketing Seminar August 28-29, 2008.<br /><br />
The Artistry Seminars are another case of Deja Vu all over again.<br /><br />
Though I've been teaching Painter since 1991, this is only the second class I'm holding in<br />
Malibu, which everyone at the first session agreed was paradise.<br /><br />
I hold the classes at Pepperdine University, which is high up in the Santa Monica mountains<br />
with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />
It really is a special place.<br /><br />
Visit this page for more info:<br /><br />
http://www.artistrymag.com/docs/retreats.html<br /><br />
I'll be updating my web site with new information frequently,<br />
so I hope you'll drop by my web site, link to it, bookmark it, and<br />
visit often, so that it becomes like deja vu all over again for you!<br /><br />
Happy Painting!<br /><br />
Karen<br /><br />
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