Summer Session is the perfect time for you to take your sketchbook out on Art Dates! It’s time to finally get outside and soak up the sunshine and fresh air and we’ve got lot of suggestions for outings that are sure to spark your imagination and awaken your creativity. Best of all, these exercises give you the chance to be completely in the moment as you enjoy the sensory stimulation of drawing outdoors.
Not ready to sketch while you’re out and about? We know it can be intimidating to draw in public, but there’s no need to forego Summer Session – A quick snapshot on your phone and a few notes jotted in your sketchbook are a great foundation for sketching projects to tackle when you get home.
We want you to enjoy your summer adventures, so we’re giving you two weeks between each Summer Session Art Date. With more time in between, you won’t feel rushed to get these done.
Summer Session and our first Art Date will start next week! Stay posted for details and, in the meantime, catch up on your workouts and check out our Summer Postcard Project (see below)!
Wet Paint Summer Postcard Project
Going somewhere fun this summer? Or, having a productive stay-cation? Draw, paint, or mix up your media on a postcard-sized paper and mail it to Wet Paint! We’re putting together an exhibition of mail art from our friends and fans wherever they may be. As postcards arrive, we will photograph them to share on our social media pages and then display them in our storefront windows. At the end of the summer, we’ll host a public art opening here at Wet Paint for all of the contributing artists!
There’s no limit to how many postcards you can send, but in order to participate, postcards have to arrive at Wet Paint via our friendly postal carrier – – no dropping them off at the store! Don’t forget to sign your postcard(s) and let us know how to reach you. We want to make sure we’re crediting you when we post the work online and we want to be able to contact you with details about the end of summer art opening.
Looking for ideas? Check out the Postcard Travel Kit that Liz and Kristina put together for this project. See below for more info.
General Guidelines:
-We are a family-friendly shop, so please tailor your images & words to be suitable for viewers of all ages.
-We reserve the right to not display postcards that we feel are inappropriate for this activity.
-All artwork must be original.
-In order to have your postcard displayed in our end of summer exhibition, you’ll need to have it postmarked by August 8th, 2014.
-All participating mail art must arrive at Wet Paint via US Mail.
-Keep in mind that postcards will “wear” a bit depending on how far they travel- which is part of the fun of mail art!
-Contact your local post office for shipping and postage information.
-Send one or send one every week! We’ve got big windows!
More info about the end of summer exhibition and opening to follow.
The Postcard Travel Kit includes the basic tools to capture all of your summer moments on the perfect postcard-sized paper! Items include:
-Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils in 5 fun summery colors
-a trusty Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen fine liner in Superfine Black
-the easy-to-use Pentel Aquash water brush (medium point)
-a tablet of Strathmore 140lb cold press 4”x6” watercolor postcards (15 cards!)
WET PAINT’S ADDRESS:
Wet Paint
Summer Postcard Project
1684 Grand Ave
St. Paul, MN 55105
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