GLENDA'S BLOG

A blog by artist Glenda Castillo

Mother”s Day Gifts…Paintstiks

I had a wonderful time with my family and also got great gifts from them. They know that I prefer my art supplies than anything else. For some time I wanted to experiment with the Paintstiks. These look like oversized crayons but they are oil paints. I can't wait to...

Color Vocabulary

I was thinking about the many words that I read and know about color. I put together some of them to remember their meaning for future reference: HUE: This is just another word for color COLOR WHEEL: A  chart that organices colors/hues around a circle. It shows the...

CalligraFaire Second Day

CalligraFaire Second Day

This is another sunny day in Florida. I'm in my second day of the calligraphy Fair. I enjoyed the ink making class using acorns. Great books and materials:     I finished my day with a Surf and Turf Hamburger (hamburger topped with crab meat) from this...

CalligraFaire 2016

I went to my first day of the Scribes of Central Florida Calligraphy Guild and I'm tired. Tired but happy. I was able to get in different classes. I enjoyed all the demos and all the wonderfull items for sale. Tomorrow I have five classes and I will try to get as much...

Packing Art Materials for Travel

First, we need to ask ourselves some questions: 1. Is this a road trip or by plane? This is my first question since I can carry many supplies if I will travel by car. If I will be travelling by plane, things are more complicated. You have to make sure everything is...

Loving Color

I love art but I think I loved color first. I remember when I was a child, the things that really called my attention where the many colors of the magic markers from the store. I also liked the beginning of the school year. I had new notebooks, pens and pencils. I...