PaintWorks magazine  

PaintWorks magazine is consistently rated as a leader in the industry.

Each issue features the industry's top instructors teaching the latest
techniques. Learn about new products and unique ways to use old
favorites. PaintWorks offers complete painting projects in varied
mediums with full-size patterns, as well as exclusive columns including:

 • Behind the Scenes—everything a painter needs to know
 • Working with Watercolors—an ongoing watercolor primer
 • On Track with Trends—keep up to date with what's hot in the industry
 • Homespun Elegance—Rebecca Baer provides a special recipe with each project
 • Second Time Around—turn garage sale finds into treasures
 • Painter's Profile—meet the artists behind the projects

Inside the June 2008 Issue See what is inside the current issue.

Inspiring Ideas
Spring is a season of birth and renewal, so it's a perfect time to introduce several new columns to our list of current favorites. We've spoken with many of you at painting conventions and, as requested, we'll be sure to include more technique-oriented features, information about new products, and stories about some of your favorite painters.

Tips and Techniques
Have you ever wanted to learn how to set-up, photograph, and paint your own still life design? Over the next eight months, Sue Pruett will teach you still life painting skills in her new Still Life Studies column. You will explore the basics of still life theory and put this knowledge into practice by painting beginner, intermediate, and advanced still life paintings.

Time to Celebrate
Spring is a time of celebration. For those of us living in four-season climates, we look to our flower beds to see if the dormant plants have begun to peek through the ground. And when they do, it's a joyous day. We reach for our gardening tools, as our hands are simply ‚"itching‚" to feel the soil. At the same time, we long to hear the familiar melodies of spring songbirds. Greet your feathered friends with a new feeder by Jamie Mills-Price, and they'll be certain to claim your yard as their domain. continued...

line
Think outside the box by adapting some of our featured designs to alternate surfaces. The possibilities are endless. Please share your ideas with us. Send photos of your paintings together with a brief description to: All American Crafts, Inc., Attn: Reader’s Gallery, 7 Waterloo Rd, Stanhope, NJ 07874. See you in a future issue!

We’d love for you to share some of your thoughts with us. Please let us know what you’d like to see featured in future issues of PaintWorks. E-mail us at: editors@paintworksmag.com or mail your ideas/requests to:
PaintWorks
, Reader Requests, 7 Waterloo Rd., Stanhope, NJ 07874.

WE NEED YOU to spread the word…
Once before, we asked each of you to spread the word about decorative painting by introducing others to this marvelous art form. Through our travels, we have heard many stories of how decorative painting has enhanced the lives of many individuals, and we know how addictive it becomes once you have that “brush in hand.” If each of us commits to “creating” at least one new “painter” in 2008, decorative painting will grow stronger and retain the position it deserves. Since painting is your passion, we’ve decided to launch a reader’s inspiration page dedicated to sharing stories of how you have brought the joy of painting into the lives of family members, friends, and acquaintances by introducing them to decorative painting. You will see how much more it means to give this gift to someone else—a gift that inspires creativity and promotes self-esteem, introduces individuals to a warm, caring community of fellow painters, and serves as a wellness activity in a world that’s overburdened with the stress of daily living. In short, painting is good for your health, your heart, and your soul. Please know that every story we receive is important to us—you can make a difference!

Send your inspirational letters via e-mail to: editors@paintworksmag.com and include “Share with Others” in your subject line or mail to: All American Crafts, Inc., Attn: L. R. Heller, PaintWorks Editor, 7 Waterloo Rd., Stanhope, NJ 07874