January 23, 2023

There will be a Semi-Live Premiere YouTube show today. Yes and Yes!!

Ginger will walk us through this very colorful parrot and show us how the layers make this fabulous photo come alive.

Join us for the premiere here at 5:30 Central - https://youtu.be/c0I9U4SHipw

A big 'THANK YOU' to all of you who have responded to the Gazette survey. We're listening. Due to overwhelming majority, the Gazette is now going out at 12:30 pm Central on Mondays and we've included some of the other requested features. Keep those suggestions coming and we'll incorporate them as we can.

We offered two sizes this year and plan on the same for next. We were only able to offer the larger to the North America market but will see what we can do for next year.

Look for more great paintings in next year's calendar...we have already designed over 30 lessons for this year! and many more to come.

We will be expanding our downloadable lesson library for those that just want to purchase a lesson or two.

Okay, we have not added anything new this time, but we have some great designs and ideas that are in the works and will be released soon.

Just a reminder that our 2023 Calendar will be on sale only through the month of January, then it will be removed permanently from our store.

You can check out the beautiful paintings included in the calendar at https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dFUWCuN_6Ys

Each year, we will be producing a calendar that will be available through January of the year it's for.

While traveling in Australia, Ginger was able to complete 35 "sketch" paintings that will be turned into tutorials this year. These here are just a small sampling of some future lessons.

As we prepare for extensive production operations, we will continue to produce our YouTube series while incorporating additional Premiere-style formats, which our audience has highly favored according to our surveys. This will allow us to invest more time in creating high-quality tutorials for our valued students...you!

For those that have made donations in the past, we really do appreciate it very, very much. It has made the world of difference to numerous students and helped them with more than their artwork.

Please feel free to use the two links above to make donations and this year, we will be having a drawing for a Ginger Cook original painting at the end of each quarter. We "pull" a ticket from a bowl, and the lucky winner has a pick from 4 paintings.

We will have 3 drawings each quarter and for each $25 you donate during the quarter, you will have a ticket in the "bowl". The more you donate, the more tickets you will have in the bowl.

Our quarters are:

• December 1 to February 28
• March 1 to May 31
• June 1 to August 31
• September 1 to November 31

Even if you are not wanting to purchase any art supplies, going through our Amazon affiliate link, will help us and it does not cost you anymore. Every little bit helps. Thank you!

https://www.acrylicpaintingwithgingercook.com/amazon

Purple Members - Look for an email specifically for you within the next week. OK, it's taking us longer than we thought to make sure it works for you, but it should go out this week.

We have set up an email group just for our Purple Members, so be looking for just a quick email so we can see who's actually getting and reading them. Look for one this week!

Out of all the Purple Members that we have registered, we have only heard from about 25% of you! Not to worry, we will be moving forward with our plans and getting started the first of the year with some new benefits for what will be known as the Royal Purple Member plan.

Use Contact Us, and put PURPLE in the subject line so we can add you to the all-important list!

We have a challenge for you! This will be just a small sampling of the fun and educational things coming your way!

Ginger and Jon will be looking at the answers from the quiz and then give their opinions and the reasoning behind their choices. Look for this soon!

We have asked the Purple Members what they want to learn or what they are finding challenging in their paintings. So, with this in mind, we have a challenge for you that requires you to visit our website and look at a painting by Edmund Tarbell in our new series..."What can we learn from the Masters of yesteryear?"

These will be fun little exercises that will teach you to look at the paintings of the masters and notice some of the more subtle techniques that they employed in their artwork.

We want more Purples to participate before we discuss the answers.

Where are you, PURPLES?

Visit our website to participate!

Ginger, You are a genius! I added the baby’s initials to the blocks - NAA. It’s much more balanced this way! If you would like to use this as an example of how much your PACs can help, please feel free to do so. 

I think it’s an excellent example of how your experience makes me a better artist. I can see how it balances the painting and makes it better, and I will recognize when it’s needed in the future. 

Thank you so much! If I am an artist at all, it’s 100% because of you. I couldn’t paint anything before I joined your club, and I feel that I have come a long way, and I can’t wait to continue to improve under your guidance. The joy I see on people’s faces when I give them their paintings is so satisfying and makes them so happy…I just love that I can do that for people.

Katheryn Dean

If you have any questions, please reach out to us through our Contact Us form and we'll be happy to help.

Are you facing challenges with your artwork? Are you looking for personalized help and advice? You can find help a lot faster with Personal Art Coaching, so this is something that you will want to keep in mind as you navigate your way through the jungle of art. We are also working on a new product that might be of interest to you in the future. 

Please use Contact Us on the new site if you have any questions or if we can help you with the new site.



Thank you, and remember, we are here to help you succeed! Please use the Contact Us form for any questions. Do NOT use Facebook, Messenger, or any other form of communication.

Ginger, Jon, and the Stuffy Staff