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Call for Art: Hide & Seek 🎭

Have you ever made a cool artistic mask? Submit to HIDE & SEEK (https://form.jotform.com/261644848126160) , our October group show!

Half masks or full masks for an exquisite Halloween party, for scaring your neighbours, for plays and dramas, scrappy indie films, or even a masterful old school one -- show us what you've got!

News & Reminders

This Week

Tuesday, July 14, 6:00 PM: Shrink n' Drink (https://www.simpletix.com/e/shrink-drink-tickets-146662) is CANCELED due to low registration... Plan ahead for September (https://www.simpletix.com/e/shrink-drink-tickets-146662) ? 🍸

Wednesday, July 15, 6:00 PM: This month's Drawing Techniques (https://www.simpletix.com/e/drawing-techniques-tickets-152202) is SOLD OUT! Join the waitlist or snag a spot for next time! ✏️

Thursday, July 16, 5:00 PM: A brush is a versatile tool, but it can also be intimidating, especially when you're using it with ink! Come make and learn from mistakes and develop techniques at Inking: Brush, Washes, and White Space (https://www.simpletix.com/e/inking-brush-washes-white-space-tickets-151803) , our crash course on inking with brush! 🖌️

Friday, July 17, 8:00 PM: Join us for our monthly Figure Drawing (https://www.simpletix.com/e/live-figure-drawing-tickets-143794) session and settle in for long and short poses with our live model! Time spent studying the human form is always well spent, whether it's your first time, or your hundredth time! 🎨

Saturday, July 18, 2:00 PM: There's ONE SPOT LEFT for this month's All About Gouache (https://www.simpletix.com/e/all-about-gouache-tickets-151806) with Maxx, our resident gouache-maker! Explore watercolor's opaque cousin and learn everything you've ever wanted to know about the medium! 🌲

Sunday, July 19, 10:00 AM: What makes alcohol markers so special? How are they different from water-based markers? Why do fashion designers and comic artists like them so much? And how do you use them? What effects are they best for? All this and more at Intro to Alcohol Markers (https://www.simpletix.com/e/intro-to-alcohol-markers-tickets-180183) ! 🍊

Sunday, July 19, 3:00 PM: Get a crash course in acrylic painting while capturing a beautiful landscape! Push values to up the drama! Dramatic Acrylic Landscapes (https://www.simpletix.com/e/dramatic-acrylic-landscapes-tickets-182646) is an approachable introduction to painting, great as a refresher or a first-time painter! 🗻

Book Spotlight: Grampa

In Grampa (https://store.pushpullseattle.com/product/grampa-comic-book-by-travis-rommereim/YZPWHQO43WAXD45UPFVRRHIP?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false) , a teen witch owns the night-armed with spray paint and a spell book. The cops don’t stand a chance!

Enjoy Travis Rommereim’s (https://store.pushpullseattle.com/shop/travis-rommereim/3INHJK62OYZKRR7NRPUINVPG) graffiti and magic fueled comic on deluxe art paper with special Pantone colors and foil accented cover!

New & Restocked!

Look Ahead!

Monday, July 20, 11:00 AM: The sunny weather doesn't stop!! It'll be another warm, beautiful Botanical Sketching at the Locks (https://www.simpletix.com/e/botanical-sketching-at-the-locks-tickets-159125) ! Join us for a sunny morning in the garden, sketching and learning about the plants there! 🌳

Monday, July 20, 6:00 PM: Meet and hang out with fellow poets as you all put some time in on your poetry! Start new poems, refine old ones, get feedback from others (if you want it!), and maybe glimpse at others' works in progress (if they want to share!) while you're at Part-Time Poets' Club (https://www.simpletix.com/e/part-time-poets-club-tickets-174846) ! 🪶FREE MEETUP.

Tuesday, July 21-23, 11:00 AM daily: There's just ONE SPOT LEFT in our Teen Watercolor & Mixed Media Camp (https://www.simpletix.com/e/teen-watercolor-mixed-media-summer-camp-tickets-166878) ! Let your kid explore watercolors, which also plays well with colored pencils, markers, ink, gouache, paint pens and more! 🖼️

Tuesday, July 21, 6:00 PM: Is it the third Tuesday already? Ballard Sketch Team (https://www.simpletix.com/e/ballard-sketch-team-tickets-174809) meets twice monthly (1st and 3rd Tuesdays) at Hattie's Hat! Come grab a table in the back room and spread out with your sketchbooks or whatever you're working on! 🍔FREE MEETUP.

Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 PM: We're painting a southwestern desert in this month's Watercolor Landscapes (https://www.simpletix.com/e/watercolor-landscapes-paint-along-tickets-153367) ! It's been hot, but we're lucky to be surrounded by so much water here in Seattle -- come paint a different kind of landscape than what we have at home and learn a bit (more) about watercolors too! 🏜️

Thursday, July 23, 6:00 PM: Get started with the stabby arts at Intro to Needle Felting (https://www.simpletix.com/e/intro-to-needle-felting-tickets-174797) ! Transform random bits of wool into recognisable shapes! Maybe a mushroom? A little frog? Or perhaps you prefer abstract but colorful shapes? They're great for earrings! There are so many possibilities! 🪡

Friday, July 24, 3:30 PM: Learn about Risograph printing and get some bookbinding in at the same time with a Pamphlet-stitched Notebook on Risograph (https://www.simpletix.com/e/pamphlet-stitched-notebooks-on-risograph-tickets-275631) ! There are many ways to be creative and many more ways to combine various disciplines! Switch thinigs up, try something new, and be inspired to apply new skills to old hobbies and vice versa! 🖨️🤝📚

Saturday, July 25, 3:00 PM: Paint a portrait of a fuzzy, feathery, or scaley friend at Watercolor Pet Portraits (https://www.simpletix.com/e/watercolor-pet-portraits-tickets-177312) ! Get some practice in with watercolors while learning techniques to capture the essence of your best friend and/or familiar. :) 🐶

Saturday & Sunday, July 25-26: Push/Pull will be at Urban Craft Uprising (https://urbancraftuprising.com/) at Magnuson Hanger with our handmade fountain pen inks, watercolors, gouache, and more! If you'll be there, come say hi! 🎨

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