Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania

CLUBS

WIND ABBEY PUB, 729 Oak St.: Friday, Jeff Lewis.

AMICI, 1300 Highway Morgan, Clarks Summit: Saturday, Chris Gratz, Wednesdays, Marko Marcinko Jazz Band.

BLU wasabi, Route 6, Dickson City: Friday, Dashboard Mary; Tuesday, Malcolm.

Carl von Luger Steak and Seafood, 301 N. Washington Ave:. Friday night jazz with Marko Marcinko.

Clam diggers, Days Inn, Route 6, Dickson City: Friday, Take 3, Sunday, karaoke on Wednesday Nite Bike.

COOPER'S CABANA, 304 Kennedy Blvd., Pittston today, Karaoke Dance Party, Friday, Happy Hour and Magic 93 Shake Down, Saturday, Long Strange Trip Grateful Dead tribute, Sunday, from the CNR Flaxy Richie and J-Bird.

SCRANTON Cooper, 701 N. Washington Ave:. Today, the Fab Three, Invisible Swordsmen Friday, Saturday, Held Up, Sunday, Malcolm Lewis.

Entertainment Resorts Cove Haven, Lakeville: Cove Haven Resort: Friday, Earl David Reed and The Four Tops, Saturday, Shawn Cornelius and soul is, Sunday, Wildfire, Paradise Stream Resort: Friday, Shawn Cornelius and soul is, Saturday, and Mike Jones MDS Force, Pocono Palace Resort: Friday, Mike Jones and The Byrd Pressley Band, Saturday and Groupe Jean Carfit of the day Sunday, Group Du Jour.

Eleanor Rigby'S, 603 Scranton-Carbondale Highway, Jermyn: Thursdays, the night cycling.

Formosa Restaurant, 727 S. State St., Clarks Summit: Thursdays, jazz with Kenny McGraw and Ron Lea.

HUB LOUNGE, Clarion Hotel: Wednesdays, Open Mic Night, Fridays and Saturdays, see Wise Crackers Comedy.

BRIDJES JJ, 925 Boulevard North, Clarks Summit. Friday, Mojo.

Karina retirement, 295 Parsonage, Saint Hughestown: Saturday, Marilyn Kennedy.

KEYS, 244, Penn Avenue today, and John Lee, formerly of Strawberry Jam on Friday, Flutter, Echo Charlie Whiskey, Kids bike, blind passenger and Invisible Swordsmen, Saturday, Drew Kelly, Jay Luke, Rafael Pimentel , dual diagnosis. Walt Prez & The Awesome and Sucker, Tuesday, DJ Ben.

MANHATTAN DRIVE, Best Western Plus, Dunmore: Friday Raingirl; Saturday, The Girlz.

Mendicino pizza and lounge, Routes 502 and 435, Covington Township: Friday, Walsh and Tony Robbi Vergnette; Saturday, Mike and Naomi Karokee ..

Mert, 302, Penn Avenue: Friday, Phil Hinton, Saturday, SE-A ​​Cabo Santana tribute band ..

Mount Airy Casino Resort, Mount Pocono: Friday Charansalsa and Spencer and Nancy Reed, Saturday and Sunday, CJT Duo.

Step by Step Acrylic Painting Video Tutorial :Art Instruction For ...

Here is an excellent step by step acrylic painting tutorial that I found on YouTube the other day. It is by a very talented  Artist by the name of  Adam Maslowski.  I am happy I stumbled upon this Artist and I am sure you will be too once you finish watching the following acrylic painting demonstration.  What I like most about Adam is his very relaxed, “no rules” approach to painting.  Painting shouldn’t be so structured and technical. It should be a relaxing and enjoyable process that allows your inner creativity to shine.

This step by step acrylic painting demo is in 6 parts that is roughly 40 minutes total, so try and free up some time to relax and enjoy this free painting lesson .

Adam will be using a photo that he shot in France as a reference. This is going to be an impressionistic style painting.  Adam likes to work with only two or three colors at a time.  He begins with Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue and Cadmium Yellow Light. With a large brush he begins to cover the white of his support .  It may look sloppy at this stage, but he is actually establishing his composition and getting a feel for where everything will ultimately go.  He will now let this first application of paint dry before proceeding.

With a smaller brush and some Ultramarine Blue, he begins to suggest some of the people.  He does this quickly as he believes the faster you work, the more accurate you will be. If you take too much time and over think things, you may not get the best results and I tend to agree with that.  But of course, everyone is different.

Adam Mixes up some Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Umber for his darks. He quickly blocks in his darks where he sees them from the photo reference.  Adam does not focus much on the objects that he is painting. Instead, he is just looking for the dark shapes. In other words, do not have any preconceived notions about what a particular object should look like, just paint the darks and lights that your eye is seeing. Think in terms of value, mass, shape.  Paint what you see, not what you know.

Again, working with only 2 or 3 colors, he adds in some more color.  He makes certain to use the same colors throughout to unify the painting somewhat. Adam is not looking for recognizable objects while he paints.  He is just painting colors and shapes. As the colors get lighter, Adam likes to paint them thicker. He adds the most detail near the center of the painting, which is his focal point.

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