Welcome to 'Crayolas Set Me Free'
This is my first post and an introduction of sorts to 'Crayolas Set Me Free', a new weekly email Newsletter/Blog. Please bear with me and let me explain what's up. Thank you...
Why you received this… If you were subscribed to my FASO email newsletter. I’ve used that subscription list to send you my first post on Substack. Or, you’ve found my Substack site and decided to subscribe on your own. Thank You! Either way, I’m grateful to have your here.
FYI…I’m making this my outlet to use for my Newsletter and Blog, and will no longer be using the FASO Newsletter/Blog option.
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Why subscribe?
This is brand new for me. What I am planning to do is present a weekly (Friday probably) post about something going on with painting that I feel would be interesting enough to share. In the future, I may break the membership up into ‘Tiers’, where more premium content is offered for a small fee. Stay with me while I refine and adjust to using this platform if you can. If you’re just enjoying the free version, not a paid subscriber, you’ll only have to put up with one email a week. Paid subscribers should understand that I may send an additional one, maybe more? It all depends on what content I think would be interesting to share. Hopefully I’ll find something interesting that you feel the same about. Either way, it’s a ‘no obligation’ arrangement. You may unsubscribe at any time.
REMEMBER, IT’S A FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER… unless you opt for the Paid Subscription offered below.
I am offering a totally optional Paid Subscription. It is a $5.00 month to month, or a $50.00 per year, option. Paying for a subscription means that your generosity will go to supporting my efforts and the time it takes to develop and include more in depth material and features. It’s exciting to have a place to have meaningful conversation and exchange with any of you who care to join in. Remember, the basic ‘subscription’ to my weekly posts has no obligation and is free for anyone who just wants to receive the weekly mailing.
Why I’m here…
I like to paint and write about painting, painters, including techniques and materials, and how is all consuming to my painting life. I’ve been painting with intent since 1979 and I love what I do. I’ve made and continue to make, a lot of mistakes and do consider them all learning experiences. When I did more in person teaching, and when blogs were the main way to communicate with a community of like minded artists and those interested in art, one of my favorite things about it was sharing what I know, and don’t know, heavy on the latter, about painting. This platform seems to be as close to getting back to a user/reader friendly blogging platform as anything else I’ve seen. Instagram used to be a great place to share photos of art work, but we all know about the algorithmic control and what that’s done to the quality of the experience on IG. I’m still there, but hope to engager readers here and have more than those much appreciated “likes” that make up IG.
So, welcome, and thank you for your interest. More about the Crayola journey to come…
Very excited to see what is next! Love your work. Thank you for this.
Thanks! I hate social media and appreciate those who continue to post blogs.