Clouds, Seminars and Books
Artistry Clouds Backdrops Volume 1 CD
I was asked at my recent Artistry Retreat to create clouds backdrops, and here they are!
I’m pleased to announce the release of the Artistry Clouds Backdrops Volume 1 CD.
I handpainted all of the backdrops in Painter from photos I’ve taken everywhere from Newport, RI to Malibu, CA. Now you can add the painterly touch to photographic or painted portraits without all the work and for a fraction of the cost of traditional backdrops.
The Artistry Backdrops are 8″ x 10″ 300 dpi .tif files easily resizable as large as 30″ x 40″ and above and usable in all popular imaging software including Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop.
The Artistry Clouds Backdrops Volume 1 CD contains 24 images, multiplied infinitely as you edit and customize them for your images.
Here are all the images on the Artistry Clouds Backdrops Volume 1 CD

Here are a couple of closeups. All the backdrop images are paintings with brushstrokes and are offered license- and royalty-free.


And here’s an example with a photo. This is the original photo with a traditional backdrop:

And these are two examples of it combined with the Artistry Clouds Backdrops.


For more information and to order, click here.
Artistry Painting for Photographers Retreat and Artistry GARTEL Marketing Seminar
It’s time to start planning to attend the Artistry Painting for Photographers Retreat and Artistry GARTEL Marketing Seminars.
Here are the dates:
Malibu, CA
Friday through Tuesday
November 14 through 18, 2008
Monday through Friday
February 16 through 20, 2009
Miami, FL
Wednesday through Sunday
December 10 through 14, 2008
In the Artistry Painting for Photographers Retreat, I teach you how to turn your photos into paintings in Painter and Photoshop and in the Artistry GARTEL Marketing Seminar, Laurence Gartel shows you how to sell the results.
I invited Laurence to teach the class because he has 30+ years of experience marketing his photos and art and has had great success at it.
Here’s just one example of what I mean, here’s a release that Laurence just sent out:
FYI: LAURENCE GARTEL Digital Media Artist, on PLUM TV:
LAURENCE GARTEL did a four hour interview yesterday gearing up for a segment on PLUM TV.
The show will air during ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH as Mr. GARTEL is an iconic figure residing in South Florida and continuously redefining the culture in its cybernetic paradigm. In the interview GARTEL talks about the past, how difficult it was to create images with crude analog system computers but also where the medium is heading. In GARTEL’s own words: “It’s got to be multimedia video animation.” In the same breath he has taken his work back to ancient materials such as stone! GARTEL shows and tells us that now it is possible to work his images through computer programming and new hardware inventions to cut his work into marble! - Witnessing the results is remarkable. The possibilities are now endless for outdoor personal and corporate commissions.
Incidentally, GARTEL’s personal website is under construction and receiving a major make over. Stay tuned for GARTEL TV and GARTEL RADIO on his own site as well as a more thorough e commerce section. Those that purchased GARTEL work 30-years ago are all smiling. The dawn of the Digital Era is upon all of us.

I’ve learned a lot about marketing from Laurence, and you can, too!
For information about the Artistry Painting for Photographers Retreat and Artistry GARTEL Marketing Seminars click here.
E-mail Karen Sperling for registration and tuition details.
Painting for Photographers by Karen Sperling
I’m working diligently on my Painting for Photographers book.
Here are some examples of layouts:
Table of Contents:

Introduction:

Section intro:

I’m having fun making this both an informative book and also a beautiful one.
You can still preorder the book for $25 (Calif. tax and shipping and handling additional), a 36% discount off the cover price of $39.95.
But don’t delay, I’m going to end the preordering discount soon, so lock it in while you still can.
For more information and to preorder Painting for Photographers, click here.






















