ArtPlace.com - Art Supply Store, Gallery, and Training Center in Denison, Texas

Professional artists share knowledge
and resources for mixed media artists.

Passing through the gallery of ever changing professional fine art will take you into the classroom and studio areaa of Artplace. Here classes are conducted from kindergarten age to senior adult. A variety of mediums and genres are taught in day, night, and weekend classes.

Doug Simpson and Shelley Tate Garner hold degrees in art education and studio art. They are not only well qualified to teach many techniques, but they are passionate about seeing their students create and progress in the fine art arena.

Put your muse to work for you.

Mixed media pros from Artplace will do just that. The information and inspiration is right at your fingertips. And your muse works for you free!

Artplace has knowledge and skills to assist you in creating fine art quality mixed media art. Beginner or professional can benefit from the expert training offered by professional artists.

Artplace's art and ard education stem from 25 years of training, experimentation, and searching the world for the right tools and mediums to produce amazing art.

This training shows techniques using some amazing new mediums that have revolutionized many forms and styles of fine art and fine crafts.

Most artists have never used these methods.

Why? Because they don't know they exist. Or if they do, they have never tried them. And they have no idea what they are missing.

Imagine converting materials that are readily available and easy to shape or modify into a free-standing bronze sculpture. And do it in only a couple of days time with household tools and standard art tools.

Paverpol and Powertex Textile hardeners are still somewhat new to the U.S.

Imported from Europe only in the last few years, new textile hardeners enable transforming fabric and natural fibers into a rock hard surface that can be displayed indoors or out.

This imported polymer medium can also combine many different materials into a single sculpture or wall art piece. Wood, metal, fabric, natural fibers, foam, paper, glass, and most anything you can think of becomes source material for art creation.

Use the natural colors of fabric, fibers, or your construction material or make it bronze or any other color.

Powertex and Paverpol textile hardeners can be used transparent to reveal the natural colors of the materials used. It also comes in colors or can be painted with most types of art and outdoor paint.

Fiber artists - turn your soft works in free-standing sculpture.

Fabric vases or containers, bowls, lamps, boxes ... its unlimited. Put a permanent finish on wall pieces, embroidery, and mixed media works.

Fully cured clay with no kiln.

Hand sculpt epoxy clays that harden overnight to a rock hard state without kilns or shrinking. Apoxie Sculpt and Magic Sculpt come in several colors and can be painted with most types of paint.

Foam based sculpture.

Mixed media wall art and free standing sculpture can be quickly started using foam as an inexpensive base. Shape the foam and cover with fabric or texture mediums and complete with many beautiful finishes. Use Hot Wire Foam Factory tools to easily sculpt, carve, and cut foam into most any shape.

Bronze right in your studio overnight.

Create real metal surfaces on your art with Modern Masters Metal Effects. These paints put a thin bronze, iron, copper, or brass layer over your base materials. Unlike faux finishes, these put an actual metal coating that can be aged or enhanced with standard metal patinas.

So no matter what materials you are using to create your sculpture, it can quickly and easily have a real bronze finish applied to it. Or use iron and almost instantly rust it. Aged finishes in a matter hours. Clear coat to seal and protect.

Perfect 3-dimensional portraits.

How would you like to capture a perfect representation of a loved one or friend in bronze? Life casting is a fast and simple way to reproduce a 3-dimensional portrait. Cast hands, feet, or pregnant bellies to permanently capture an age or an event.

Shorten the learning curve.

Mixed Media Pros have searched and experimented for years to find and accumulate these materials and techniques. Art created by professional artists has placed art throughout the U.S. and Internationally using these techniques and materials.

These professional artists are available through classes, workshops, and videos that share their experience to help you create amazing art. Take a shortcut to experience. Learn from the pros in Denison Texas.