Think Your Paint is Non-Toxic? Think Again Reading through art forums on health and safety, I’ve come across some disturbing claims that are misinformation. While there is a lot of great advice out there, I’ve read some comments to the effect that: “the only toxic risk in painting are the solvents and mediums you use.” […]
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Oil vs. Acrylic: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Which Paint is Right for You
Oil vs. Acrylic: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Which Paint is Right for You Should I use oil or acrylic paints? This is a question that all beginners ask. The oil vs. acrylic debate is ongoing and controversial. Every artist has an opinion or preference in the matter, but I’m not here to give you […]
Painter’s Toolkit: Painting Materials for Beginners
Painter’s Toolkit: Painting Materials for Beginners A Guide to the Painting Materials that you’ll need to learn oil or acrylic painting. New to painting? First let me congratulate you on your decision to learn to paint! You’re now officially a beginner painter! When you first start out, it can be overwhelming. You don’t know how […]
Sweater Weather and Patterns in the Paint
Sweater Weather and Patterns in the Paint. Studio Notes. With the deepening of autumn, the grey skies and crisp cold air, the last of the leaves falling, I feel a kind of melancholy. I relish the quiet mornings in my studio, with the window open just a bit to hear the wind and feel the […]
Landscape Painting Tutorial
Landscape Painting Tutorial Spring is in the air! With the warm weather and everything in bloom, there’s no better time to do some landscape painting studies. Whether or not you’ve done landscape art before, you’ll find these studies really satisfying. Landscape is a great subject for beginners learning to paint, as well as for more […]
