Oil Painting Tips for Beginners
Want to try oil paints but not sure where to start? Are you worried oil painting might be too difficult? Follow these tips and you’ll enjoy the beauty of oil paints in no time. There is a lot of advice out …
Best Oil Paints
There is a very large choice of oil paint out there. And the price range is equally large! A tube of oil paint can be as cheap as a couple of $ but it can go up to over $400 (check …
Photographing Your Art: Which Camera to Buy
Artists have used cameras for as long as cameras have existed. The creative possibilities are endless when you mix photography and other art forms together. Photography has so much to share; a good photographer’s views on composition, vision and colour …
Prized Possessions from the National Trust at the Holburne in Bath
In the 17th century the Brits were mad about the Dutch. In this eventful century (to put it mildly) there were no less than 3 wars between The Netherlands and Great Britain. At the same time it was a century …
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What’s this new Course all About Then?
This is a really exciting time right now! Soon my very first online oil painting course will be available to purchase. OK, so I feel like I have been bombarding you with this already, but who knows, you might have …
BP Portrait Award 2018 Review
The BP Portrait Award 2018 is on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London. This most prestigious of portrait exhibitions is always a keenly anticipated event by artists and art lovers. It is an open exhibition and can be …
Robert Peake & Charles I
Robert Peake the Elder (c. 1551–1619) was a fascinating painter who worked during the transition of Tudor (Elizabeth I) and Jacobean (James I) reigns. He was born in Lincolnshire in or around 1551 and was trained as a gold smith. …
Glossary of Painting
In the past few months I have been giving away a painting glossary to my subscribers (or clan members as I’d like to call them) and I thought it would be useful to share it with you as well (my …
Cory Huff, How to Sell your Art Online: A Book Review
Cory Huff is the guy behind The Abundant Artist, a hugely successful site that offers artists help and advice on how to make a living from your art. The Abundant Artist has been going for a long time and has …
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10 Fun Art Memes
This post was written by Emma Welsh from Invaluable, an online art auction site with a lively blog. I really enjoyed their art memes and thought I’d share them with you. Hope you get a chuckle out of them! Leonardo da …