by Sara | Jan 15, 2015 | Articles, For Artists, News, Painting, Products, Technique
Waiting for oil paint to dry can be one of the pain points of painting. Waiting for the bottom layer to dry to then apply the next, or waiting for larger slash thicker sections to dry so you can transport or finish a painting can be frustrating. There are also...
by Sara | Dec 13, 2014 | Exhibition, Galleries, News, Painting, Products
2015 will be off to a fantastic start with a new exhibition at Eagles Nest Gallery down on the Great Ocean Road towards Lorne. The exhibition will be featuring my latest oil paintings ranging from landscapes to still life and some which are even a little abstract. The...
by Sara | Dec 6, 2014 | Articles, For Artists, News, Painting, Technique
I have used oil paints on canvas for many years and it’s by far my favourite medium to work with. Before you make the assumption that I am being bias. I have have been an artist for longer than I can remember, using many different mediums and I have always come...
by Sara | Oct 28, 2014 | Exhibition, Galleries, News, Painting
I have a long standing and very special relationship with Seaview Gallery. When I was first starting out as professional artist selling my work, they were the gallery who exhibited my first pieces, gave me my first exhibition and have stocked my work ever since. To an...
by Sara | Oct 19, 2014 | Articles, Fun stuff, News, Painting, Products, Technique
The launch of my paintings on the Society6 store was very exciting. For those of you who have not heard about society6 I strongly encourage you to check it out as it is a fantastic website. It is full of artists and creatives expressing and sharing their work with the...
by Sara | Oct 10, 2014 | Articles, For Artists, Fun stuff, News, Painting, Technique
I have been an oil painting artist for many, many years and times have changed drastically over that period of time. There is now the Internet, social media, e-commence, SEO and all sorts of terminology that I struggle to keep up with. As you can imagine it has been...
by Sara | Sep 23, 2014 | Articles, For Artists, Painting, Products, Technique
Being an artist has many challenges and unfortunately getting a headache after painting is one of them, for me anyway! Many oil painters have an issue with the solvents associated with oil painting, varying from headaches, light-headedness from the fumes or just...
by Sara | Sep 15, 2014 | For Artists, Fun stuff, News, Painting, Technique, Videos
After a week or two of painting, video editing and learning how to properly use YouTube, I am finally ready to release my latest time-lapse. This video and written steps features the process, tools and techniques I use to paint my oil on canvas paintings! This...
by Sara | Aug 23, 2014 | Articles, Fun stuff, Painting
Giving someone a piece of art as a gift is a wonderful thing to do. However this is a buyer beware situation, no one wants gifts that they are never going to use, especially art gifts that do not suit their personality. So to avoid this awkward...
by Sara | Jul 27, 2014 | Exhibition, Galleries, News, Painting
The next art exhibition is almost here! Starting on 27 July and running until the 15 August, it will be at Without Pier Gallery. This is a shared exhibition which I really enjoy as I get to meet new artists, in this case Marian Blank and Vivi Palegeorge. As...