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Artist Learning Tool, Craftsy
How many times have you taken an art class? Some of you will say many, others will say none. The reality is that finding and participating in an art class for your first time is quite confronting. Here is the good news, it doesn't have to be! Recently I came across a...
New Art Website, Art Galleria
I was recently asked to trial a new art website called "Art Galleria". The recently released artist website is a very useful tool for art collectors big or small, other artists and gallery owners. The website is an archive of artist that have profiles of their work,...
Fields Edge Painting Time-lapse
I recently discovered a fantastic little device that allows me to catch some pretty good painting time-lapse footage. The device is called Brinno TLC200 and it records in HD and can last many hours on some AAA batteries, which is fantastic for capturing an entire...
Very Special Kids Charity Art Exhibition
I was honoured to be selected and asked to participate in a charitable art exhibition for an organisation called Very Special Kids (VSK). Formed in 1985, it is an organisation which provides support and counselling to families caring for a child diagnosed with a...
Online Pop Up Art Exhibition
2013 has been a huge year of growth for Sara Paxton Artworks, and we are hitting the ground running as we see in the New Year with our first online Pop Up art exhibition. The idea came up whilst enjoying a coffee in a Melbourne cafe on a sunny Saturday afternoon - the...
Does Painting to Music Increase Your creativity?
Painting and music are two different art forms yet are easily paired together. Painting without music is like painting in darkness. Every sound is a movement in the painting, and every tone is a new stroke. The two go hand in hand and inspire colours, techniques and...
The Truth Behind Giclee Prints
Creating giclee prints from artwork and photographs has become a common way for artists to reproduce their loved works. The advance of giclee reproduction and the subsequent advances in printing technology, especially in the last ten years. Allows artists everywhere...
What Makes an Artist? Sara Paxton Q&A.
Recently, I found myself in a Q&A with 'Artin' Geelong'. It was actually quite an eye opening experience as it was one of the first times I had been interviewed in a question and answer context. The range of questions were fantastic and they really got down to the...
Painting En Plein Air
Painting en plein air simply means painting out “in open air”. When the weather permits many artists like to grab their painting supplies and head into the great outdoors. It’s not a new practice. Plein air painting became fashionable in the latter part of the 1800’s...
