by Sara | Sep 6, 2013 | Exhibition, For Artists, Fun stuff, Galleries, News, Painting
I am very happy to finally announce the starting date to my Melbourne Oil Painting Exhibition on the 11th of September. I have been preparing for this exhibition for close to six months now and it is fantastic to finally see it all happening. If you are singed up to...
by Sara | Aug 7, 2013 | Articles, For Artists, Fun stuff, News, Painting, Products, Technique
If you happen to be an artist or even the slightest bit interested in painting or art, you have stumbled upon the right article! Below are 8 must read art books that you can’t afford to ignore. These books range from incredible people, doing incredible things,...
by Sara | Jul 7, 2013 | Articles, For Artists, Fun stuff, Painting, Technique
Are you an artist looking for some painting ideas? It happens to all of us, sooner or later. There you are facing a blank white surface and it’s time to squeeze paint onto palette, load up the paintbrush and make that first mark. But, the moments tick by and unable to...
by Sara | Jun 29, 2013 | Articles, For Artists, News, Painting, Products, Technique
Artists are often asked which art products they couldn’t possibly do without. So I thought I would share with you the most inspensible and well used item in my studio. The Pigment Stick. Doesn’t sound exciting I know, but believe me, once you have used...
by Sara | Jun 2, 2013 | Fun stuff, News, Painting
Painting is essentially a fairly solitary occupation. Not lonely at all, but mostly it’s just you, the canvas and the cat. To save your sanity it’s a really good idea to link up with other artists to paint together as a group. Not only is an artist...
by Sara | May 5, 2013 | Fun stuff, News, Painting
I’m not a great one for surrealist paintings – until I came across the very talented Andrew Baines. Immediately I was captivated by his wonderful paintings of everyday things taken out of context – men in bowler hats and suits in the surf, hills...