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...
by Sara | May 21, 2014 | Articles, For Artists, Fun stuff, News, Painting
Melbourne has a unique set of three hotels called The Art Series Hotels. They are very boutique, very luxurious and inspired by and dedicated to celebrated Australian artists: Adam Cullen, John Olsen and Charles Blackman. Hence they are called ‘The...
by Sara | Apr 15, 2014 | Exhibition, For Artists, Galleries, News, Painting
Sara Paxton will be featuring her popular oil on canvas artworks in the Contemporary Colour Exhibition at Mingara Gallery over April and May. I’m pretty excited about my next exhibition. It will be the first one I have done for this particular gallery....