by Sara | Jan 27, 2015 | Articles, For Artists, News, Painting, Products, Technique
Need help framing artwork? Do you have a special painting you would like frame, or are you just putting the finishing touch on one of your own masterpieces! If yes, then here are a few tips on how to get it right. The Frame: Choose a frame that will suit the...
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 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 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...