Finding out what substrate to paint on can be daunting, but with some knowledge, any artist can make informed choices. Photo by Piper Talladay
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Credit: Feliphe SchiarolliModern-day art education has a high rate of failure. If you’ve seen or experienced that failure, maybe you’ve also been left wondering why it didn’t work.There are a lot of reasons for this in a society where the term “artist” is usually accompanied by “starving.” At the root of this issue is education.Poor art … read more
Cups of linseed oil and alkyd lined up at the Hillsborough Art Academy.
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Plein Air Set-Up by Daniel Folta.There is a great difference between doing plein air landscapes and painting a landscape in a studio. You can certainly do a landscape painting in the studio from a photograph. However, it is a different experience compared to painting outdoors and seeing your subject with your own eyes. There are several … read more
How do you know if abstract art is high quality or not? Read more to find out! Photo by Anna KolosyukSome critics argue that any person throwing paint at a canvas can claim they are an artist under the umbrella of abstract art. Many realistic painters claim abstraction requires no skill, that it is made … read more
“When you close the door on an expensive car it feels like you’ve just closed a bank vault. It’s expensive but you get what you pay for. In the same way you can tell the best oil paints when you use them – that’s definitely the case with Old Holland.”-Kevin Murphy, Founder EvolveArtist.com
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