The Fallacy of “Either You Have It or You Don’t”
I love art and I love music, okay, they are both art forms but you get the picture. If you are in the creative community you will hear some elitist views like the one...
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Safely Shipping Oil Paintings through the Mail
As an artist, the process of preparing and shipping your oil paintings can be quite nerve-wracking. Whether you’re sending your artwork to a gallery for an exhibition or delivering it to a customer, ensuring...
The Artistic Journey Is Really Just Business
I have always been fascinated by the world of art, mesmerized by the way I can take a blank canvas and transform it into into a masterpiece (at least to me) that evokes emotions...
Get Over the Winter Blues with a Hobby Painting
Do you ever get the winter blues? I do! The chilly weather and gray skies can often leave us feeling a bit down. But fear not! I have the perfect antidote for those winter...
The Age-Old Question
Warning. I got sort of long winded today. So please bear with me. Well, I guess I have run into the age-old question of whether selling your artwork or paintings is truly feasible. Well,...
Painting? Here Is How I Got Better
Thin paint sticks to thick paint. Similar terminology you may read is “Fat over lean”. Same idea: Fat paint (that has a lot of stuff in it) with stick to lean paint (that is...
Sealing Glitter On Painting
I love to paint and glitter is sort of a passion for me. I use the usual Garmar or Damar applied with an airbrush which usually does the trick for loose glitter. If the...
The Bob Ross Style
Plenty of Bob Ross’s techniques will be helpful, but his methods aren’t universal. You can learn lots by how he paints mountains and trees, but you don’t need to do it the same way...
Nailing It
Sometimes I had an idea for a specific nail design and by the time I am done I realize it is just such a pain that I end up only doing one as an...
The Importance of a Good Canvas
Basic Canvas Prep When it comes to prepping your canvas I think the biggest tip that I can give you for actually painting is to be careful with using too much “liquid white”. If...
