Are These the Worst Paintings in the UK?
Tuesday August 30, 2005
In reaction to the poll for the UK's favourite painting, The Guardian Online got "10 experts to select the pictures they loath". These range from the managing director of the ... Read More
Does Having a Day Job Benefit Your Art?
Monday August 29, 2005
With the cost of living today, having a day job is a necessity for many an artist. But is this necessarily a bad thing? Artnews takes a look at the ... Read More
Discussion: Is Collage 'Real' Art?
Tuesday August 23, 2005
Is collage an artform that is taken seriously, or is collage done by artists who can't paint, simply someone playing with glue 'n stuff and something that should be left ... Read More
More on the Little Artists Who Use Lego
Monday August 22, 2005
Warning: Don't read this unless you've at least 20 minutes of time to spare looking at photos! The Little Artists who use Lego for their artwork, now have an photo ... Read More
Postcard Art Sale for Aids
Monday August 22, 2005
Here an opportunity emerging artists shouldn't miss! Postcards From the Edge, a project of Visual Aids, is calling for donations of postcard-size artworks from artists (both emerging and established) for ... Read More
Discussion: How Do You Finish a Painting That's Going 'Wrong'?
Sunday August 21, 2005
What do you do when you have a 'problem painting' you just can't seem to get right no matter what you do? This is the problem confronting LuvsMatchbox20, who posted ... Read More
Planning an Art Exhibition
Saturday August 20, 2005
Artist Denise Macgregor has written this guest feature on planning your own art exhibition, based on her own experiences. It includes tips on pricing your paintings, sending out invitations and ... Read More
The Artists Who Use Lego, Not Paint
Friday August 19, 2005
How many of us haven't enjoyed playing with Lego (or a cheaper, knock-off variety). However, I bet you never considered it as the medium for your art as an adult! ... Read More
Making Giclee or Art Prints
Wednesday August 17, 2005
Artist Denise Macgregor has written this helpful and fascinating three-part feature on Giclee prints, based on her own experience and success:
Part 1: Why Make Giclee or Art Prints?
Part 2: What ... Read More
See Inside Sketchbooks in the Archives of American Art
Wednesday August 17, 2005
Sketchbooks can be a touchy subject. We feel guilty about neglecting them and worry about the quality of material we have in them. But a sketchbook is like a diary, ... Read More
Discussion: Who Do Galleries Sell Paintings To?
Tuesday August 16, 2005
Do galleries that sell paintings cater for the general public, or are most of them just fronts for framing businesses? On the Painting Forum Ruthie says: "I've noticed in my ... Read More
Vote for Britain's Favourite Painting
Tuesday August 16, 2005
The BBC's Today program, in partnership with the National Gallery, has drawn up a shortlist of 10 paintings and are giving you the chance to vote for your favourite. So ... Read More
Copyright Applies To Photos Too
Friday August 12, 2005
The question about whether you can make a painting from any photo has come up again, with someone emailing me saying: ”I was told, as long as it was a ... Read More
Inspirational Quote of the Day: Susan Rothenberg
Friday August 12, 2005
"Some of [my] pictures are truly mysterious to me ... which is why I so often say ... I don’t know or don’t care what they’re really about. And yet ... Read More
Drying Watercolour with a Hairdyer
Thursday August 11, 2005
You know the scenario: you're painting 'in the zone' and simply can't wait for it to dry. So you reach for the hairdryer, turn it up high, the water turns ... Read More
Van Gogh on Art Technique
Wednesday August 10, 2005
Van Gogh was a prolific letter writer and while many of these are available online or in print form, they can take some slogging through to get to the 'interesting ... Read More
Bring the Art Exhibition to Your Home
Sunday August 7, 2005
It's certainly a new idea to me ... instead of having you go to a gallery to see the art, the Centre of Attention's On Demand exhibition brings the artwork ... Read More
The Pencil Gets Reinvented
Friday August 5, 2005
A pencil is a pencil right? A long thin, stick-like object with a point at the end? And if it’s feeling trendy it maybe does away with the wood covering? ... Read More
Arguments Over "Michelangelo's Mountain"
Thursday August 4, 2005
Did you know marble is still being taken from Monte Altissimo, in Tuscany, Italy, which is where Michelangelo got his? But now, apparently the company doing so wants to "shave ... Read More
Call for Entries: The Discerning Eye 2005 Exhibition
Thursday August 4, 2005
According to its organisers, The Discerning Eye is "the largest exhibition of small works of art in the UK". I was intrigued by their definition of small -- no more ... Read More
An Online Art Gallery That Charges Commission Not Upfront Fees
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Many online art galleries charge setup and monthly fees, which means you put out money with the risk that you never sell anything. Boundless Gallery instead charges a 25 per ... Read More
Does Selling Your Art on the Web Work?
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Is having your artwork in an online gallery, or having your own website, a realistic way to sell your paintings? Or will they just be lost among the thousands and ... Read More
Troubleshooting Problems with Stretching Watercolour Paper
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Have you had problems with stretching watercolour paper? Take a look at these tips from St Cuthberts Mill, the manufacturers of Bockingford and Saunders watercolour paper, which covers issues such ... Read More
Painting Quote of the Day: Caio Fonseca on Planning
Monday August 1, 2005
I'd not heard of Caio Fonseco before I read the feature on him in an old edition of Modern Painters magazine (which is, I guess, why one should try to ... Read More