Merlin The Art Studio Ragdoll Cat
This is Merlin, our 5 year old Ragdoll cat. He mostly likes cuddles, walks, eating and sitting in unlikely places. […]
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How To Stop Your Oil Paint Drying Out On Your Palette
Good oil paint is expensive, and the last thing you want to do is waste it because it dries out
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How To Get All The Paint Out Of A Tube Of Paint
Whether you paint with oils, acrylics or watercolours, having to leave that last bit of good paint in the tube
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How To Get A Dent Out Of A Painting Canvas
No matter how careful we are with our canvases it’s all too easy to hit or knock them and dent
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How To Protect Your Carpet/Floor When You’re Painting
When I moved into my home in 2008 I decided one of the bedrooms was going to be my art
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How To Varnish A Painting
Let me start by saying, there is no actual need to varnish a completed oil painting if you don’t want to. Oil
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Why Is Northern Light Best For Artists?
In the northern hemisphere, northern light is said to be the best light in which to create art, and this
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20 MORE Funny Art Quotes, Cartoons and Memes
Do you know, laughter is widely considered good for you and boasts a range of physical, mental, and social benefits.
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Kingfisher Painting in Oils
Kingfishers are mesmerising little birds, usually only seen flying past at break-neck speed. Our local wildlife centre here in Cilgerran in west Wales
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How To Post Prints & Paintings Safely
Cardboard postal tubes are great for posting anything that can be rolled, we’ve all seen them or have bought things that
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Stainless Steel Brush Washer – Why It’s The Best Brush Cleaner You Can Get
I bought a couple of Winsor & Newton brushes once, they cost me about five pounds each and I ruined
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Why A Glass Palette Is The Best Palette You Can Get
The one thing I would recommend every artist use is a glass palette. You can buy one from a art
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Puffin Painting in Oils, Stage by Stage.
We recently took a boat trip to wonderful Skomer Island, an island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, here in west
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How To Use A Pochade Box, And Where To Get One
What is a pochade box? Unless you paint, you’ve probably never heard of one, but the term ‘Pochade’ is derived
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Why You Need To Keep Your Art Studio Tidy
Working in a messy, dirty, cluttered art studio might feel a bit ‘arty’, but if you’re trying to run a
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10 Great Tips That’ll Help You Get Your Art Accepted Into A Gallery
Getting your artwork on display to the public for the first time can seem very daunting, and the thought of
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How To Start Painting With Oils – 3 Things You Need
Like most other professions, hobbies or pastimes, oil painting comes with a overwhelming array of extra equipment, accessories and latest
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How To Paint Loose Paintings.
Hi Everyone, and a warm welcome to my painting blog. You may have gathered from elsewhere on my website, that I
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