Colin Ruffell

Red Shoes From an article in ‘Art Business Today’ magazine. I found this old article and thought that I would share it again. How times...

Self publishing for artists…whatever next? Self publishing has had the single biggest impact on many artists lives in the last few years....

Art is a family thing. This post was written to coincide with an up-coming publication of a feature article in Art and Framing Today...

Van Gogh didn't sell any pictures ... wrong! It’s an old quiz trick question. How many pictures did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?...

Art as investment by Colin Ruffell excerpt from 'Art Business Today' magazine June 2010 I had a phone call yesterday from a woman who...

LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, or SQUARE are the usual choices of orientation when you start to paint a picture. ‘AMALFI’ by Colin Ruffell ...

ARTISTIC LICENCE. A skill or a creative act? Artistic License (also known as Poetic License or Dramatic License). Examples would be in a...

The Original Art Register Hooray! At last there is somewhere on the world wide web that provides a vital long-overdue service and...

AUSTRALIA Ten Pound Poms. My Mum, my step-dad, my two brothers and my sister went to Australia over half a century ago for just ten UK...

HOGS, HAKES and FILBERTS are kinds of brushes that artists use. Hogs are made using hog bristle, hakes are softer and flatter, while in...