

Acrylic Paint for Artists
ARTIST'S ACRYLIC PAINT Rowney introduced Cryla Colour into the UK in 1963. That was the first time British artists could experiment with...


Flat Art…Paintings and Prints.
Flat Art…Paintings and Prints. Paintings and prints are the main categories of flat art that are recognized and collected worldwide. OK I...


FAT OVER LEAN
FAT OVER LEAN... Fat over lean is a phrase that comes from traditional artist’s studios. It refers to the sequence that should apply when...


Japanese Ink Painting
Talia LeHavi on Japanese Ink Painting. A fellow artist at Skylark Galleries in London is Talia LeHavi who has been working with...


Artists Open House Exhibition... half way
ARTISTS OPEN HOUSE EXHIBITION 2017 13 Addison Road, Hove. 19th May 2017. The second weekend is over! That means we are half way through....


ARTISTS OPEN HOUSE EXHIBITION 2017
ARTISTS OPEN HOUSE EXHIBITION 2017 13 Addison Road, Hove, Sussex, UK. 8th May 2017. The first weekend is over! This year it was busier...


CANVAS, HARDBOARD, PAPER, or PLANK
Canvas, hardboard, paper or plank. A lot of non-artists don’t have much idea about why artists use such a variety of surfaces for their...


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


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