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5 Books For Artists That Are Must Haves

Why these five books for artists I love my art books and there are so many wonderful books for artists out there to learn from.

August 24, 2019 18 Comments

Must have art materials for beginning oil painters

9 Must have items for beginning oil painters

What you need to start oil painting today Oil Paint Oil paint comes first because you certainly can’t do oil painting without oil paint! There

August 24, 2019 No Comments

How to get your Art into a $700M company

MInted is a $700M stationary startup that was founded about 10 years ago. Although it has been more of a stationary company, Minted is incorporating

August 20, 2019 No Comments

5 Best Pencil Sharpeners for Artists

Pencil sharpeners are an important part of the toolkit for artists who use pencils frequently. The list contains only those that are portable and easy

August 18, 2019 No Comments

How to make Natural Ink with Beets

It has been a little while since I have been intrigued by the act of making ink oneself. In the rare event that I cut

August 15, 2019 8 Comments

How to Clean your Paint Brushes

I used to go through brushes like water because I was a bit lazy when it came to taking care of them properly. Cleaning oil

August 15, 2019 12 Comments

How to travel as light as possible for plein air painting

I am eager to share about my new paint box as it has been a very happy discovery for me this past month—it has freed

August 14, 2019 No Comments

10 Best Watercolor Paint Sets For Beginner & Professional Artists

Before we dive in to the top 10 watercolor sets below, let’s get a bit into what types of watercolor paints there are and the

August 13, 2019 No Comments

Oil Painting on Yupo paper

I have for a while been wanting to try Yupo paper, and got the opportunity after picking up some recently during a weekend away in

August 11, 2019 10 Comments

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