Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in Guest Artists on Jul 14th, 2010
The Guest Artist section is a place for artists to talk about their work, techniques and materials. I am sure that one artist explaining how they solved a problem will help other artists and I hope that a community evolves where artists will assist each other with their artistic dilemmas, share ideas and technical information [...]
Posted in Art Technique on Jun 30th, 2010
This recipe on the Empty Easel website is similar to one of the oil painting mediums I use, the one I use most often. A bit dripped into the colour on the palette mixes in to thin it to a better painting consistency and it seems to even out the drying times of all the [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on May 24th, 2010
A new painter has asked for a good starter set of oil paints. I made up a list for him and thought others might find it helpful.
Jackson’s oil paints are very popular. They are artist quality at student prices. So you get big tubes at a really good price. The 12 [...]
Posted in Guest Artists on May 17th, 2010
The Guest Artist section is the backbone of this blog. It is a place for artists to talk about their work, techniques and materials. I am sure that one artist explaining how they solved a problem will help other artists and I hope that a community evolves where artists will assist each other with [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 10th, 2010
Jackson’s Akoya Brushes
We are very proud of our own new range of high-end white synthetic hog brushes for oil or acrylic painting. These attractive brushes are made with very high quality Japanese hairs and have great spring. They are durable brushes which will last longer than a hog brush and the bristles will not break [...]