Art Tips from Various Sources
Several art tips and suggestions that an artist may find useful from art created in a workshop to the use of a cotton or a linen canvas. Check out the art suggestions here and drop your thoughts in the comment area too.
Jerry's Artarama Free Art Lessons
Art Tips: the best advice for artists from artists
Can You Sell Artwork From a Painting Class?
The short answer is typically a NO. There would be copyright infringements because the artwork (photo) you are probably using as a reference photo is not originally yours in composition, design, or idea. Some online workshops will have statements on the use of the workshop art created.
What Do You Do With Your Workshop Painting?
Painting Workshops - Ethics and Copyright
An interesting art topic especially as we often learn from the old masters and use their wonderful art to learn from too. See those links above to learn how to sign your rendition of "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer.
From Zee Berrios
For those who work with acrylics and save leftover paints... the way to avoid the paints from getting mildew is to spray a little Vinegar in the container then seal it. Mildew will not grow in it.
Also, highly recommended is the book: Compendium of Acrylic Painting Techniques (By Gil Barron). There are hundred of books out there on the subject, but this one is above the rest. It has hundreds of practical tips, techniques and great ideas on the subject.
From Robert Dew
I recently asked Robert how he stores all the paintings he does. The reason I asked him is because he tries to paint - at the least one - painting every single day and often paints more than one! He is a very prolific plein air artist. Here was his answer:"I do the majority of my work on paper so I can stack them up and not take up too much space. I only use canvases for commissions . I do use boards for plein air oils but they stack quite easily. I also only frame when I have to, that really saves space."
From Mark Clifton
I also asked Mark Clifton on the differences between a linen canvas (more expensive) and a regular cotton stretched canvas (less expensive) that you might purchase from an art store like Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Here is what he said:
"So far I can't tell much difference between linen canvas and cotton canvas. Linen is a
finer weave though. After adding three or four coats of gesso it
doesn't seem to matter. On this one I sprung for the most expensive Old
Holland linen as an experiment, which added thirty dollars over a good
canvas, and it seems about the same."
I would ask our blog readers their thoughts on any differences in the canvas types - please drop a comment below. (Please see Comments to better understand how to not post as 'Anonymous'.)
Artistry Spin Blogmaster and an artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA, specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at DonnaLiguriaArt.com, her Donna's Esty site and her Blog at Donna’s Cave Paintings.
Local Art: The Prince William Art Society is a 50+-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia. Visit us at any of our local art shows or join us for our monthly meetings - held on the 4th Monday of the month at the Tall Oaks Community Center at 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge, VA at 7:30pm
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
pinterest-site-verification=3ad32cc9cfeae507ba5a382d62fcee17
No comments:
Post a Comment