This article continues the exploration of various techniques used by Samuel Shelton. In this small portrait, 9x12, I used the…
Do you remember the Magna Doodle? It was a neat little plastic toy popular in the 1980’s, the decade of…
Mark Balma is creating a facsimile copy of the painting using the methods and materials Leonardo used in the creation…
There are big changes happening now in the world, although in most cases the new forms and expressions are just…
As many artists are recognizing, the supply situation for art materials is shifting. As one customer recently noted, it used…
Roman Black Earth, our newest colour, gets its black from minerals, iron oxides, and carbon. The high iron content means…
A guest article from the artist Kimberly Brooks! It’s that time of year when we pledge to better ourselves in…
You may be familiar with Samuel Shelton’s work from a previous article on The Art Treehouse web site: The Making…
A guest article by Kimberly Brooks. I never buy the Financial Times. But it was pink, it was in the…
The use of Sun Thickened Oil dates back at least to the 14th century. At one point, someone discovered that…
Angela Batchelor currently lives in Twin Falls, Idaho with her husband, two sons, dog, and a small flock of chickens.…
Samuel Shelton writes: I have had a little time to play around with the new Sun Thickened Walnut Oil from…
Barb Witlin currently has two paintings in the Omnibus 3D virtual gallery in Dresden Germany. She also is featured in…
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Laboratorium, KASK, Ghent Art Academy The experimental lab for art/design and biotechnology of KASK. María Boto is a scientific researcher…
A Painter Who Became Allergic to Paint An essay by Friedhard Kiekeben and Willy Richardson Reproduced with reprint permission by…
In this series of articles, Samuel Shelton offers details about three different and unique approaches he uses in his work.…