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Painting Process One – Samuel Shelton

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 robertmaynord 29 Views 0 Comments Headline

In this series of articles, Samuel Shelton offers details about three different and unique approaches he uses in his work. The two paintings presented here, and the techniques used, are…

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Mona Lisa Project
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Mona Lisa Facsimile Project

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 robertmaynord 901 Views 0 Comments Headline

Mark Balma is creating a facsimile copy of the painting using the methods and materials Leonardo used in the creation of his Masterpiece! Mark will be using Oil of Spike

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Kimberly Brooks & The New Oil Painting

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 robertmaynord 256 ViewsHeadline

There are big changes happening now in the world, although in most cases the new forms and expressions are just beginning to emerge.  The global response to climate change is

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Blue Sky & Balsams
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Of Bottles, Balsams and Blues

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 robertmaynord 250 ViewsHeadline

As many artists are recognizing, the supply situation for art materials is shifting. As one customer recently noted, it used to be possible to walk into a local art store

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Roman Black Earth
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ROMAN BLACK EARTH

February 28, 2021March 4, 2021 robertmaynord 261 Views 0 Comments Headline

Roman Black Earth, our newest colour, gets its black from minerals, iron oxides, and carbon. The high iron content means this is a fast drying paint. Black earth pigments have

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Samuel Shelton and the Ancient Colours

September 13, 2020December 9, 2021 robertmaynord 714 ViewsHeadline

You may be familiar with Samuel Shelton’s work from a previous article on The Art Treehouse web site: The Making of a Painting. Recently, Samuel has started working with the

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Reimagine - Reinvent
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Reimagine – Reinvent

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 robertmaynord 1081 ViewsHeadline

A guest article by Kimberly Brooks. I never buy the Financial Times. But it was pink, it was in the olden days when I was at an airport travelling and

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Kyle Paxton 1
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Kyle Paxton’s Mediums

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 editor 1256 ViewsHeadline

Kyle Paxton:  I am from Florida but currently live in New Zealand with my Kiwi wife. I love to use Art Treehouse paints and mediums. The primary mediums I use…

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Tube-Wringer with tube
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The Tube-Wringer Story

December 2, 2019March 28, 2020 editor 1718 ViewsHeadline

The Tube-Wringer was invented in the 1970s by Oregon inventor John Gill. As more products came in tubes, he saw that many tubes were thrown out still partially filled with

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“A Little Black Book for My Younger Artist Self”

September 7, 2019October 14, 2019 editor 2211 Views

By Kimberly Brooks I remember the first time I ever painted in oil as if it were yesterday. Already an avid sketch artist and having dabbled in acrylics, I was

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