5 WAYS TO LAY OUT YOUR PAINTING PALLET Before the Easter break, we looked at the Painting Canvas. This week, we are taking a look at the ways you can lay out your Painting Palette. * There are no hard and fast rules to laying out your oil paints [...]
CANVASES – A QUICK AND DIRTY GUIDE Welcome once again to Emily McCormack-Artist’s blog on all things Oil Painting. Last week we looked at the Plein Air Easel and your kit to begin painting outdoors. This week, we are taking a quick look at the Painting Canvas. * [...]
“Artists Sketching in the White Mountains”. by Winslow Homer (1868) Portland Museum of Art. PLEIN AIR EASELS – HOW TO PROP UP THAT CANVAS – PART 2 In last week’s Oil Painting Blog, we looked at the Studio Easel. This week, with summer on the way and [...]
EASELS – HOW TO PROP UP THAT CANVAS – PART 1 Many moons ago, when I was still very innocent in the ways of the world and those around us, I was delighted when I became the proud owner of a Winsor and Newton sketching easel. This did [...]
UNDERSTANDING SOLVENTS AND OIL PAINTING MEDIUMS Another new week ahead of us and we are already settled into March 2021. Hard to believe but I think this year is going to fly…So I got stuck into spring cleaning last week and came across notes a psychic medium did [...]
OIL PAINTING PALETTE’S – WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW? Céad Míle Fáilte – a hundred thousand welcomes - once again to Emily McCormack-Artist’s blog on all things Oil Painting. This week, I’m sourcing pallet’s of a different kind, the large timber ones for making a compost [...]
LET'S TALK BRUSHES Welcome once again to Emily McCormack-Artist’s blog on all things Oil Painting. I think this week, we have officially entered Spring, as the crocuses and daffodils have erupted here in the Studio gardens, the days are getting longer and the bees have finally ventured [...]
WELCOME Welcome to Emily McCormack-Artist’s very first blog on this cold and wintery February 2021. I know we are all still in Covid19 Lockdown and its hard to know when exactly we will be out of it but now is a fantastic time to take stock of [...]