I have written previously about what inspired me to paint the way I do and how my style arose. But I haven't really talked about the meaning behind each artwork. Or even such basic things as what I...
I keep confusing the name of this colour with Schminke's "neutral tint". That grey is a warmer, purplelish maroon grey. But this is a kind of colder, much more bluish. The larger the area, the easier...
Winsor and Newton calls it "magnesium brown", but I am using the Schmincke version (which may or may not have magnesium in it).
Iron zinc spinel, or PY119, as it is known has the chemical formula...
I recently started using genuine manganese blue colour, a pigment made from barium manganate sulfate. You can buy my first artwork using this unique and rare pigment here. I'm also starting to mix...
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The meaning behind my art, what inspired it, and what I like about it.
I have written previously about what inspired me to paint the way I do and how my style arose. But I haven’t really talked about the meaning behind each artwork. …
I keep confusing the name of this colour with Schminke’s “neutral tint”. That grey is a warmer, purplelish maroon grey. But this is a kind of colder, much more bluish. …
Winsor and Newton calls it “magnesium brown”, but I am using the Schmincke version (which may or may not have magnesium in it). Iron zinc spinel, or PY119, as it …
Manganese blue barium manganate sulfate pigment PB33
I recently started using genuine manganese blue colour, a pigment made from barium manganate sulfate. You can buy my first artwork using this unique and rare pigment here. I’m also …
One of the other colours in my palette is cobalt violet, but not Schmincke cobalt violet hue. I’m referring to Daniel Smith’s cobalt violet (PV49). It’s a single pigment colour …
Of all the colours I have struggled with the most, it is probably orange. The reason is that many of the oranges did not seem natural to me, they are …
I have been busy the last few months creating many new artworks, some of which are now available for sale! One of these is available for as little as AUD$110. …
The hearts are often the centrepiece of my artworks. Did you know that the word for ‘heart’ in Italian is ‘cuore’? (cuore also means “core”). And so the heart really …
I’ve always thought brains reminded me of walnuts (or rather, walnuts reminded me of brains) and so I draw the whole corpus callosum (a) in the shape of a walnut …
We just wanted to provide a quick update as we’re busily working behind the scenes to improve your online art shopping experience here with us. We’ve re-enabled trackship, which means …
Where else can you buy real original abstract art with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Right here! Because this week van de hooven has decided to accept all major cryptocurrencies on …
I recently bought a new synthetic brush made by micador called the Roymac revolution. I was so impressed I immediately bought two more in the same size. And I’ll probably …
If you’re wondering what type of wax pencil I use in all my artworks, it’s none other than the Staedtler lumocolor glasochrom pencil (in black). The reason is that many …
What erasers do I use and recommend? (for tight spots)
Tombow mono zero eraser review: Once every now and then one must erase something… in a tight spot. And yet we don’t want to erase the adjacent sections that are …
What erasers do I use and recommend? (for ink marks, not pencil marks)
Tombow mono sand eraser review: Sometimes we make genuine mistakes. We make marks on paper with some kind of a pen, not pencil. Uh oh. In these kinds of situations, …
