by Kristen O'Neill | Jun 30, 2021 | Art Lessons
by Kristen O'Neill | May 23, 2019 | Art Lessons
Recently I received an email from one of my students with this question: I read that colors that have HUE in their title have white added to them and therefore can be a bit chalky and as a result it’s impossible to get the brightest color from them. I always thought...
by Kristen O'Neill | Sep 11, 2017 | Art Lessons
I paint hikes and was recently asked the simple question of, “What do hiking and painting have in common?” It was an intriguing question because I had never framed up my thoughts in this way before. But, they are a few things the two have in common for me....
by Kristen O'Neill | Apr 17, 2017 | Art Lessons
Occasionally you will have a slightly crooked painting. Perhaps it wasn’t constructed right, or in my case the stretcher bars moved slightly while I was stretched the canvas. Normally you could cut your frame pieces simply by measuring each side of the painting....
by Kristen O'Neill | Feb 6, 2017 | Art Lessons
The goals of wiring a painting properly are that: the painting is securely and safely hung, and that the viewer cannot see the wire. Materials: Wire. Make sure it is the proper size for the weight of the artwork. Use wire that is meant to hang artwork. This wire is...
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