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Integrity T-shirt Offered at Amazon

I have to thank this customer who provided images of himself wearing one of my T-shirt designs at Amazon. The T-shirt is called Expressions – Integrity and is offered in a men’s or woman’s T-shirt. It comes in short and long sleeves in a variety of sizes and colors too. If you would like this…

Artist Block is Real

As with a writer with writer’s block, an artist can have a problem with creative flow as well. Artists deal with this artist block in a multitude of ways. For me, shopping for a new tube of paint is sometimes all I need to put me back in the mood. Sizing up the variety of…

Basic Understanding of Colors

If you visit any art or craft store, you can pick up something called a color wheel. It is usually a cardboard disk with colors of the light spectrum. It is a great visual aid in seeing how paint colors mix together. For instance, it will show if you combine green and yellow together, the…

Most Used Art Supplies

My favorite item in my arsenal of art supplies are my mono printing plates. These are commercially produced plates that mimic the natural gelatin plate used in print making. These plates come in various sizes from ones that are small enough to use as stamps to other’s most commonly up to 12″ x 12″ sized….

Alarming Costs Associated with Large-Scaled Artwork

Sometimes I see artist’s online painting enormous paintings. At first I am in starstruck by the size. But, immediately I think of the cost involved in the creation of this art work. To buy a professional paint tube, it may cost at an upwards of $20 for color lasting pigments. It would be a challenge…