News, News 2020, Patreon Site, Shopping

Last day of Open Studios – Last special offer in my Etsy shop

I hope you all had a good week... As promised, here is a special offer for the last day of Open Studios: 10% off everything in my Etsy shop, even paintings! Check out the new chiffon scarves and tote bag 🙂 The code is STUDIO2020, which you can enter in your basket or you can… Continue reading Last day of Open Studios – Last special offer in my Etsy shop

Painting, Reviews and Tests

Princeton Neptune synthetic squirrel – Brush review

I hadn’t tried any Princeton brushes before Jackson’s sent me some to test for my Veganuary blog. These Neptune series 4750 brushes are faux squirrel rather than the faux sables I usually use. On the round brushes, the varnished handle shows the wood grain, in deep mahogany tones and satin finish. The flat brushes have… Continue reading Princeton Neptune synthetic squirrel – Brush review

Art Questions, Art Tutorials, News 2019, Painting

The best synthetics brushes

When I started painting, there was no comparison between sable and synthetic brushes. The sables were much higher quality. There was also this idea going around that you were not a proper artist if you didn’t have the most expensive sables in your toolkit. This view is now obsolete, but myths are hard to kill…… Continue reading The best synthetics brushes