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Drawing Buildings

Love drawing buildings Jane loves drawing buildings and here shows, and talks about, some examples she has done over the years.Using perspective is...

Quality of canvas for artists

The quality of canvas availableJane said "We sell many stretched canvases for people to paint on, including making bespoke sizes. We also sell...

Music for framing…

Celebrating pictures framers Groglass, a supplier to custom framers everywhere has created a new song / video to celebrate the work of the framing...

What is pouring medium?

The next big art craze - have you experimented yet?Jane said "At the moment a big art craze is pouring medium so, as I know little about this...

What is epoxy used for in art?

Using epoxy resin in your art & craftworkToday Jane takes a brief look at the use of epoxy in art & craft work.What is Epoxy Resin Epoxy...

Painting by numbers

Painting by numbers and why is it so popular Today Jane talks about Painting by Numbers. You might think that Jane, as an accomplished artist,...

Our Gallery has moved floors

New, lighter, airier galleryWe have been keeping ourselves busy, in a Covid secure fashion, and have moved our gallery upstairs on to the first...

Using water soluble pencils as a watercolour

Artists can be staid and follow specific rules they have set for themselves or they can be flexible and adapt. They can enjoy using their creative...

Drawing – Scaling up an image using a grid

Using a grid to scale up a drawingToday Jane tells us about a drawing technique which some people swear by. Using a grid to scale up an image. She...

Plaster figure restoration

Restoring a plaster figureThis plaster figure was brought in broken, tatty and badly worn. We have filled it, glued it and re-painted it so it looks...

Colour Wheels

Why use a colour wheel? This week Jane takes a quick look at colour wheels. Depending on the types of art you create and your 'eye for colour' you...

Box Framing

Always made to order...We often get asked about box frames, mostly if we sell them ready made. We don’t sell ready made box frames but we can make a...

Antique chair restoration

Restoring antique chairsRemember a time when people could visit shops? Well, back when that was still acceptable, a client brought in a couple of...

Watercolour pans vs tubes

Painting with Watercolours Jane said "we get asked about watercolour pans a lot in the shop by people thinking about taking up Watercolour painting,...

Griffin oil colour

Fast drying oil colours Jane has continued her look at oil paints last with this review of the Griffin Alkyd oil colour range. Last week Jane looked...

Water soluble oils

Oil paints without the smells Jane has looked at Oil Paints previously. Here she is looking at the Winsor & Newton Artisan Oil Paints. What is...

More about Posca Pens

More about Posca Pens This week Jane looks in detail at the different sizes and uses of the best selling Posca Pens.Earlier I did a blog on...

Paper for pastels and chalk drawing

Paper surfaces - for Pastels and Chalk Drawing This week Jane continues her look at paper surfaces - this time covering Pastels and Chalk. See her...

Making a Christmas card – part 2

Putting the embossed and die cut pieces togetherIn the previous article I went through the process to emboss the card and die-cut the pieces to make...

Making a Christmas Card

Step by step using a die cutting machineIʼm going to show you how to make this Christmas card using a die cutting machine. I get asked a lot for...

Framing a Dream Catcher!

Jane gets her Dream Catcher framedThis is my dream catcher, my husband bought it for me years ago from an Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona USA....

Paper for Acrylics and Oils

Paper surfaces - for Acrylics and Oils This week Jane looks at paper for Acrylics and for Oils. This follows from the previous review of paper for...

Recent Framing Jobs

Between lockdowns the Gadsbys framing team were busy. Here is a small sample of the types of jobs which they did. From Framed Rugby Shirts through...

Paper for watercolours

Paper surfaces - for watercolours This week Jane starts to look in more detail at paper surfaces for different media. First up is paper for...