Cecil J. Thornton, arguably Leicester’s most successful and celebrated artist, used to sell some of his paintings through Gadsby’s of Leicester. Now we have the opportunity to sell another of his works – Wistow Hall. Painted around the 1980’s...
In this blog Jane takes a second look at cleaning your brushes – focussing on some of the products available. Read the first article Cleaning Brushes. How to clean your brushes Products that are designed to clean your brushes for a longer life are available in...
Restoring a painting of a tiger A few before and after images of a recent restoration/cleaning commission on a painting of a tiger. It was an oil painting and had bubbled up in places and there were bits missing. It was glued down and touched in. Before...
Popular sketchbooks Jane says a few words about the popular range of Pink Pig sketchbooks – prompted by a new delivery to the Market Place shop. Silk covered Posh Pig The silk covered posh pig is covered in a handmade silk paper front and back. We have in stock:...
Last week Jane looked at making and using egg tempera. In a similar vein, this week she looks at gesso – making your own or buying it. What is gesso for? It is a primer! Traditionally gesso was a mix of an animal glue binder which is usually rabbit skin glue,...
