http://painting.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Painting GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hi http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-07-02T00:00:43Z Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://painting.about.com/b/2009/07/03/win-a-fancy-box-set-of-oils.htm As part of the 2009 BP Portrait Awards, the National Portrait Gallery in London is offering the chance to win a wooden Cheltenham Oil Colour Box Set from Winsor &... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/07/03/win-a-fancy-box-set-of-oils.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:43 +0000 2009-07-03T11:00:43Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/07/02/31-new-painting-ideas.htm If you enjoyed the first month's worth of Painting Ideas from Idioms, then I trust you'll enjoy this second month's worth.Why is this blog so succinct? Well, putting the list... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/07/02/31-new-painting-ideas.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:43 +0000 2009-07-02T00:00:43Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/07/01/reaching-the-top-of-a-big-canvas.htm Monsieur P Artiste ponders just how he'll reach the very top of his new, big canvas...Someone needs to tell him there's a far safer (and easier) way than standing precariously... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/07/01/reaching-the-top-of-a-big-canvas.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:04 +0000 2009-07-01T00:00:04Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/30/virtual-tour-of-the-courtauld-gallery.htm The Courtauld Gallery in London is a small and often-overlooked gallery which, if you've only limited time in London, you probably won't put it on your to-do list (though you... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/30/virtual-tour-of-the-courtauld-gallery.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:23:59 +0000 2009-06-30T10:23:59Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/30/utrechts-free-to-enter-art-competition.htm The bad news about the Utrecht Art Supplies 60th Anniversary Art Competition is that it's is open only to artists in the USA. The good news is that there's no... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/30/utrechts-free-to-enter-art-competition.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:33 +0000 2009-06-30T00:00:33Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/29/focus-on-the-process.htm Artwork "that is impermanent reminds us that nothing in life is permanent, that every state is temporary and transitory. Contemplating this concept teaches us to embrace change in our life,... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/29/focus-on-the-process.htm Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:05:55 +0000 2009-06-29T00:05:55Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/28/cmyk-arent-the-primary-colors-for-painting.htm Every now and then I get another email had telling me I am wrong about red, blue, and yellow being the primary colors for painting, that the correct colors are... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/28/cmyk-arent-the-primary-colors-for-painting.htm Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:05:02 +0000 2009-06-28T00:05:02Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/27/from-astronaut-to-artist.htm What do you aspire to after you've become an astronaut and walked on the Moon? Well, if you're Alan L Bean, who was the fourth man to set foot on... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/27/from-astronaut-to-artist.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:49:14 +0000 2009-06-27T06:49:14Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/27/household-paint-giveaway-usa-only.htm Fancy a free quart of eggshell-finish paint for decorating a wall in your studio or perhaps trying for yourself whether household paint is suitable for fine art painting? Well, if... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/27/household-paint-giveaway-usa-only.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:17 +0000 2009-06-27T00:00:17Z http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/26/10-things-never-to-say-about-a-painting.htm It can be tough knowing what to say when a friend asks you what you think about their latest painting or to give them an "honest critique". But I think... http://painting.about.com/b/2009/06/26/10-things-never-to-say-about-a-painting.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:05:14 +0000 2009-06-26T00:05:14Z