Karyn

   My heart has always been in art and I spend the free time that I can painting.  Currently, I work in acrylics and I'm creating a series of abstract pieces.  But, I'm a materials collector and I've recently purchased some pan pastels, some new oil paints and watercolor pencils.

• "Greening" the Studio
• What makes art original?
• The Importance of Getting Youth Involved in Art
• How Do You Improve Your Artwork?
• What Is Your Inspiration?
• Cover Competition Deadline Extended
• Extreme studio temperatures
• Oil paint on paper
• Reusing thinner
• Stapling canvas
• Painting on raw linen
• Drying time for watercolors
• Using a grisaille
• Framing acrylic paintings on paper
• Stretcher keys
• Too thin paints
• Casein underpainting
• Purity of water in watercolor
• Old tubes
• Eliminating surface peaks
• Plexiglass for framing
• Reshaping brushes
• Blues
• Line drawing
• Scumbling
• Pearlescent pigments
• Gum vs. resin
• Sfumato
• Using a mortar and pestle
• Acid number
• Stretching Canvas
• "Madder" and "Lake"
• Protecting outdoor murals
• Fan brushes
• Turpentine safety tips
• Linoleum cut
• Graphite gradation scale
• Tint
• Airbrush
• Heightening
• Chiaroscuro
• Resist technique
• Cast shadow
• Alternatives to canvas
• Turpentine on pastel paper
• Getting "melted" appearance with pastels
• Using masking tape on a watercolor
• Extending the drying time of acrylics
• Fixative for watercolors
• Retaining the rights to a painting
• The Impressionists' brushstrokes
• Cobalt in artificial light
• Removing the bloom
• Hardware store linseed oil
• Keeping liquid frisket
• Variations on oil pastels
• Shading darks
• Rolling new paintings during travel
• Epoxy resin on cotton canvas
• Impasto on oil paintings
• Freezing your palette
• Reworking an old painting
• Edgar Payne's Soup
• TSA rules on paints
• Paint for a wall mural
• "New" gamboge
• Illustration board surfaces
• Acrylic pigments
• Moldy gouache
• Wrapping acrylics
• Velvety appearance
• Pinholes in canvas weave
• Warped stretchers
• Preserving colors
• Dry mounting watercolors
• Oil drying time
• Priming wood for painting
• Types of prints
• Repairing canvas
• Removing dust and smudges
• Sealing paint
• Muddying up paintings
• Giclee
• Applying acrylics to watercolor paper
• Types of gesso
• Varnishing acrylic paintings
• Mural Hanging
• Painting on aluminum and copper
• The right time to varnish
• Art materials for beginners
• Mounting blueprint drawings
• A unique canvas preparation
• Reproducing artwork for sale
• Drawing basics
• Painting with acrylic on aluminum
• Corrections in Acrylic
• Retouching oil paintings
• Varnishing oil paintings
• Submitting artwork to competitions
• Reducing surface shine on oil paintings
• Painting acrylic and watercolor on gesso primed wood
• English distilled turpentine
• Stretching and Storing Paintings
• Painting Successful Portraits
• Adhering paper cutouts to oil paintings
• Alternatives to Damar Varnish
• Last -Minute Varnishing
• Painting on Banana Paper
• Painting on Trees
• Acrylic gesso and house paint
• Signing Artwork
• Using windex on acetate
• Attaching Paper to Wood
• Mixing Different Brands of Acrylic Paint
• Choosing the Correct Canvas
• Oil Paint Media
• Balsam Medium
• Painting Chrome
• Two Layers of Varnish
• Egg Tempera/Oil Emulsion
• Cleaning Paintbrushes
• Oil Pastel Resources
• Conserving Oil Paintings
• Painting on Glass
• Acrylic versus Oil Painting
• Cleaning Oil Paintings
• Painting Portraits
• Transporting Paintings
• Varnishing with Epoxy Resin
• Transporting Oil Paintings
• Aging Oil Painting surfaces
• Painting with Turpentine
• Photographing Artwork
• Painting Airy Clouds
• Transporting Wet Canvases
• Damar Varnish
• Painting Cloth Backdrops
• Resizing Watercolor paper
• Priming Plywood for Oil Painting
• Heavy Bodied Acrylic Paint
• Oil Paint Blooming
• FloMaster Inks
• Soft Pastels
• How is watercolor paper stretched?
• Matting and Framing Prints
• Liquin and Damar Varnish
• Quick-drying Medium
• Mounting Canvas Paper
• Varnish Recipe
• Linseed Oil
• Turpentine disposal & Paper to a backing board
• Do you have any recommendations on how to get started with acrylic painting?
• How well does ink go over gouache and acyrlic? And what type of paper/canvas should I use?
• Watercolor whites
• Types of masonite
• Will you explain the variety of archival-quality surfaces suitable for oil paintings done in a smooth style?
• What is the best final coating to put on oil paintings?
• Is there anything I can do to speed up the drying time of oil?
• Casey Baugh's Workshop: Seeing Accurately and Solving Problems
• Drawing: Judith Carducci's Workshop: The Benefits of Drawing and Working From Life
• Art Business: Bringing Art Behind Bars
• Art Business: Artists and Charity
• Art Business: Artist's Web Blogs
• Art Business: Prolific Painters: Dealing With the Surplus
• Art Business: Becoming Your Own Publisher
• Art Business: Investing in Artists
• Art Business: Artists Ask, Experts Answer
• Art Business: Insurance for Art Collectors
• Art Business: Leaving a Legacy
• Art Business Success Story: Donna Dewberry
• Art Business: Checklist for Certificates of Authenticity