Looking for a delicious visual experience? If so, then Jennifer Kahn Barlow’s gorgeous oil paintings of sumptuous desserts, decadent donuts,...
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Earth tones are some of my favorite colors. (Yeah. I know—with all the bright, beautiful colors available in so many...
No matter what kind of painter you are, the first step in every painting should be preparing the painting surface. Luckily, almost all commercial painting supports (whether stretched canvas, canvas mounted to panels, or panels) are ready-to-use. The only thing you really have to decide is whether the prepared surface...
An oil transfer is a method of transferring a line drawing to a canvas (or any other painting surface) using...
Home is where the heart is, and perhaps that is why Ekaterina Popova’s paintings feel both familiar and foreign at...
One of my favorite methods of oil painting is the Flemish Method. It’s a 7-step painting process with luminous results, but it’s also very time-consuming—requiring a minimum of four weeks drying time between each of the steps. As you can imagine, it’s not always the best method for painting portraits....
Oil painter Cindy Walton of Asheville, N.C. is able to convey a moment of complete serenity in one painting, and...
How do animals fit into this hectic, people-oriented world? That’s a question New York-based artist Yasuaki Okamoto strives to find...
Editor’s Note: We sent an email to Rosemary & Co asking if they had any tips for oil painters choosing brushes. Here is their reply, edited slightly for use on EmptyEasel: We get asked all of the time for the “magic” brush. Though, sadly, there is no such thing, there...
Nial Adams knew the smell of turpentine and oil paints before he could even speak. By the age of 10,...
Trust an amazing artist to always be striving. . . that’s Herbert Kiesler for you. This talented oil painter from...
In a way, Hugo Lopez Bolivar’s paintings are more than just realistic—they’re also incredibly authentic. The people in them will tug at your heartstrings, make you laugh, or bring to mind someone (or something) from your own life. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this personal journey into Hugo’s art....