North Light in Artists' Studios
NORTH LIGHT IN ARTISTS' STUDIOS ‘North light’ means that the windows in the room face north. And this fact, here in Brighton, England,...
GREEN LEAVES AND RED BERRIES
Opposite colours. Green and red are opposite colours, and that is important! Why? The theory goes like this... Humans evolved from tree...
Art as an investment.
Art as investment by Colin Ruffell excerpt from 'Art Business Today' magazine June 2010 I had a phone call yesterday from a woman who...
LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, OR SQUARE
LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, or SQUARE are the usual choices of orientation when you start to paint a picture. ‘AMALFI’ by Colin Ruffell ...
ARTISTIC LICENCE
ARTISTIC LICENCE. A skill or a creative act? Artistic License (also known as Poetic License or Dramatic License). Examples would be in a...
My Technique
My Technique. I have been invited by a major trade magazine to write a short 700 word piece about my technique for painting pictures....
The Original Art Register
The Original Art Register Hooray! At last there is somewhere on the world wide web that provides a vital long-overdue service and...
DOOR to DOOR
DOOR TO DOOR selling art in the 1960’s DOOR TO DOOR was my way of selling art in the 1960’s. It was an unusual method for artists to...
Australia and Ten Pound Poms.
AUSTRALIA Ten Pound Poms. My Mum, my step-dad, my two brothers and my sister went to Australia over half a century ago for just ten UK...
HOGS, HAKES and FILBERTS
HOGS, HAKES and FILBERTS are kinds of brushes that artists use. Hogs are made using hog bristle, hakes are softer and flatter, while in...
