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Interview With Svetlana Orinko

When did you first start painting?

I was born and grew up in Ukraine and at the age of 7 I was placed in an institution for disabled children due to a misdiagnosis. To escape the harsh realities I found comfort in painting and drawing and after 5 years of living in an extremely sterile environment, one of the teachers noticed my abilities and encouraged my parents to enrol me in to Art School.

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Let’s Get Up And Go – Reversible Pocket Brushes

A welcome addition to the watercolourists’ outdoor painting box. Useful on holiday and field trips yet also popular in the studio as an everyday brush! The lightweight slimline case enables the artist to ‘feel’ the paper through the brush stroke. The construction allows the head to be reversed ‘inside’ the case for safe storage.

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Interview With Casey Baugh

Baugh’s work can be described as narrative impressionistic realism. When he was only 21 years old, Baugh began showing in galleries and after four years of studying with artist Richard Schmid, he had his first solo show at age 25.

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Friends Of The Month – Raymar Art

We met the mother daughter duo, Catherine and Emily Dietrich of RayMar Art four years ago at a California art convention. They own a wonderful family business that produces professional panels and panel carriers, based in Arizona, USA.

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Interview with David Curtis

David Curtis is a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He is one of the UK’s most successful and best known artists.

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The Importance Of Perspection – The 24 Inch Handle

Alexey Steele is an American painter of the Russian Representational School and a Soviet Art scholar.

Rosemary spent two years developing the 24 inch handles. She worked closely with Russian Master, Alexey Steele, who helped test the weights of the handles, lengths and balance to ensure they were perfect.

The longer length is ideal for those wanting to stand back from the canvas to paint. Typically used for the initial drawing and outline, the longer handle allows for perspection away from the canvas.

These brushes are ideal for oil and acrylic artists. Visit our website for more information.

Image courtesy of Alexey, in loving memory of his late father, Leonid. M Steele 1921 – 2014.