The Finest Quality Handmade Artists' Brushes
“It’s not just a brush, it’s an experience. A ritual. It’s life changing and it’s your life.”
Oliver Keighley
Pocket Brushes For Urban Sketching
As an avid urban sketcher, I carry my sketching kit and sketchbook with me everywhere, so it’s important that I have a very efficient, lightweight but flexible selection of tools and materials. Having a pocket/reversible brush (or two) makes a lot of sense as they are compact and well protected. (more…)
Persevere, Persevere, Persevere!
Before I was a professional artist, I was an elite athlete in the sport of long track speed skating. My greatest obstacle (other than finding pants to fit my legs and rear end) was overcoming the struggle mentally, technically and physically to get better over the long term. As an athlete, you spend countless hours training and preparing for one or two big competitions. Sometimes things don’t quite come together on the big day. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you should quit. The ability to see the big picture for what it is is paramount. (more…)
Swipe And Slash – The Sword Liner
Studying at the Florence Academy of Art, there are many painting techniques to be mastered through intense practice and by following the methodology of the school. But there are also many things to be learned concerning one’s materials. For example, a great variety of edge qualities can be achieved in a painting simply by varying the kinds of brushes used—i.e. sable versus hog-hair. (more…)
The Best Of Both Worlds – Flat vs Filbert
A new addition to our Ivory range designed by David Shevlino from the USA. In Shevlino’s current work, the canvas has increasingly become a place to experiment with different techniques of paint application. He is particularly interested in exploring the line between the traditional representation of the figure and the abstraction of it, and his paintings reflect his simultaneous use of both approaches. His paintings are characterized by broad brush strokes, a sensuous application of paint and an obvious feel for tonal harmonies. (more…)
