Category: Encaustics
Encaustic-painting guide and blog at Jerry’s
Which Ampersand Panel is Right for Your Art?
Why Trust Your Art to Anything Less? For a surface that will accommodate mixed media better than others, Ampersand’s panels can handle any job! Ampersand Panels are perfect for everything from encaustic paints and collage to oil and water-miscable paints, inks, graphite, colored pencils, casesin and even egg tempera. You name it, Ampersand can take…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 20/02/2014
Specialty Paints – What Kind of Paint Should I Use: Part 2
Adventures in alternative painting mediums! Previously, when discussing in Part 1 of which paint to use, we dealt with the top three mediums most popular in painting today: oil paints, acrylics, and watercolors. However, there are so many more to choose from! Painting was around for thousands of years before modern paints were, and while…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 09/03/2013
Artist Review of Fredrix Nature Core Paint Boards
Fredrix Archival Nature Core Paint Boards – An Artist’s Testimonial New Nature Core Paint Boards from world-renowned canvas makers Fredrix are an innovative and environmentally friendly new addition to the art supply world! Read below to learn more about this unique new painting surface from an artist like you! Artist Annie VanEngelen, Who am I?…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 20/09/2012
Ampersand Artist Panels – A Surface for Every Artist
Ampersand Panels: Painting on Rigid Supports Ampersand panels have been around since 1994, gaining popularity with artists over the years as a trusted archival surface for their art. Since Ampersand began, the company’s mission has been to create the best painting surfaces on the market and to share its panel expertise with the artist community……