Art Supply House & Custom FramingArt is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. ~ Leo Tolstoy Visiting an art gallery or museum is an experience that connects us with the different voices and creative expressions of artists from the past and present. It is a place where we can soften our solitude and […]
The meaning of life is to learn and have fun. We are the otters of the universe. ~ Richard Bach While reading more about the quote above, I saw another of Bach’s quotes – “The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” What a great way to express his […]
Creativity takes courage. ~ Henri Matisse I often mention creating in these emails… my examples are so often some sort of traditional fine art – because that’s what I went to school for and is my specialty. While my examples might be specific, I am thinking much more broadly whenever I mention “creating”. There are […]
Either you go the way everyone goes and become an ordinary person like everyone else, or you create your own original way and become an extraordinary person that everyone watches in amazement. ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan In a children’s book (part of the Unicorn and Yeti series) I recently read a story about the two […]
You may have noticed some changes happening in the store. Particularly in our acrylic paint section. Over the last year, we took advantage of the opportunity to step back and examine options within the store. If you’ve been in the store recently, you may have noticed the complete revamp of the acrylic paint section. Briefly, […]
The creation of your art should always be the priority. The only variables you can control are your passion toward the work you create and the intensity with which you act upon that passion. It is futile to predict the public’s reaction to your art. The moment you begin to seek approval from external forces, […]
Cleaning canvas paintings We are regularly asked about cleaning paintings. Here is the basic process we use to cleaning a painting. For cleaning a painting we start by removing the painting from the frame and cleaning the back side of the painting. Yes, the back. There can be a lot of dust and dirt accumulation […]
I just had a customer enter our store to pick up a picture frame. It happens a lot since we are a high end frame shop. What happened next scared me… The customer walked behind our counter where we keep our completed customer orders and began to handle completed frame projects. We do not allow customers into […]
It’s Monday. Time to showcase another artist! Laura Mark Finberg Pennsylvania wildlife artist Laura Mark-Finberg’s paintings have been described as “windows unto the soul” of the animals she paints., During a career that has spanned more than twenty years Laura has explored a vast array of subjects in her quest to help the viewer […]
It’s Monday. that means its time to showcase another artist. Steve Hanks is an amazing watercolor artist. I mean absolutely amazing. He combines both a mastery of color theory and realism with the light airiness of watercolor to produce some of the most moving watercolor art I have ever seen. Though many of his subjects […]