Kitchen still life takes kitchen ingredients and cooking utensils as painting subjects: bread, cheese, vegetables, pots, knives, copper pans and… Continue Reading
Oil painting is a powerful carrier of memory. Artists use oil canvas to record personal memories, family history and collective… Continue Reading
George Stubbs is one of the greatest animal oil painters in western art history. He was famous for his accurate… Continue Reading
Before canvas became the default surface for oil painting, European masters spent centuries creating masterpieces on solid wood panels, and… Continue Reading
Impressionism’s greatest achievement lies in landscape oil painting. In the 1860s, French painters represented by Claude Monet took oil painting… Continue Reading
Impressionism is one of the most influential oil painting styles, born in France in the 1860s and 1870s. Before Impressionism,… Continue Reading
Seaside leisure oil painting grew hugely popular in the 19th century, when seaside holidays became available to middle-class city dwellers.… Continue Reading
Oil painting is no longer limited to professional artists’ studios. More and more families regard oil painting experience as a… Continue Reading
Rivers and streams bring a special dynamic element to landscape oil painting. Unlike the endless ocean, rivers have clear banks,… Continue Reading
Mannerism emerged in Italy after the High Renaissance, bridging the classical perfection of Raphael and Michelangelo and the dramatic Baroque… Continue Reading