“Why do you tape your watercolor paper to a board?” is something that I was asked while giving a watercolor painting demonstration. I answered, “it stretches the paper, which prevents it from buckling.” This led to more questions, which I was happy to answer. If you too have questions about stretching watercolor paper, read on,…
For years I avoided oil painting because I never liked the fumes of solvents, such as turpentine and mineral spirits, which are commonly used to thin paint and wash brushes. There is such a thing as odorless mineral spirits (OMS), but it still smells, only not as much. And though OMS is said to be…