How Original Art Blog

I know, the title is jarring, unsophisticated and vulgar, but it is precisely how I feel about some modern art pieces seen in Galleries and Museums these days. I do not claim to have invented the term "Art Wank", I picked up this apt vocabulary from an Australian woman at a dinner party a couple of decades ago and instinctively understood exactly what she meant.

Written by Sam Millard 6 Minute Read We have all watched in astonishment as AI tools have been developed, rolled out and entered into...

As artists, it can be difficult to figure out what makes a gallery tick. So I had a conversation with Irma de Visser, gallery owner& curator

Ever wondered how to stretch canvas or canvas prints and don't know where to start? You've come to the right place. I've stretched...

How to Install a Stretched Canvas into a Float Frame in 6 Easy Steps

6 Steps to Creating Your Own Painting

Artistic Style, A Brief Intro There are some artists who have a distinct artistic style, you'd recognise their work anywhere. Other...

8 Minute Read Like many artists, I hear comments about my 'artistic talent'. I'm not sharing this with you to toot my own horn, but...

I’ve been asked a lot recently, to teach a class to create work in my style. The request comes disguised as a compliment "I want to do...

Why do you paint animals? After previously answering this question and dissatisfaction with the answers I gave over the years, I thought...