Here I will discuss guide to four consistencies oil paint with various technical uses.

Getting started at anything new can be daunting and starting out as an artist is no different. If you have the passion to create you...

Mum its ‘not hip’ to use technique in painting My daughter said to me recently, ‘Mum technique in painting is not considered important...

I love oil paint because it never ceases to amaze and intrigue me. With each brush stroke there is something new to experience. Its long...

Ellen Michel, celebrated Heidelberg Artist, Teacher, Art Therapist, Writer, Mentor and Shaman devotes her amazing breadth of skills and...

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO LEARN TO PAINT. YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CREATE YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS. When I started I had no knowledge...

How do you creating an artists space at home? So you are thinking about creating a studio or artist space at home for the artist in you....

Technology of Enchantment Leonardo Di Vinci says: Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all generations of the...

Art Blog | Guest Articles Here is an insightful article written by my student, Kirsty Crowly. Ellen Michel Indulging in my passion...

The world loves Monet and his peers – bringing colour and light into the world – an optic sensation. Like all great movements, the French...

Over the coming weeks I will explore the strong case for the observation of nature as a basis for a painters training.   From Giotto to...

With all my years of teaching and painting experience, there still remains a fascination for the use of under painting. By under painting...

Continuing on our quest to unravel and demystify the different styles of art we come to Realism. Generally defined, Realism is the...

Painting can have a positive effect on your mind, body and spirit. The participation and involvement increases your focus and attention,...

On her Facebook page last week Ellen posed the question ‘What type of Art do you like? That turned out to be a tricky question for me. I...

Every year I make a New Year’s resolution along these lines: get fit, become more organised, clean the kitchen floor every day regardless...

The most common brush shapes are filbert, flat and round. They also come in other shapes like fan and angular chisel. I’m very reluctant...