Journal

Original art for restaurants and bars: how a fr...

A restaurant, bar, café or lobby can hang original paintings from the catalogue at no cost: I install and label the work, guests can buy it from the label, and...

Original art for restaurants and bars: how a fr...

A restaurant, bar, café or lobby can hang original paintings from the catalogue at no cost: I install and label the work, guests can buy it from the label, and...

What a certificate of authenticity covers, and ...

A certificate of authenticity is a signed document that says a specific work — identified by title, catalogue number, dimensions, medium and year — was made by the named artist....

What a certificate of authenticity covers, and ...

A certificate of authenticity is a signed document that says a specific work — identified by title, catalogue number, dimensions, medium and year — was made by the named artist....

Stretched or unstretched: what you are actually...

A stretched canvas is fixed to a wooden frame — mine are 1.5-inch gallery stretchers with the paint carried round the sides — and arrives ready to hang. An unstretched...

Stretched or unstretched: what you are actually...

A stretched canvas is fixed to a wooden frame — mine are 1.5-inch gallery stretchers with the paint carried round the sides — and arrives ready to hang. An unstretched...

How big should a painting be over a sofa?

Two-thirds to three-quarters of the sofa's width, with the bottom edge six to ten inches above the back cushions. For a normal 84-inch sofa that's a canvas 56 to 63...

How big should a painting be over a sofa?

Two-thirds to three-quarters of the sofa's width, with the bottom edge six to ten inches above the back cushions. For a normal 84-inch sofa that's a canvas 56 to 63...