https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/how-big-should-a-painting-be-over-a-sofa 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-01.jpg?v=1790476954 How big should a painting be over a sofa? Never Enough, a 6ft x 5ft diptych, over a sofa at home https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/stretched-or-unstretched-canvas 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/ABB-039-untitled-02-wall.jpg?v=1790476955 Stretched or unstretched: what you are actually buying No. 039, nine feet of unstretched canvas, hung loose on the studio wall https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/certificate-of-authenticity-and-catalogue-numbers 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-02.jpg?v=1790476956 What a certificate of authenticity covers, and how I catalogue every work No. 003, A View Inside, on the wall at home https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/art-for-restaurants-and-bars-free-placement 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-03.jpg?v=1790476957 Original art for restaurants and bars: how a free placement works Behind the bar at Mezcalum https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/art-for-hotels-offices-developments-trade 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-06.jpg?v=1790476958 Buying original art for a hotel, office or development: how a trade order runs Two works in the Mezcalum office https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/how-an-artist-collective-works 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-01.jpg?v=1790476959 How an artist collective works, and what ours pays Three new works on the studio floor https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/how-to-hang-a-large-canvas 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-12.jpg?v=1790476960 How to hang a large canvas: height, hardware and diptych spacing No. 040, a ten-foot diptych, on white brick at the Mezcalum office https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/what-original-abstract-art-costs-by-size 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/ABB-013-beautiful-disaster-00-crop.jpg?v=1790476961 What does an original abstract painting cost in New York? My prices, by size Beautiful Disaster, 48 x 60 in https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/original-painting-or-print-how-to-tell 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-07.jpg?v=1790476963 Original or print: how to tell, and why a venue should care Raised paint on a blue canvas, up close https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/how-the-work-is-made-charles-black-studio 2026-09-26T22:52:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-08.jpg?v=1790476953 How the work is made: my studio, floor to roof Morning light in the painting room, Queens https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/three-paintings-one-tribeca-apartment 2026-09-26T22:59:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-clip-15-poster.jpg?v=1790477949 Three of my paintings in one Tribeca apartment Never Enough, over the bed https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/the-2018-rooftop-archive 2026-09-26T22:59:10-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-2018-04.jpg?v=1790477950 The 2018 rooftop archive: seventeen paintings I forgot I had photographed Down on the roof, 2018 https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/fourteen-paintings-two-rooms-mezcalum-office 2026-09-26T22:59:11-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-wall-10.jpg?v=1790477951 Fourteen paintings, two rooms: the Mezcalum office No. 040, ten feet of it, on the brick at the Mezcalum office https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/what-a-work-on-paper-is-for 2026-09-26T22:59:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/ABB-056-untitled-black-yellow-white-01-full.jpg?v=1790477952 What a work on paper is for No. 056, acrylic on paper, 16 x 12 inches https://abbcollective.com/blogs/journal/is-a-painting-ever-done 2026-09-26T22:59:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-05.jpg?v=1790477969 Is a painting ever done? Red, first layer https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artnet-fall-market-outlook-2026 2026-09-26T23:00:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-14.jpg?v=1790478036 Artnet News: the fairs, shows and sales that matter this fall The studio window https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artnet-less-is-more-recalibration-2026 2026-09-26T23:00:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-10.jpg?v=1790478038 Artnet News: the art world's season of recalibration Golden, Liquitex, Posca https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artsy-armory-show-2026-opening-sales 2026-09-26T23:00:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-11.jpg?v=1790478039 Artsy: a $2 million Joan Mitchell leads opening sales at the Armory Show The table https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artsy-nine-breakout-artists-fall-2026 2026-09-26T23:00:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-12.jpg?v=1790478040 Artsy: nine artists having a breakout moment this fall Bottles https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artsy-five-small-gallery-shows-september-2026 2026-09-26T23:00:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-09.jpg?v=1790478042 Artsy: five standout shows at small galleries this September The table, from above https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artnet-auctions-specialists-september-2026 2026-09-26T23:00:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-33.jpg?v=1790478044 Artnet News: what the auction specialists can't stop thinking about Bottles https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artsy-fall-2026-art-world-guide 2026-09-26T23:00:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-35.jpg?v=1790478045 Artsy: your guide to the art world this fall Empties https://abbcollective.com/blogs/art-world/artsy-armory-week-2026-guide 2026-09-26T23:00:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0682/8828/2820/articles/abb-studio-36.jpg?v=1790478046 Artsy: all the art to see during Armory Week The corner