by Sharon Himes Benefits of painting to standard sizes and how to figure matting. Introduction There are benefits to painting, or creating prints to fit standard sized frames. Buyers know that a work purchased matted in a standard size will be easier and often less expensive to frame since ready-made frames come in those sizes [...]

by Sharon Himes   Brooches were a tradition of several hundred years and both men and women wore the ornamental clasps to fasten a cloak at the neck or the shoulder. Some brooches were plain, made of iron, bronze or copper and some were jeweled and highly decorated. Some brooches were very large (8-12″ across) [...]

by Jennifer Walling Copyrights … What are they? Who has them? For how long? and the ever popular so just what does that mean to me? Artists of all mediums should know the basics of the copyright laws enacted in their country. We will look at the basics of copyrights as guaranteed under US laws [...]