Gary Rhode

Gary Rhode

Does the Quality of Paintbrushes Matter?

Does the quality of paint brushes matter

It’s easy to find sets of cheap paintbrushes at Target or the Dollar Store. They look like standard brushes, and some people think it’s clever to use the same pack for different art mediums and projects. But that approach can…

The Ultimate Guide to How Customers Choose Art

The ultimate guide to how customers choose art

When you run an errand to the grocery store, you put what you need in your cart like eggs, tomatoes, sauces, cheese, shoe cleaners, cloth hangers, and so on. Almost everything in your shopping cart has a well-defined purpose. Shopping…

What Art Movement Are We in Right Now?

What art movement are we in right now

When you study paintings from previous centuries, there is naturally an art movement or genre associated with them. The artworks belonging to each movement have some mutual characteristics that distinguish them from others. Greek art, for instance, is renowned for…

5 Best Time Management Skills for Artists

5 best time management skills for artists

It’s often tough to describe what a full-time art career is, or who a full-time artist is. A rough description of a full-time artist would be if you’re not working on any other job and all of your professional efforts…

How to Use Your Living Room as an Art Studio

how to use your living room as an art studio

After an exhausting week, it’s finally the weekend. You have bottled frustration inside of you, like the neon sign of ever-growing existential suffering. You pick a brush and contemplate all the ways you can confess to a blank canvas. Shall…