Beyond the concept of warm and cool– great painting webinar from the wonderful Paul Foxton

http://www.learning-to-see.co.uk/warm-and-cool-free-webinar

To work from photos or not? The case against:

Some interesting points made in this blog: http://blog.oilpaintersofamerica.com/2012/08/paint-from-life-or-photos/

The Colour of Art pigment database–fantastically useful if you’re looking for a paint containing a specific pigment

http://www.artiscreation.com/red.html#PR264   image above from the extremely useful Dick Blick website to which this pigment database links.

Preparing a canvas for painting–from Golden’s Just Paint newsletter

Many thanks to Golden for this article showing the results of tests of various "sizes" (ways of sealing canvas) including RSG. Image from same source. http://www.justpaint.org/preparing-a-canvas-for-oil-painting/

Comparison of aging (yellowing) white oil paints–thanks Jonathan Linton!

http://blog.jonathanlinton.com/2010/05/white-test-5-years-in-making.html

Brilliant book on techniques and materials by Tad Spurgeon (and a great website too).

(Photo above from Tad's website). Tad Spurgeon is another one of those generous artists and art technique researchers who seeks to share his considerable knowledge and expertise with other artists. Those of us who have been struggling to find a way to produce art that mirrors the beauty of the old techniques (now lost in …

Advice from Sargent on not heeding the “painting from dark to light” rule plus other rules that need to be broken, sometimes. From Dan Johnson’s painting blog.

Thanks to Dan Johnson for this useful post. https://danjohnson.co/2015/04/29/5-painting-rules-you-should-break/

Great colour mixing demo (using Munsell) from the wonderful Paul Foxton plus info about the book “Peak”, which is relevant to anyone trying to get better at anything.

http://www.learning-to-see.co.uk/the-secret-to-winning-at-chess-and-how-it-will-help-you-paint-better?utm_source=ck&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chess

Preparing canvas for painting–a useful article from Golden paints magazine “Just Paint”.

http://www.justpaint.org/preparing-a-canvas-for-oil-painting/