Acrylic paint is an artistic medium with the biggest number of paradoxes. Why so? When one paints with acrylic, they commonly use the watercolor technique. However, once the paint dries, it inherits ...

When you hear the word “art,” what immediately comes to mind? For many, the answer is painting, and for good reason.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, Peggy Sherry, of Somerset, will demonstrate oil painting techniques during her demonstration from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. Sherry has been ...

Oil paintings have been found in caves behind the two ancient colossal Buddha statues destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban, suggesting that Asians — not Europeans — were the first to invent oil painting.

The idea of attending an oil painting class after a hectic day in the office is both exciting and a little exhausting. Getting to spend two-and-half hours in an apron playing with paints is, let’s ...