Why Use Black Contour Lines in Figurative Painting Why use black contour lines? Régis Souto explains how they give painted bodies structure, tension, and narrative force across layered surfaces in oil. Oct 20, 2026
Best Contemporary Paintings for Collectors See how to choose the best contemporary paintings for collectors through material rigor, figurative force, and a direct, lasting studio practice today. Oct 18, 2026
What Makes an Original Painting Worth Living With An original painting is not an image with a higher price. Régis Souto explains how surface, oil, and embodied narrative establish its singular force today. Oct 17, 2026
Original Artwork Versus Limited Prints Explained Original artwork versus limited prints comes down to presence, scale, budget, and access. See how each format brings Régis Souto's figures closer. Oct 16, 2026
Toronto Artist Régis Souto Paints the Body Toronto artist Régis Souto makes figurative paintings where textured grounds, black contour, and layered oil hold queer life, memory, and desire in view. Oct 15, 2026
Is Provenance Important When Collecting Art? Is provenance important when collecting art? I explain how authorship, documentation, and a painting's material history shape lasting value for art buyers. Oct 14, 2026
What Expressive Painting Makes Visible in a Body Expressive painting makes material, body, and memory visible. Régis Souto traces a figurative process from textured ground to its final oil skin in view. Oct 13, 2026
How to Use Chromatic Greys in Oil Painting Learn how to use chromatic greys in oil painting to build living backgrounds and skin, with a painter's approach to temperature, depth, and form clearly. Oct 12, 2026
How to Start an Art Collection That Stays With You Learn how to start an art collection with a clear eye: choose work you can live with, ask direct questions, set a budget, and follow a practice over time. Oct 11, 2026
A Clear Guide to Collecting Artist Proofs A guide to collecting artist proofs: how to read editions, verify provenance, and choose printmaking works with clarity, care, and a collector's own eye. Oct 10, 2026
Art Fairs Versus Galleries: Where Work Lives Art fairs versus galleries shape how paintings are seen, sold, and remembered. A working artist’s view on pace, context, trust, and collecting with care. Oct 9, 2026
Guide to Artist Provenance for Collectors This guide to artist provenance shows collectors how records, signatures, exhibition history, and studio documentation protect a work’s story over time. Oct 8, 2026