Are Certificates Necessary for Collecting Art? Are certificates necessary when collecting contemporary art? Learn what provenance, artist records, and a certificate can each confirm for a work today. Oct 6, 2026 Journal
12 Best Questions for Studio Visits That Matter Use the best questions for studio visits to look past first impressions, understand process, and meet artists with attention, rigor, and real respect. Oct 4, 2026 Journal
How to Buy Art Prints Without Buying Blind Learn how to buy art prints with a collector's eye: assess editions, paper, scale, color, provenance, framing, and the artist's intent before you acquire. Sep 30, 2026 Journal
Portrait Commission Examples That Hold a Life Portrait commission examples for collectors seeking paintings with material presence, queer perspective, and a body that exceeds resemblance in every layer. Sep 28, 2026 Journal
A Collector’s Guide to Framing Oil Paintings A guide to framing oil paintings with clear choices on float space, liners, glazing, scale, and materials that protect texture and sharpen a beautiful work. Sep 26, 2026 Journal
How to Commission Figurative Paintings Well Learn how to commission figurative paintings with clarity, from choosing scale and references to agreeing on process, timeline, delivery, and care well. Sep 24, 2026 Journal
Direct Sales Versus Galleries for Art Collectors Direct sales versus galleries changes how collectors encounter a painting, its context, and its future. See each path clearly, then buy with real intent. Sep 20, 2026 Journal
How to Choose Painting Scale for Your Space Learn how to choose painting scale through wall proportion, viewing distance, texture, and the visual weight of figurative work in a collector's space. Sep 16, 2026 Journal
Are Direct Artist Purchases Secure for Collectors? Are direct artist purchases secure? Learn how to verify a studio, pay with confidence, and protect your artwork, records, and relationship with the artist. Sep 14, 2026 Journal
Impasto Versus Glazing Techniques in Oil Painting Impasto versus glazing techniques shape Régis Souto’s oil paintings, where texture records presence and layered color carries slow time with pressure. Sep 12, 2026 Journal
Art Authentication Begins With the Surface Art authentication looks beyond a signature. It reads surface, provenance, process, and documentation to establish a painting's authorship with clarity. Sep 10, 2026 Journal
What Gives an Art Print Value That Lasts? Art print value begins with authorship, material, and context. Learn how editions, scale, provenance, and lived visual language shape what lasts over time. Sep 8, 2026 Journal