Oil Painting Supplies – What Do I Need?

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Take a leisurely walk around your local art supply store. Does being around art supplies excite you? Or does it overwhelm you?

If you’re a just embarking on your journey as an artist, your first experience with shopping for oil painting supplies could make your head spin.

Many professionals will tell you that getting your feet wet (and brushes, for that matter) will take some time.

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If the Internet is working for Musicians, Why aren't more Musicians Working Professionally?

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We keep hearing from web/tech gurus about how empowered artists are in the internet age, but yet, the numbers just don't add up. It's also ironic that tech bloggers like to promote the idea of  "touring and t-shirts" as a solution to the difficulties musicians are having online. But it really sounds to us, more like an admission that there is no money for artists online in the Exploitation Economy to develop new and sustainable professional creative careers.

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