Joan A Hamilton's Profile

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Wanting art to hang in your home indicates you’ve ‘got soul’! I started painting my own art digitally with Corel Painter eight years ago because I couldn’t afford to buy it. Because I loved watercolour so much I focused on mastering that medium painting digitally. It took a few years, but I eventually produced art I wanted to hang because it made me happy, reminded me of a favourite place and it added colour and peace to my small one bedroom condo. Not the mention the joy of being creative and having other people really like my art as well. I have been selling my art privately and online in several places, the least expensive being JoanAHamilton.com for several years.

I use (mostly) Ikea Ribba frames and change my art fairly often (not as often as I should though). The metal tabs holding the innards in are rather flimsy and seem to be getting flimsier every year (anyone else noticed that?). A permanent solution is using a staple gun. It’s possible to remove the staples, but not as easy as tabs. There are better quality frames you can buy with this ability to change the art frequently if this is your path. They have a new frame with mat out which cost a little more and look a little sturdier. I haven’t tried Virserum yet, but plan to for some art I will have hung in a hotel in downtown Toronto.

There are (let’s just say many) websites that artists are selling their work on in every style and medium imaginable. You find such sites through places like FolioTwist and Fine Art Studio Online There are print on demand online art galleries such as Fine Art America, Red Bubble which sell reasonably priced prints in various formats. The least expensive choices are posters, or prints (often various papers offered) which you can frame for less on your own.

The link to #18 for the recipe doesn't seem to be working. Looks delicious!